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[Evidence Inconclusive] Germ Blaster (mander.xyz)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I just wish people would know how to use paper towels so that they don't end up wasting huge piles of them for nothing. 1 sheet is enough. You don't need 5. Do it like this:

After washing your hands, brush excess water off each hand using your other hand. Your hands should not be dripping wet when you reach for the paper towel.
Take a single paper towel. Don't scrunch it up, and don't just clasp the towel. Use all parts of the paper towel to deliberately wipe your hands. The paper towels are quite absorbent. They don't need to be 100% dry to remove the water from your hands.

The end. If you do this, your hands will not be wet. You will not need a second paper towel.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago

You missed something. You gotta fold the paper in half. The capillary action will trap more water in between the folded halves than it could unfolded.

The Shake & Fold method. There was a Ted Talk!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago

I mean if you need two or three, that's still way better than grabbing 20.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yea, wouldn't want to use 2 sheets. Not like that stuff grows on trees.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Funny joke. But yeah, the creation, distribution, and disposal are not free - even if they are created from trees. Using two sheets isn't a big deal, but why use double what you need?

Anyway, I'm not trying to say we need to be super-frugal with our paper towels. I'm really talking about people who just keep grabbing more and more of them until their hands are dry. I'm sure we've all seen bins overflowing with barely-used paper towels. We don't need that.