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Hearing is be-leafing: Students invent quieter leaf blower (hub.jhu.edu)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Haven't these been shown to be literally the proverbial shit hitting the fan in terms of spreading bacterial matter everywhere?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yes they literally pull in particles from the bathroom air and blow them directly on your hands.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Plus a good chunk of people only wash hands for show: the water runs for 1 sec it barely touches their fingertips, then go on to these dryers and whatever is on their hands flies out everywhere.