I'm just glad these germy monstrosities are mostly gone.
I had no idea wtf to do when I first encountered one of these.
First time I encountered one was in the Helsinki airport at like 5am. I definitely stared at it for a solid 30 seconds trying to figure out what to do with it. And I may have just wiped my hands on my pants and walked away in the end.
I don't remember when I first saw these. It was somewhere like at a rest stop along the freeway, or at a national park. I just remember the towel being spent and what was left was a crusty, yellow towel..
Paper towels, plus one for the door handle.
Also, why not doors you open with your foot?Or doors that swing outward so you can push with your elbow or shoulder or foot or something
Here, having no doors is pretty common in the few places that have gender separated bathrooms like big malls. They just have an S or 90 degree shaped entrance.
The toilet "stalls" themselves are often small rooms with floor to ceiling walls and doors.
Edit: added "Here," I apparently only thought that I wrote it instead of doing it.
Doors that open inwards push air into the room rather than drag it out and this contains smells better so i understand why they do it, but without foot pulls i am annoyed that my clean hands are immediately compromised by every filthy bastard that walks out without washing theirs
I loved the things they put to open doors with your feet during covid, just little metal nubs.
In the rare case I could catch one with the tread on my shoes, the door closing mechanism was too powerful to actually pull the stupid door open. If I have to lean into pulling it open with my hand, some friction surface for my toes isn't going to work.
The crazy thing about doors you open with your foot is that premium areas like airport lounges have them. Like, rich people know they're good, so they put them in spaces they go, but nah not for your average public facility enjoyer
My office building has the foot handles. It really does make the most sense.
Funny how we stop worrying about germs the second we’re out if the bathroom though.
i carry several in a jacket pocket, just in case
Doors you can nudge/pull with your feet: ❌
Doors that use touchless hand-wave sensors: ✅
My "favourite" ones are the Dyson ones where you have to do extra work by moving your hands up and down. Lol
I fucking hate those. The piss spreads everywhere. Terrible urinals.
I dont think i have ever managed to use one of those 'dip your hands in' style ones without touching one of the sides after the initial blast kicks in. I much prefer the air blade style where you put your palms and back of hands out in front of them.
I was working in a brand new building and the Dyson air blade hand dryers there were amazing! They were so powerful that you only had to put your hand in, have it turn on and it wiped the water off your hand as you pulled out.
I guess the awful ones haven't been serviced like ever and aren't strong or focused enough to do the job properly.
Not only do they not dry your hands well, they spread germs all over the place.
I mean if you properly cleaned your hands, the water should be clean? Right?
Yeah, but have you watched other people when they wash their hands? Some of them pretend to do it by turning the water on and not actually washing.
There's currently a disinformation campaign happening between hand dryer and paper towel manufacturers and it is just the weirdest thing: [YT link]
They never completely dry my hands.
Rub them together while they're under the air.
Paired with having to touch door handles to exit the restroom
recently visited london and omg why the hell do they have blowers in every toilet?! they SUCK! ...no wait...i mean they BLOW!
And don't even get me started on urinals.
I used one of those Dyson airblades at the airport once. The damn thing started blowing air mid-stream and I got pee all over!
I'm a fan of those foot things that exist in some places now to pull the door open. Though every time I use one, I fear for a moment that if someone enters the bathroom at the same time I'm leaving, I'll fall on my face.
