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[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 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?

[–] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 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.