Why Bathroom Hand Dryers Are Disgusting (Or Are They?) - Cheddar Explains

[@xanderc5097]

I hate the fact that the slot on these jet-dryers is often so narrow. I often end up touching the machine like you see happening at 4:28 and it just feels so gross.

[@Ascertivus]

That's the exact reason why I've never used one. I'm not sure what the cleanliness level of those things are, and I'm not willing to take the risk.

[@DaftPunkSkittle]

I stopped using those for that same exact reason. I have thick big heavy man hands and I want them clean not risk it. Even if you do get your hands in the jet air pushes you to touch the walls of it smh

[@xanderc5097]

@@DaftPunkSkittle yeah indeed, the streams of air make it really hard to keep your hands in the middle

[@cmul7651]

The way that fella is using the dryer is even worse. in, out, in, out it's all the way in then slowly out and i bet that UV light is useless

[@robertknight4672]

and theres usually only one even if they have room for second. Because they're mounted appropriate ADA Heights as a tall person it's a little uncomfortable having to slouch to use it.

[@UbeRNooB24]

1980s sci-fi movies: we’re gonna have flying cars in a few decades!! 2021: still teaching people how to wash their hands.

[@TL-pk2gh]

🤣🤣🤣

[@VitoxCzechia]

THIS IS A GREAT COMMENT! Congratulations you deserve praise.

[@DunnickFayuro]

No flying machines without that ;P

[@ddsjgvk]

Always new humans being made

[@TJ-bu9zk]

@@ZRodTW yes, Republican states are tapping on that pesky constitution and protecting the private health information of its citizens much like every communicable disease and disability that came before current year.

[@parihav]

Everytime I use the Dyson Airblades, the force of the air always pushes my hand against the side device. This is a big flaw if you want to prevent cross contamination.

[@Green__one]

The newer airblades are one sided (see 2:41 in this video) and don't have that problem. Unfortunately they're compact and often mounted so close to the wall that you end up touching the wall instead. There are other jet dryers around here that are even worse though, in fact so bad that there isn't any way to use them without constantly rubbing on the wall, I hate those ones, but a few major restaurant chains seem to love them (probably cheap) My preferred method is the Xlerator (as seen at 1:42) they work well, and have enough space that you don't touch anything.

[@leotam3372]

that trench of nasty wet water at the bottom... gross

[@drabberfrog]

Yeah and those things are marketed as clean because they have UV lights that "kill bacteria" in reality in order to kill a meaningful amount of bacteria you need high power UV lights and time to let it work. The few seconds of very low power UV light does pretty much nothing.

[@AlohaBiatch]

Dyson products have always been fancy design garbage.

[@thermitebanana]

Dyson are the worst

[@AdrianColley]

The biggest threat in bathroom hygiene is still the door handle. If I put my clean hands on the same door handle that the last I-don't-need-to-wash-my-hands-every-time guy used, then my hands aren't clean any more. Paper towels score big over the other methods because they let you open the door.

[@DunnickFayuro]

But paper towels can still be covered in germs floating in the air

[@ronrozen2105]

Love your dry humor! ;)

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

"Have you learned nothing, you absolute monster." - perfect delivery!

[@kinfongyeung5400]

@@AnonymousFreakYT This episode of cheddar is definitely more aggressive than others

[@imeann...]

lmao

[@ex0stasis72]

Nah, I think the humor blows. xD

[@mentalrenttv]

Brilliant lol

[@RockiestRock]

Those "air blades" are the worst. They make them so small that it's impossible to not accidentally touch the sides of the machine with your freshly washed hands.

[@Eliteboss2004]

Just tense you muscles

[@SteinGauslaaStrindhaug]

@@Eliteboss2004 Your hands get smaller if you tense your muscles?!

[@RexDC]

@@SteinGauslaaStrindhaug No. They just resist the airflow more and get pushed by the air less.

