Strange Thoughts of a Strange Man

You know those new Dyson airblade hand dryers? They’re meant to be more efficient and dry your hands a lot quicker. They have a simple set of instructions printed in very basic pictures on the top. There are two:

1. Insert wet hands
2. Draw out slowly over 10 seconds.

The idea is that the air from the dryer both pushes most of the water off the hands as you draw them out and dry the remainder with hot air. Simple.

Why then do most men do this … ?

1. Insert hands quickly.
2. Draw out just as quickly.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the drier stops.
4. Walk off complaining that it doesn’t work.

Is it the usual male thing of not reading instructions, I wonder? Even instructions that have two steps and are diagrams anyway? Or is it the male thing about knowing better?

Is it just men who are this stupid?

Labels: Dyson, Stupidity

I thought I'd write this in case anyone is planning to buy a vacuum cleaner of any type and is considering a Dyson.

You have a choice between a cylinder or an upright model. Having owned both, I have this to say: don't buy a cylinder model unless you want to leave the dirt on the floor.

There is little to choose between the suction power of either type. There is a great deal of difference, however, between the power of the brushes.

The cylinder model uses airflow to power the brushes. The upright has electrically powered brushes which are a million times better.

I tried it out this morning and had my bedroom carpet looking better than it has been for a long time and took half the amount of time and effort that I would normally have to expend.

Gosh, I feel like one of those contented housewives in a 1970s commercial.

Labels: Dyson