Wiping the 21st Century Way

What ho? Why, it's Sir James Dyson, inventor of the luxury vacuum cleaner, loitering about in the men's room. We haven't seen someone with a title in there since Sir Guy Burgess.

Hang on, give me six seconds

(Credit: Dyson)

He's there to advertise the Dyson Airblade, an energy-efficient hand dryer that strips water droplets off your mitts in six to twelve seconds.

Put your hands in, and a curtain of air traveling at 400 miles per hour removes the moisture. The drying area is relatively small--you can't stick your head in, for instance--but it will whisk away water on your hands in about 12 seconds or less. The Airblade does not dry with heat, like most U.S. hand dryers, but by force. The air stays at ambient temperature.

It's similar to hand dryers found in Japan, but it dries your hands faster, says the company, and it's far more stylish. The company will show one off in New York City next Tuesday.

And if Sir James is there, you can drop a quarter into the tip jar next to the Airblade.

[jameskrolak]

already used this

there's a movie theater in Edina, MN that already has these in place and in use. It was a cool experience, I have to say, but it wasn't perfect. It took more than 1 full pass to get my hands dry. Much nicer than drying them with heat, though, and still much quicker.

[drummerboy627]

regal theaters

we have something similar to this at the regal movie theaters. this isn't anything new.