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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: mahgeetah on February 24, 2010, 12:23:53 PM

Title: xlerator
Post by: mahgeetah on February 24, 2010, 12:23:53 PM
Tom couldn't be wronger about the XLERATOR hand dryer. It beats the pants off of regular hand dryers at removing water from wet hands. I would install one in my home if I could.
Title: Re: xlerator
Post by: buffcoat on February 24, 2010, 09:15:59 PM
Is that the same as the Dyson one they now have in airports?
Title: Re: xlerator
Post by: mahgeetah on February 25, 2010, 10:17:26 AM
Is that the same as the Dyson one they now have in airports?

I think that's the U-shaped dryer whose usage Tom compared to playing Operation. The XLERATOR looks more like a traditional dryer but it has a jet-engine-like blast of air that actually does the job.

Don't take my word for it... here's NFL legend Terry Bradshaw:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYa3FAYN2pk[/youtube]
Title: Re: xlerator
Post by: Pat K on February 25, 2010, 10:36:16 AM
I haven't heard the show yet - was Tom bagging on the XLERATOR? He must not enjoy the feeling of having dry hands, then.
Title: Re: xlerator
Post by: James W on February 25, 2010, 10:37:41 AM
Tom was dead-on with the Operation comparison. At first I thought those Dyson ones were great, but it's almost impossible to avoid touching the filthwater-encrusted sides.
Title: Re: xlerator
Post by: buffcoat on February 25, 2010, 02:57:05 PM
Tom was dead-on with the Operation comparison. At first I thought those Dyson ones were great, but it's almost impossible to avoid touching the filthwater-encrusted sides.


That was also my experience, which is a shame because they dry your hands brilliantly.  If only you would all disappear like in that Burgess Meredith librarian Twilight Zone ep.
Title: Re: xlerator
Post by: fonpr on February 07, 2018, 09:21:53 AM
Is that the same as the Dyson one they now have in airports?

I warned you folks:
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/viral-facebook-post-raises-concerns-about-hand-dryers-in-height-of-flu-season (https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/viral-facebook-post-raises-concerns-about-hand-dryers-in-height-of-flu-season)