[@SteinGauslaaStrindhaug]

@@RexDC sure, but it doesn't actually help if your hands are so wide they don't really got the holes. My hands technically just fit but only with millimetres of clearance and my hands aren't even that thick (only wide and long, I'm a quite tall and lanky guy). Lots of men have much thicker hands than me

[@HyperSpify]

They also don't really remove water.

[@Vi-zf5zq]

This simultaneously confirmed my "irrational" fears but also that my "obsessive" methods of managing them were actually the right thing to do. So thanks for that.

[@DorisS75]

Yes

[@mentalrenttv]

Right

[@gljames24]

This just proved to me that we need better air purifying in bathrooms.

[@Ascertivus]

Same with me. Fresh air seems to be an often overlooked, yet critical, element to bathroom cleanliness.

[@anonwithamnesia]

@@Ascertivus not only bathroom cleanliness. It’s a thing for every room.

[@red2theelectricboogaloo961]

@@anonwithamnesia well yeah. good ventilation in general seems to be pretty important. increased co2 levels are widely associated with huge decreases in cognitive function.

[@anonwithamnesia]

@@red2theelectricboogaloo961 yeah, not only ventilation. Humidity is also an important factor. There are a lot of factors involved.

[@anonwithamnesia]

@@red2theelectricboogaloo961 There are more factors like pressure, air cleanliness, temperature and much more.

[@FinancialShinanigan]

What a bunch of hot air.

[@joermnyc]

Note: not every germ is bad, there are beneficial germs out there, but anti-bacterial cleaners do not discriminate and kill both good and bad. Some studies believe that kids living in super clean germ free environments actually end up having more issues with allergies to foods and other things as they grow up.

[@Sparticulous]

For the skin. I wouldn’t say good bacteria. More neutral. The less bad bacteria occupy space to prevent worse ones

[@말랑말랑-l2b]

That’s why we have vaccines and antibiotics

[@OriginalPiMan]

@@말랑말랑-l2b Vaccines and antibiotics do nothing for allergies.

[@wordsmith451]

I’m immune to bacterial diseases because I let pretty ladies take dumps in my mouth.

[@TJ-bu9zk]

Dude, that is so 2019. Much like mental health, social isolation, and addiction, we have a pandemic on our hands. We can't afford not to go bat shit crazy with the carcinogenic cleaning products and over sanitation of good bacteria.

[@simple11q]

Exactly, I really don't understand the mentality of going to work sick and eventually making your colleagues sick. Pure selfishness on the individuals and managers.

[@DaftPunkSkittle]

well if theres a deadline or contractor breathing down your neck are you going to risk getting fired because you felt "sick" ? Even if you can take it to court others might not hire you, and the court system is so old and slow and the biggest check dude usually wins. Btw im a dude that gets easily sick

[@mattwhaley1865]

If you live in the United States, you have to go to work because most companies don't offer sick leave and you have to rely on company health insurance that has to be paid into.

[@wickush6410]

Paper towels 100% you can use it as a glove to open the restroom door. Protecting yourself from people that dry their hands on their shirt or don't wash not at all.

[@chrissolace]

Though as said in the video, paper towels may collect the germs off your hands so if you use it to open the door, then you may jus make the handle more dirty for whoever has to use it without a paper towel.

[@shanet7511]

@@chrissolace not if you wash the germs off your hand first, or get a fresh dry papertowl

[@chrissolace]

@@shanet7511 That’s assuming everyone washes their hands properly though.

[@donniectv7254]

@@chrissolace yeah so I should risk contact with germs and bacteria out of consideration for people who decide to use the door handle without any type of protection? Yeah not gonna happen.

[@grassytramtracks]

You can just use loo roll or clothing

[@danroot84]

Welp, just lost a bet about the toilet flushes. Thanks Cheddar for costing me $20. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@xenos_n.]

"so what's a germaphobe to do in the face of such pestilential perils?" ... Don't poop.

[@Brannington]

precisely, shitting at work is so not kosher. Whatcha gotta do is have about 4 or 5 cups of coffee before you head to work, shit your brains out at home and boom, no weird other-people germs

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

do like the dear leader!

