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by thehenster 1659 days ago
The bathroom hand drier they invented is/was cool. No heat and knocking the water off with a faster jet of air by pushing it through a smaller hole was a decent improvement.
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I prefer a simple paper towel dispenser or if you want to be more sustainable one with a reusable cloth towel "ribbon". But yeah the Dyson driers are better than the heated blowers.
Paper towels for me everytime.

But their blowers are not just better at drying hands than a standard blower - they are also better at spreading nastiness from people who don’t wash thoroughly. https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/04/dyson-dryers-hurl-60...

I remember seeing studies showing how unhealthy it is because germs are spread in the air when using it. I assume this is the case with competition too and not Dyson specific.