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Other Dyson Airblade waste water

Discussion in 'General' started by Cupboard, 24 May 2009.

  1. Cupboard

    Cupboard I'm not a modder.

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    Does anyone know where the water that the Airblade "scrapes" off your hands goes?
    In their marketing bumph they comment on the fact that conventional driers deposit it all over the floor and the user, but I cannot see any drain in the Airblade itself. This does suggest that they just dump it on the floor. :blush:

    Anyone know?
     
  2. Burnout21

    Burnout21 Mmmm biscuits

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    never used one, but i imagin it dumps the water into the surrounding atomosphere.
     
  3. Cupboard

    Cupboard I'm not a modder.

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    Bollocks advertising then!
     
  4. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    It might drop into the unit itself - I remember them being a kind of U-shape.

    Whatever they do with the water they're very clever hand-driers, I love 'em. :D
     
  5. chrisb2e9

    chrisb2e9 Dont do that...

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    I just wipe my hands on my pants anyway.
     
  6. Agent_M

    Agent_M Minimodder

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    on the version we had in the resturant i worked in it had a little drain in it. Wasnt a dyson though, i think it was made by mitsubishi or someone like that. exact same tech though
     
  7. D3s3rt_F0x

    D3s3rt_F0x What's a Dremel?

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    You've obviously never seen this machine work its amazing, you stand there thinking wow why did no one think of this before.

    It was like the first time i stopped in a German service station and saw the self cleaning toilet seats, which then meant my 6 mates paid to visit the toilet just to see it lol
     
  8. outlawaol

    outlawaol Geeked since 1982

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    What manner of device is this? Sounds like a windshield wiper for your hands... :D
     
  9. RinSewand

    RinSewand What's a Dremel?

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  10. outlawaol

    outlawaol Geeked since 1982

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    That is really interesting... Knowing Dyson though it will cost a lot of zeros.... I wonder if this would work with compressed air. Ever see a hose go wild? I seen one tear up earth, so it must be moving fast! :)
     
  11. talladega

    talladega I'm Squidward

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    I like getting bacon from my hand dryer


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  12. Trance

    Trance Two steps forward, one step back

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    These hand dryers are amazingly good, I was like hmm wonder if this will work, did what it said and that was the first time my hands were dried by a blower lol
     
  13. <A88>

    <A88> Trust the Computer

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    Pick up this month's copy of Wired- it has a cross-section of the Airblade and explains how it work (apart from where the water goes...).
     
  14. woof82

    woof82 What's a Dremel?

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    Probably evaporates.
     
  15. manxminx

    manxminx Opps, I broke my Dremel . . .

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    If only Dyson were into computers. . . . I'd love to see what a Dyson CPU HSF would look like. Dyson VGA coolers, Dyson case fans, wow, now that would be something!

    The only way I think we'll ever find out is if his PC starts overheating, he takes the side off the case, has a look inside and and has a Eureka moment.

    Ali.
     
  16. fev

    fev Industry Fallout

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    ones i've seen/used water just sits in the U bend waiting for the toilet attendent to wipe it down once an hour.
     
  17. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    They're on eBay for about £800. I don't know if that's expensive for a hand-drier, but it's damn cool.
     
  18. <A88>

    <A88> Trust the Computer

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    Official price is £599 ex VAT.
     
  19. Cupboard

    Cupboard I'm not a modder.

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    Thanks for all the responses :)
    To anyone who hasn't used one, or a similar one, they are really very good. You put your hands in the sides then slowly pull them out and the water is blown off your hands.
    Judging by the drier though, I wouldn't want a Dyson cooler - imagine having an 88000rpm, 1600W motor in your computer!
     
  20. manxminx

    manxminx Opps, I broke my Dremel . . .

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    Imagine a chip that never goes above ambient temp, no matter how much you OC it. :D
     

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