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I'll add another vote for the Dyson dryer.  I ran into it at a hotel outside
Philly and it was very impressive.  Not only is it far more effective than
the normal hot air dryers, but it looks and feels very high tech.  It's a
very high velocity, narrow, stream (the "blade") of air.

David Smith
Da Vinci Science Center
Allentown, PA

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Becky Matthews
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> I saw these Dyson hand dryers this spring at an airport in the US (MN, I
> think) and at the London Science Museum.  It's similar to your car being
> blown dry as you slowly pull out of a car wash.  I dislike other hand
> dryers, but this was quick and easy.  It turns on when you insert your
> hands. In only a couple of seconds pulling my hands out, I thought they
> were dry enough.  I don't recall if it sensed when my hands were out and
> turned off or not, but the infrared sensor mentioned on the website
> sounds like that is how it works.
>
> Becky Fox Matthews
> Senior Educator/Special Projects Manager
> Adventure Science Center
> 800 Ft. Negley Blvd.
> Nashville, TN 37203
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