[@Wanderer25]

Poop at home.

[@funckyjunky]

drying hands on your pants of shirt is better, because your clothes has less time exposure to the toilet air.

[@Danr189]

That's what I thought! The video says not to but doesn't explain why

[@DaftPunkSkittle]

@@Danr189 I assume its because when you flush you dont get out quick enough so it gets on your clothes

[@Lucky10279]

@@Danr189 Presumably because you'll have been walking around in your clothes all day, bumping into other people, leaning against surfaces, etc., so they'll likely have a lot on germs on them.

[@ppsaha1994]

What about a clean handkerchief that I keep in my pocket? It doesn't get exposed to toilet plumes or brushing against others.

[@dynomar11]

@@ppsaha1994 that's different entirely.

[@visitor48]

What about cloth towel roll machines? I miss those things; you hardly ever see them anymore. They were cleaner, felt good on your hands, and didn't waste paper.

[@xenos_n.]

Never even heard of them.

[@twiggyzappa]

That's old school!

[@LateNightKaiju]

I've seen them rarely in the UK. When treated well they're a good choice. But the machines tend to break down more, and they are not likely to be more green than air dryers because the towel has to be cleaned, maybe offsite.

[@mats7492]

In very, VERY posh Restaurants or nightclubs you still get them.. but then there is usually someone there handing them to you..

[@visitor48]

Well yes, the towels need to be cleaned. But so do my hand and bath towels at home. But overall, it is less wasteful to clean and reuse towels than to use disposable towels. Even when considering the water used to clean the reusable towels, you also have to consider that wood pulp production also uses a lot of water.

[@al-du6lb]

So, what you're saying is hold your breath as you flush the toilet and run!? Got it.

[@arisstauroulakis5945]

Ha pes ta

[@dbackscott]

The issue I have with the jet dryers is the noise. Many of those things get so loud that it’s painful.

[@rachelle2227]

I saw a video before saying that these dryers could potentially damage children's hearing since they're shorter, closer to the air flow of these dryers.

[@dbackscott]

@@rachelle2227 saw the same video. Nasty business.

[@serhii_himself]

You forgot to consider one of the possibly most frequently used hand dryer (that I see everyday) - back of the tshirt or jeans...

[@Jordi7174]

Companies just install things because they don't want to have to pay for paper towels.

[@robertknight4672]

And often they're too cheap to put in an automatic faucet when they switch the air dryers. I worked at one store that did this and I would constantly walk in the restroom and find a sink running because there are no paper towels shut it off with.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

What about cloth towels? I don't know if they're still there, but when I was in uni, a lot of the bathrooms had a towel dispenser that was like a film-reel where pulling the lever would dispense some "clean" towel from the top roll and pull the used part up into the dirty roll (I think both rolls were right beside each other ¬_¬). I never liked them, especially since the "clean" roll sometimes had stains even if they were washed. 🤢

[@DavesLife100]

I'm 27 and remember them in old sports bars and pub as a kid

[@DaftPunkSkittle]

never in my life have I ever seen that, what country ?

[@sparklej1142]

you know, I'm going to start carrying cotton washclothes (in small plastic bags) about with me to dry my hands. I don't use paper towels anymore, and travel cloths just make sense.

[@angelas5099]

@@sparklej1142 Or just keep a foldable handkerchief in your pocket? Thats what people in my country often do. Usually, we don't have air driers or paper towels in toilets here. Only big fancy places have those.

[@tapehead-jeff]

In the Netherlands you see these everywhere, they work on a mechanical spring system. Once you pull out a clean part you have around 30 sec to dry your hands before it rolls back up. Ingenieus design if you ask me, way better than any mentioned method in the vid! Never had any stains on a clean part of towel, they seem to clean them very well.

