Wade’s Geekport

I decided to go for some all-you-can-eat fried chicken at Golden Corral the other day and noticed two things which are awesome relief for people who get itchy with the thought of people going to the buffet line with dirty hands. First, they had sanitary patty paper boxes scattered around at the register and the buffet counters to pick up the food tongs with. You know–those wax paper things that go between hamburger patties when packaged. This is a neat idea as having “sanitary” on the box makes the intention a bit more obvious than just having napkins in the same place. The other thing I noticed was that the bathroom did not have paper towels–only air dyers. Not surprising, but this is usually annoying as you have nothing to grab the handle with on the way out. But lo! An interesting device on the door!

You can just use your forearm or wrist to open the door, keeping your squeaky-clean hands clear of the handle tainted by proper hand wash-challenged folks. Check out their website. This is a great idea. They aren’t as inexpensive as one would think ($70-80 for a pair) but hopefully they can become less expensive with success, or maybe a larger company can pick up the product for these guys.