tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post8054100989717145848..comments2024-03-29T11:13:00.338+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: The Relentless March Of Pointless Victimhood-Based Research Continues..JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-62571666629269868262013-07-27T15:22:13.277+01:002013-07-27T15:22:13.277+01:00Just to be contrary I have to say I agree.
Much o...Just to be contrary I have to say I agree. <br />Much of the modern equipment we use, from vacuum cleaners to garden machinery is very poorly designed from the nuisance and noise angle. Reduced noise - and hence comfort to everyone - should be a high priority, wheras we tend to just accept hiddeously noisy appliances as normal. But actually it's not normal.<br />Public toilets are hardly the worst of the problem - they don't compare with the neighbour's 2 stroke industrial petrol strimmer at 7:15am - but some are indeed noisy to the point of discomfort, one unpleasantness I could easily live without.Woodsy42https://www.blogger.com/profile/12355671210161625647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-64032902449162130962013-07-27T11:33:35.078+01:002013-07-27T11:33:35.078+01:00@ Ancient + Tattered Airman 26 July 2013 21:33 sai...@ Ancient + Tattered Airman 26 July 2013 21:33 said... <br /><br />".....design a method of accelerating air without creating noise."<br /><br />Airflow noise is not necessarily an issue; one simply adds sound attenuation to absorb that noise.<br /><br />One improved hand dryer is Dyson's AirBlade - <br /><br />"Air in the Dyson Airbladeā¢ hand dryer travels at 430mph through apertures the width of a human eyelash, so sound is inevitable. However, Dyson acoustic engineers have now significantly reduced the unpleasant tones using six Dyson-designed Helmholtz silencers."<br /><br />http://www.dysonairblade.co.uk/hand-dryers/airblade-mk2/airblade-mk2/features.aspx<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-54389099994069088172013-07-27T06:47:27.710+01:002013-07-27T06:47:27.710+01:00"Think of the royalties you could gain from t...<i>"Think of the royalties you could gain from the lines of manufacturers queuing up to licence your patent!"</i><br /><br />And when you're done with that, chop chop on that pesky perpetual motion issue!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-91784143810497940992013-07-27T06:46:23.010+01:002013-07-27T06:46:23.010+01:00"But no one in their right minds does a numbe...<i>"But no one in their right minds does a number two in a public loo"</i> <br /><br />When you gotta go... ;)<br /><br /><i>"...according to "research" most of them claim to only be able to afford to boil the kettle once a day anyway!"</i> <br /><br />*chuckles*<br /><br /><i>"Of course, Dr Drever & RNIB conveniently omit to mention that hand dryer noise could be beneficial."</i> <br /><br />When all you have is a hammer, all you're going to see is nails.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-89320662846932503512013-07-26T21:33:51.777+01:002013-07-26T21:33:51.777+01:00OK Boys and Girls! Think back to your physics less...OK Boys and Girls! Think back to your physics lessons and try to recall the odd salient fact, or failing that ignore natural laws and design a method of accelerating air without creating noise. Think of the royalties you could gain from the lines of manufacturers queuing up to licence your patent!Ancient + Tattered Airmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-79837819425290380262013-07-26T18:24:20.309+01:002013-07-26T18:24:20.309+01:00@Bucko - I used to stay in the home of some very p...@Bucko - I used to stay in the home of some very prissy (but nice) friends of ours and took great pains not to pinch one off in their immaculate, tiny WC. It Required Careful Planning.<br /><br />John Levack Drever has managed to come out with the sort of thing usually devised over a still-smoking 'water pipe' in University halls.<br /><br />I'd be interested to learn about his thoughts on my flatulence, ideally in viva voce, in case I should abstain from letting go in front of the confused and vulnerable, i.e., the people who pay for this frippery.<br />Twenty_Rothmansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-90323850343544767142013-07-26T15:19:39.119+01:002013-07-26T15:19:39.119+01:00Of course, Dr Drever & RNIB conveniently omit ...Of course, Dr Drever & RNIB conveniently omit to mention that hand dryer noise could be beneficial.<br /><br />For the sighted, the noise deters prolonged residence (similar to the McD hard-chair)<br /><br />For the blind, knowing hand dryers 'are often situated by doors' improves their sense of direction.<br /><br />Anyway, their research tackles the wrong issue:<br /><br />High-velocity air dryers just blow the germs over the widest area; paper towels are more hygienic.<br /><br />[But for the latter, a significant number of users who just drop the used towel on the floor are the 'unhygienic' weak link.]<br /><br />http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/06June/Pages/Paper-towels-may-be-more-hygienic-than-hand-dryers.aspxJoe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-2662865599174563372013-07-26T15:07:28.810+01:002013-07-26T15:07:28.810+01:00Dan Pescod, campaigns manager at RNIB...
Sorry, w...<i>Dan Pescod, campaigns manager at RNIB...</i><br /><br />Sorry, what was that you said? I'm afraid I was distracted by the incessant droning noises from the likes of you and others on matters so unimportant that it makes me sick. <br /><br />If I might suggest my Dear - meant in the cost to our pockets sense not romantically - if your argument has any basis or merit, write to the manufacturers. Contacting the media merely reveals your real purpose in life.John Pickworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166443099429490782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-74186118197218701592013-07-26T14:32:08.520+01:002013-07-26T14:32:08.520+01:00Update: ARRRRGH!!
Well.... that shouldn't aff...<i>Update: ARRRRGH!!</i><br /><br />Well.... that shouldn't affect the Elderly, <i>or</i> the poor for that matter - according to "research" most of them claim to only be able to afford to boil the kettle once a day anyway!<br /><br />I wonder if the Mail are attempting to emulate the "Mash" .. could that be a possibility?<br /><br />As for the other nonsense, well it's been my experience, far too often, that some of those "vulnerable subgroups" don't even <i>wash</i> their hands, let alone dry them.Fidel Cuntstrucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-69866341763739385322013-07-26T13:10:46.498+01:002013-07-26T13:10:46.498+01:00""Maybe 15 minutes if you had a dodgy ke...""Maybe 15 minutes if you had a dodgy kebab!""<br /><br />LOL! But no one in their right minds does a number two in a public looBuckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.com