It wasn’t until just recently that I finally spotted the Dyson Airblade in the wild. This product, which took 3 years and £10M ($20M) to develop, is supposed to revolutionize the way we dry our hands and save trees and energy in the process. The problem attempting to be solved here is both the reduction [...]

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At what point is a design a failure? Well, for starters, I would venture to say that if a gas station attendant somewhere in rural Indiana has been asked so many times where the hand dryer is in the bathroom that they have to put up a sign to inform you where it is - [...]

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While dining at a fairly upscale restaurant lately (Old Town Brasserie Chicago) I made a curious observation in the restroom. While utilizing the urinal (another design marvel that will be the subject of a future post) I noticed what I thought was a disgusting little insect crawling along the porcelain surface. My initial gut [...]

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Traveling again this week and found a handy note on the toilet in my hotel room. Rather odd placement in my opinion. Not sure what good a note reminding me not to leave valuables in my car will do when I’m standing over the commode about to hop in the shower. If anything I could [...]

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