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[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Hand driers that use air increase "germs" on your skin. Paper towels reduce them.

If there are no paper towels I use toilet paper. Last time I used a public restroom I dried my hands on my pants.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

There is a lot of fear-mongering and misinformation about paper towels vs air dryers. Paper towels are marginally more hygienic because air dryers spray the particles off your hand into the air. Neither are a good option if you don’t wash your hands well to begin with.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/apr/25/hand-dryers-paper-towels-hygiene-dyson-airblade

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I dont know if this has been definitively proven as last I heard the studies that reflected this were paid for by paper manufacturers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They tested this on Mythbusters and found air dryers to be unsanitary.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

They are unsanitary and don't actually dry your hands, but they save the company money, so they're what we get.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

The big-paper-towel psyop

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Can also use the paper towel to open the door on your way out.