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#305851 - 08/01/2008 02:51 Dyson airblade
msaeger
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Registered: 23/09/2000
Posts: 3608
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
Has anyone gotten to try out the dyson airblade hand dryer. http://www.dysonairblade.com/

There was one in the restroom at the mall I went to last weekend and I was impressed. Of course it took longer than just using paper towels but it was very quick and actually got my hands dry unlike most air hand driers.
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#305855 - 08/01/2008 04:08 Re: Dyson airblade [Re: msaeger]
Robotic
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Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
Yes! I can't remember exactly where I was, though. Could have been the Chicago airport.
Pretty cool.

I'd say the only reason it took longer to use was because I had to figure it out first.
Definitely did a good job.
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#305857 - 08/01/2008 07:29 Re: Dyson airblade [Re: Robotic]
frog51
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Registered: 09/08/2000
Posts: 2091
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
Yep - Wasn't too impressed although it was cool. The turbo hot air dryers worked much better, and faster.
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#305858 - 08/01/2008 08:31 Re: Dyson airblade [Re: frog51]
andy
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Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5916
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
There is one in the toilets at the hotel attached to London Victoria rail station. It worked more quickly than any other hand drier I have used. It is a very odd sensation though.
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#305859 - 08/01/2008 09:42 Re: Dyson airblade [Re: Robotic]
g_attrill
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Registered: 14/04/2002
Posts: 1172
Loc: Hants, UK
I've used them at Chicago, another US airport I think, one of the UK airports, a motorway service station, and a pub in Malmesbury (the town where Dyson is based).


Edited by g_attrill (08/01/2008 09:43)

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#305864 - 08/01/2008 17:44 Re: Dyson airblade [Re: g_attrill]
spider
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Registered: 31/12/2001
Posts: 121
where does the bacon come out?

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#305868 - 08/01/2008 19:26 Re: Dyson airblade [Re: spider]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31600
Loc: Seattle, WA
ROFL
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#305869 - 08/01/2008 19:34 Re: Dyson airblade [Re: tfabris]
g_attrill
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Registered: 14/04/2002
Posts: 1172
Loc: Hants, UK
Ha, my mum came out and said "what hand dryer?" and said she used some paper towels near the basin (which I think were soft ones for makeup use, it was a posh pub).

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#306074 - 13/01/2008 10:35 Re: Dyson airblade [Re: g_attrill]
tahir
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Registered: 27/02/2004
Posts: 1919
Loc: London
Apparently very similar to a Mitsubishi Jet Towel which has been around in Japan for years. Not seen either myself.

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#306113 - 14/01/2008 00:15 Re: Dyson airblade [Re: tahir]
g_attrill
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Registered: 14/04/2002
Posts: 1172
Loc: Hants, UK
Originally Posted By: tahir
Apparently very similar to a Mitsubishi Jet Towel which has been around in Japan for years. Not seen either myself.


A head to head:

http://gizmodo.com/299082/

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