08-15-2008, 07:48 AM
potthole Wrote:I've been trying to figure out this line of thinking for years...
One of my friends refuses to use hand dryers in bathrooms. The say it's because they have fecal matter on the bottom of the blower, and using them covers your hands with fecal matter. I can see the button being "dirty" but not the blower. And the button is even a bit of a stretch in my mind, because if you're going to use the hand dryer, it's probably because your hands are wet- which means you probably just got done washing them.
Some people take germophobia to the extreme. I would think that the only way fecal matter could get on the button or the bottom of the blower is if someone intentionally put it there. I'd be more worried about the door handle, personally.