[@Green__one]

My preferred method is the Xlerator (as seen at 1:42) they work well, and have enough space that you don't touch anything. I also like paper towels dispensed by motion sensors or in individual sheets. My least preferred method is any of the many horribly designed methods that make you touch the same surface everyone else does. These include: - jet dryers that are double sided (hard not to touch one side or the other) - all "low profile" air dryers where the air comes out mere millimeters away from the wall, so you end up rubbing the wall as you dry - paper towel dispensers where you pull on the roll and it automatically cuts off a sheet as you go (good theory, but I've never seen one that works right so you don't have to turn the "backup" dial on the side of the machine, just as everyone else has done before you) - paper towel rolls left standing on the counter, they're usually half soaked in who knows what condition water, and you can't tear off a sheet without holding the roll, usually by the centre, just as the person before you did. Bonus side pet peeve, public bathrooms with exit doors you can't just push open with your knee or elbow but have to actively pull on, or turn a knob/lever. Extra bonus ick factor if the bathroom doesn't contain paper towels to use as a buffer between you and the handle.

[@puidwen]

You should look up that one Mythbusters episode about this.

[@MusicforMe123]

I don't use any of those options, I cup and clap my hands when I am done with washing them.

[@hi6go7]

I hate it when people don't shake off the excess water on their hands first before grabbing a million paper towels. All you need is a single sheet if you just shake off the excess water!

[@Mykasan]

i hate jet dryers. They don't work properly. (and don't have any other options) I prefer my pants to dryers!

[@TheDarkFalcon]

NZ still has those rolls of towels in some older buildings. The towel you pull down to get a clean bit, then dry your hands on that, the older wet part rotates back into the cabinet as you pull out the new bit.

[@dave900575]

The XLERATOR is my hands on favorite method of drying hands down. I want one for my house.

[@jlplayz9031]

so if we were taught how to wash our hands in the pandemic then that means that before the pandemic... 😳

[@TARS..]

You would be very very surprised....

[@mrwarr]

Still boils down to “if you’re sick, stay home”. Go figure.

[@endo_kun_da]

Air dryers are by far the most popular form in Japan but when pandemic restrictions stared in April 2020, all air dryers were turned off and are still inaccessible as of August 2021. A few locations have added towels but I guess most rely on the pant dry technique or bringing your own tissues. I never put much thought into it but have always gone into a stall and used some TP to dry my hands.

[@Brick-Life]

I always take the first paper towel and throw it in the bin and use the second one

[@elliottvenson6938]

Love this channel!

[@jennessacard4796]

I will now wear mask in the public bathrooms

[@oopsy444]

Cheddar: attack those who disagree with you. Mad Max Fans: FINALLY a YT channel who lets me channel my aggression

[@seasong7655]

2:00 Where are the cloth roll things?

[@AdrianColley]

In the 1970s where they belong.

[@overlisted]

i hate the semi closed type of jet dryers because what if it's gonna chop off my hands as soon as insert them

[@AdrianColley]

The ones from the Mjolnir Manufacturing Corporation? You just have to be worthy.

[@jonathandevries2828]

but is it really important to dry youre hands? why not just flick em off and go?

[@kingchickenwing4887]

I was wondering that too, wouldn't the bacteria be mostly gone already

[@Lucky10279]

Because if you touch a surface with wet hands germs will transfer much more easily than if your hands were dry.

[@Lucky10279]

@@kingchickenwing4887 The germs might be mostly off your hands right after you've washed them, but if you touch something else with wet hands, way more germs from that surface will transfer to your hands than if they were dry when you touched it.

[@red2theelectricboogaloo961]

@@Lucky10279 what if you wave your hands around a lot, gets exercise and chances are the next thing you touch, your hands will be bone dry

[@Lucky10279]

@@red2theelectricboogaloo961 It's pretty hard to get your hands thoroughly dry by shaking them.

[@nayshthegreat]

Let’s give it up for hearing damage!!

[@triadwarfare]

6:55 "Have you learned nothing, you absolute monster?" I sense a bit of GlaDOS in this narrator.

[@tadeoguerrero7892]

2:00 I like the sexy face of Dr. Moro when he says "A trash can! ...you call it."

