Comments on: The Potential of Bathroom Air Dryers

By: Bethany

Bethany — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:41:18 +0000

There are some amazing hand dryers all over the UK… they seriously take about 5 seconds to dry (as picture demonstrates above)

Hi Josh, by the way Hope you’re doing well!

By: Jeff Norris

Jeff Norris — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:25:08 +0000

The new Whole Foods in Chicago’s south loop has the super fast air dryers. They work really well.

By: Art

Art — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:42:50 +0000

The Target in Clifton, NJ (not sure if all Target’s are the same) has the Xlerator’s as well. Those things are great.

By: Peter Gillard-Moss

Peter Gillard-Moss — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:59:07 +0000

What you’re looking for is the XLERATOR http://www.exceldryer.com/?gclid=COy-md-69ZACFQxKQgodIiS41g. This guy is mean: the power moves the skin and makes your hands look freaky. Your hands are bone dry within a few seconds.

They’ve had them in a pub near me for a few years and they turned into a bit of a tourist attraction.

I’ll go with Nico usually, a quick wipe down the back of your jeans (though as my wife constantly reminds me wet hands are a great source of germs).

By: pk

pk — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:21:01 +0000

the hand dryer in chicago by the bike rental place was pretty sweet:

By: Nico

Nico — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:06:12 +0000

Snopes compared the eco-cost of both and it wasn’t too different.

I use none. Five second carefully shaking the hands and then I pass my hands over my hair, both drying them and combing it a little.

By: Ajit

Ajit — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:37:21 +0000

Check out the http://www.dysonairblade.com/

There’s one at the White Hart in London (near the ThoughtWorks office). It’s great.

I suspect this sign, like the notes in hotels asking you to reuse your towels, are at least partly a cost-cutting measure.

By: Patrick Joyce

Patrick Joyce — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:26:22 +0000

Have you seen the Dyson Airblade. They use a 400 mph stream of unheated air to dry hands in 12 seconds while using 80% less energy than a traditional hand dryer. Only downside is they cost a little over $1000.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/