Howie's Views of the Emerging Technology: Hand Dryers vs Paper Towels
While reading The Mezzanine, I loved receiving Howie’s interpretations for the new emerging technology of the time. This passage shows us Howie’s, and possibly many others’, views of the hand dryer vs paper towels specifically: “Meanwhile, are people truly content to be using the hot-air blower? You hit the mushroom of metal that turns it on and, as the instructions recommend, you Rub Hands Gently under the dry blast. But to dry them even as thoroughly as a single paper towel would dry them in four seconds, you must supplicate under the droning funnel for thirty seconds, much longer than anyone has patience for; inevitably you exit flicking water from your fingers, while the blower continues to heat the room. In case you do decide to stand for the full count, the manufacturer (World Dryer Corporation) has provided a short silk-screened text to read to pass the time.” (88) I found this passage especially interesting because it shows Howie's views towards emerging everyday t...