Dyson do hoovers right? Yeah but guess what, now they do hand dryers… AWESOME hand dryers too.
I recently completed a training course for work on First Aid training at HACs in Harrogate and stumbled across an interesting machine attached to the wall. After reading the instructions it turned out to be a new hand dryer from Dyson. The instructions said to slowly lower hands into the machine, then slowly pull them out, so I did.
OMG! OMG! That was amazing!
Within 10 seconds and my hands were completely dry, not a drip or damp patch in sight. Great, whatever, this machine is amazing. You have to find one and try it.
The design
The Dyson Airblade™ hand dryer works in just 10 seconds – scraping water from hands like a windscreen wiper. It’s the fastest hand dryer, powered by the unique Dyson digital motor. A HEPA filter purifies the air before blowing it onto hands, so it’s also hygienic. And it uses up to 80% less energy than warm air hand dryers.
The problem with other hand dryers
Dyson is about developing new technology to solve everyday problems, such as hand dryers that are too slow and can take as long as 44 seconds to dry hands. It’s because of their motors. They can’t create enough airflow to remove water from hands effectively.
They’re also unhygienic since they can’t filter the bacteria from the air.
September 26th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Interesting, but can it go round corners?
September 26th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Can it run Linux?
September 26th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
You guys will stop ‘messing around’ once you use one, they’re awesome! Awesome god damn it
September 26th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Best hope that they don’t accidentally fit the vaccuum parts to the hand driers, no win no fee anyone?
September 26th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
If they accidentally fit the vaccuum parts to the hand driers then it certainly won’t work as good as frog says they do!
September 27th, 2008 at 7:58 am
I first used one about 18 months ago at a service station near Luton, on the way to London. They’re ace, not many of them about but I think that’ll change.
September 30th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
I have to agree – these are fantastic!!
They have them in the Nando’s restaurant’s and also at a local shopping centre.
Very good and much better than the standard dryers that take AGES to dry your hands.
October 9th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
They’ve just fitted them in the refurbed loos on Campus here. They really are surprisingly good
October 9th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
I was in the uni toilets a few months ago – Vicky’s former English department were having a reunion – I noted that the toilets were looking somewhat dilapidated. They must heard.
January 21st, 2009 at 8:27 pm
They have them in Princes Quay shopping centre … I have to say that I was a little underwhelmed, but they are clearly hygienic. Just the non-handwashing plebs to educate now.
September 29th, 2011 at 11:14 pm
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