[@GoodVolition]

Wrong you'll usually find one method in a public bathroom that you'll have no choice as to which that one will be... at least in the US.

[@MYERZ08]

I loved the "continuous Fibre towel roll" hand drying method of 1970s/ 1980s United Kingdom.

[@ItsJustMe0585]

Just don't go in public, unless you absolutely have to. I hold that!

[@BJCMXY]

That's why I always wipe down the seat with paper before sitting down...no sense in getting myself any less clean than I absolutely have to...as for paper towels...I always discard the exposed part, then use the freshly exposed one for actually drying...

[@gamechep]

What I like to do- squeeze my hands over the sink so that the excess water falls off my hands and the rest evaporates relatively quickly, and if I have a handkerchief on me, I use that. I've always thought hand dryers as weird.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

if we're talking about maximum hygiene, I'd say it's a pretty strong clue that surgeons don't dry their hands.

[@thetaomega7816]

@@Ass_of_Amalek Surgeons attacked the doctor that discovered that hand washing was good because it revealed them to be mass murders as they never washed their hands between patients. Just because they do it now, doesnt mean they do it perfect now.

[@hankfrank2436]

I generally use paper towels, but if no one is waiting behind me I also use the hand air drier also, - the air flow more thoroughly dries all areas and crevices of my hands and fingers. My reasoning is that if your hands are even slightly wet, when you leave and start pushing your shopping cart you're just gathering new germs and dirt, etc

[@compactc9]

I use a clean paper towel to open the restroom door, therefore, the dryer is useless!

[@SnapshotOfASoul]

I went to the bathroom at the Port Alberni McDonald's a few years back, and their dryers were so loud that, as someone who went to high school across from a regional airport can attest, it was as loud as a jet engine. Couldn't hear for a good half an hour afterwards. I heard later that this was a problem with the design of the bathrooms themselves and that the older McDonalds locations (post-renovations) were incredibly loud because there was zero sound mitigation in the architecture. So, if you're like me, avoid that sensory overload!

[@Tyl3rAM]

BUT the DOOR handles.

[@RudieObias]

Probably working from home is still best!

[@eb9908]

I prefer paper towels because the other methods create a lot of noise. I have sensory processing issues and the hand dryers make too much noise for me to use comfortably. There’s also a problem with self-flushing toilets because there is no way to tell when they are going to flush or how loud they are going to flush.

[@noname6562]

Can you use the metric system, like the rest of humanity?

[@cocoacoolness]

It's so gross when people don't close the lid. Most public bathrooms in Australia have lids, but so many gross people still don't use them

[@Dexy83]

What kind of nasty is spread when the auto flush happens? 🚻 🤮

[@parihav]

You forgot about the door handle when you leave the restrooms. The biggest source of contamination regardless of how you dry.

[@robertknight4672]

a few put these foot handles on the bottom of their restroom. doors. It's not a great solution but at least it tried to address the problem.

[@HerrMurmeltier]

5:02 These dryers are the best but everyone uses them absolutely wrong. You have to but both your hand completely in and then put them very SLOWLY out. After this your hands are dry quickly.

[@DorisS75]

Paper towels are the best method to dry your hands because you can then use the paper towel to open the door, thus avoiding cross contamination on the door handle.

[@robertknight4672]

especially if you have a Band-Aid on your hand.

[@thanman13]

Once the hands are soaped and rinsed, does drying them actually make them any cleaner or remove any more germs? Won't the water eventually evaporate off the hands anyway? Is the drying even necessary?

[@alexmckvakk8440]

Shake the hands 12 times, then dry them with paper or dryer

[@Mr.Septon]

I am glad that this episode more or less fell into the middle of the issue which is exactly where I fall. I see the benefits and negatives to each of the options, but it has been the toilet that has long been the thing that has grossed me out, exactly because of the toilet plume. When I am home, I can at least have the lid down, and the air on, etc. but at a public washroom - nasty. I try to only use them if I truly have to.

