Anything that blows air around will also blow viruses and the like into the air. People do not wash hands in a "standardized manner" and some people do not even use soap. After their hands are wet, they just stick their hands to the airblade, sometimes touching the sides and shaking the rest of the water all over because they are in a hurry and can't wait that 10 seconds or whatever it takes.

I hate airblades and I don't like hot air dryers.

Paper towels are the best.

So far, the new washer hasn't given me any issues with getting things clean. The only adjustment I had to make was learning to use much less detergent than I was used to.

There are also just two people in the house and no kids, so perhaps it's more of an issue with larger loads or more grass stains, etc.

Also, my kids won't use them because they're too loud.

Also, the dyson's do the same thing.

Either way Excel were the innovators. Dyson just made it look cool. The apple-style marketers who charged 2x as much so could afford some stupid overengineering.

Wiping your hands on your pants when there's towels or something is kind of silly, but how on earth does the article of clothing define if you can wipe your hands on it?

Are you wearing vinyl pants or something?

If I'm wearing $50 jeans, I might wipe my hands on them.

If I'm wearing a $2,000 suit, I won't wipe my hands on it.

a) it's just water, and very little of it at that since you do the directed shake into the sink first

b) the thought of what I'm wearing never enters my mind when I wipe my hands on my pants

I don't think anyone really does it purposely, you just blank for a second and the action is done and now you have a wet spot on your pants

The too nice viewpoint is less relatable, but could be from fastidiousness or OCD applied to the clothes themselves, rather than being concerned about your hands.

I always found the traditional hot air ones to be useless and I would walk away with wet hands after using one.