Age-Old Hand-Drying Conundrum Resolved

“If your clean, washed hands touch anything before they’re dry, they can pick up new germs from the touched surface, for example the button on the forced-air dryer or the dial of a rotary dispenser. Picking up new germs may compromise the entire hand-washing exercise. Here’s how to avoid this problem: With a rotary dispenser, dial a towel before you wash your hands, then rip it from the dispenser afterward. And what about the button on the forced-air dryer? Well, that’s what elbows are for!”

Fair enough. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE WAY OUT?

Photo by dasmart, from Flickr.