[@devonboulden2496]

Never enter a McDonald's bathroom without a paper towel. You'll have to touch the doorknob on the way out.

[@user-zh4vo1kw1z]

Well. At least towels actually dry your hands within the hour

[@grassytramtracks]

Well good hand dryers dry your hands just as fast

[@SnapshotOfASoul]

In my area of Canada, we often used to construct private homes to have a separation or door between the toilet and the sink, which allowed one person to use it and one person to brush teeth or apply makeup. This also means that our toilets were close to a window, and the sinks had little cross-contamination risk. Newer, and smaller homes, either never had this or take this out of the equation, and I've ALWAYS been grossed out by it. I've only ever lived in one home that never had a separation, and that was because it was built in the 30s and the toilet decided it was going to be up a set of stairs from the rest of the bathroom, on a weird pedestal. Also, am I the only one who gets icked out if you keep fresh towels right next to a toilet, even if you flush with the lid closed?!

[@Vynzent]

So basically "just do whatever you've already been doing, unless you've been sniffing the toilet flush air."

[@alvarox786]

Just move your hands around in the air. It isn't so hard...

[@AnthonyClauser]

The Dyson machines has to be the most disgusting way you can possibly dry your hands.

[@cait.]

Who is old enough to remember towel roll machines in public bathrooms?? 😭😭😭

[@grassytramtracks]

I've seen one once in a public toilet, but I have several times on trains

[@ArkinMC]

So... why no hand shaking? I guess i have learnt nothing 🤷‍♂️

[@LateNightKaiju]

Probably because it still takes minutes for your hands to fully dry, by which time your hands have probably grabbed the bathroom door handle and made it wet and further contaminated your hands (uggh) then gotten damp minging water on all sorts of surfaces.

[@mikehenderson631]

MythBusters already did a thing on hand dryers and said they'd spread the germs even more

[@LawyerPanda]

"Have you learned nothing? You absolute Monster..." XD

[@xtieburn]

I dont know how exactly they are measuring it but driers categorically do not remove the same amount of water as towels from my hands in 10 seconds. Heck, every single time Ive used or even seen other people use driers of any type they will almost immediately afterwards wipe off the water on their clothes anyway...

[@georgedeng8646]

I just swing my hands around a couple of times and then let evaporation do the job.

[@HoldLeadersAccountable]

maybe we need to all carry our own reusable towel!!! #Towel #Reusables

[@Ascertivus]

I had that same thought while watching! I personally like that idea.

[@ppsaha1994]

...handkerchiefs are already a thing man.

[@VyvienneEaux]

If we had cheap superconductors and used design to get around the obvious hurdles of safely creating such a strong magnetic field, we could have the water (which is diamagnetic) pushed off our hands completely extremely rapidly and with no contact.

[@wordsmith451]

Personally, I say just avoid the whole issue and amputate.

[@saram600]

In Japan, almost all hot-air hand dryers and jet dryers are turned off and unavailable since covid hit. I haven’t been able to use one since Jan 2020.

[@itsaaronlolz]

wash your hands and then apply hand sanitizer when they’re dry 😈

[@o0Avalon0o]

It's infuriating that people still don't know to use a toilet lid. Even my germaphobe friend didn't know, boy was that big for them.

[@dimplesd8931]

Team paper towels. In OZ they use a lot of dryers BUT then you have to pull to open the door soooo your hand is recontaminated making washing them pointless. A paper towel means you can use it to open the door. BUT most Aussie toilets are really clean compared to our American ones.

[@michaelbuckelew]

I’d love to see a video on contamination due to manual faucets and soap dispensers. Obviously everyone can’t put these in tomorrow, but I really get annoyed when a public restroom has automatic sinks and manual soap dispensers or vice versa. Both automatic seems like a good way to reduce transmission. Then let’s talk about chlorine in the toilets. That sure does sound like a good way to reduce that flush plume. You can put chlorinated tablets in a home toilet, but I don’t think most public ones (without tanks) can. That plus some good UV light on the dryers would probably help even more.

