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The infernal machines (I call them "wipe hands on pants" devices, because that's always the step left off the directions) are infection control nightmares.
You think you're safe because you're able to activate the pushbutton with your elbow? Nah ... you're getting a face full of hot air loaded with all kinds of nasty microbes that LOVE to thrive in the humid innards of one of those things.
Also, the paper towel usage is important to the whole "handwashing as a means of preventing infection" process.
Don't EVER use the wall-mounted blowdryers.
Anybody seen the motion sensor paper towel dispensers? Those things are COOL. I thought autoflush potties and autowash spigots were cool. Nah, those are merely neat.
(one thing most people forget is that as soon as you've finished washing your hands, etc., you almost immediately recontaminate yourself ... by grabbing the doorhandle on the way out. I'm the obsessive compulsive one who opens the door with the used paper towel, and then has to search around for a wastebasket outside the restroom.)
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