[@YEETMAN-dt9mb]

Im fine with automatic sinks/soap. Whats not fine is when you have such a bad system where i have to hold my hand in this weird position for it to activate, or I cant scrub my hands without it turning off.

[@dartboard2646]

So what is the best drying method? No, this video doesn't answer that. Solution, stay at home. What?!?!

[@XzTS-Roostro]

This is why the Dyson Air blade dryers aren't just forced-air, they use HEPA filters, whereas other dryers don't

[@titusmede5295]

Not me getting an ad for Xlerator hand dryer on this video

[@JoseFloresEC]

6:31 the tip to close the lid conveniently came as I was finishing my dump and about to flush

[@michealwestfall8544]

My shirt is pretty clean.

[@nerdfantasyxox]

By the time you’ve traveled from home to a public bathroom and have to use it, your shirt’s been contaminated.

[@OriginalPiMan]

My concern with air driers, whether by hot air or fast air, is not that they will get my hands dirty; they won't. My concern is with them blasting the moisture on my hands all over the room. And that's why I strongly favour paper towels.

[@182mehmetkoc]

Paper towels are the best because... They are usually piled together in a machine so the only one that is highly contaminated is the last one hanging down. You discard that first towel and the rest are relatively clean. Another hygiene tip for public bathrooms, you also need to use paper towels to touch the door handles and everything else you're touching in there.

[@goblin3810]

Now I'm going to dry my handy on your shirt

[@gg31hh]

sad ! in asia, bosses think u r partying when u called in sick. so they still asked u to come to office when u r still sick or not fully recovered

[@erinrising2799]

that's true in America too

[@Matty002]

so many people really didnt get to the end bit full of violence lol

[@hbarudi]

Best option is to keep hands wet. But for drying, best to have either the hot air or "feel the power" open hand dryers, not that dyson one that needs inserting hands since you can touch surfaces on it, but put air filter in the machine and spray the interior of the machine with isopropanol during the regular maintenance phase and clean the cleanable filter to make sure the machine stays clean. Despite the environmental problem, I still like paper towels in public bathrooms, but people should not be going through it quickly and get what they need. At least paper towels can only be contaminated on the exposed part.

[@MsLynn46]

Well I guess bringing your own soap and paper towels is the best way to avoid contamination.

[@JJ12-12]

Lol “have you learnt nothing you absolute monster” lol 😂

[@Komainu959]

If there are paper towels grab a few and wet one and put soap on it. Use that to wipe down the toilet seat and then use a clean one to dry it off. If there are no paper towels then use a bunch of toilet paper instead. Wash you hands and dry them off using whatever they have and use your arm or foot to push the door open to leave. If you have to pull the door open I use another paper towel or some TP....there's usually a trash can near the door so it's easy enough to pull open the door and toss the paper towel away before exiting.

[@jimmylivingston6338]

Today I learned that I'm a monster. Oh well.

[@thegrumpydragon7601]

If no paper towels it goes on my pants

[@abmoore06]

Jet dryers pose a public safety hazard for noise levels. In a small tiled room where everything echoes, these things go way over 85dB. Im frankly amazed nobody has sued Dyson in a class action suit for hearing loss.

[@grassytramtracks]

Is it actually causing measurable damage? It's not a sound you hear for a long period

[@dashdash_peacecampaign]

I generally avoid public toilet... and always put toilet paper over the seat before using them.... i have seen people squat on the toilet seats before. Have always used paper towel. When i was elementary school, I once slipped in a dirty restroom. I were very sick for an entire week. I got shots,took medicines, and confined bed. I occasionally have nightmares of dirty restrooms.

[@danmorrison8194]

I don’t need no farting robot blowing bacteria everywhere! My preferred method is to wait until I get home and use my bathroom but I generally use paper towels over dryers.

[@michaelroy6630]

"The germs can settle on paper towels" Wait... but if it's one of the dispensers that only dispenses a towel after you activate it (i.e. it doesn't have a towel pre-dispensed), then bacteria can't settle on it as much, right?