Comments on: Dyson Air Multiplier

By: tiffany

tiffany — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:18:59 +0000

but if i sing into it, will i still sound like a robot?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:54:46 +0000

Please stop with the losing the fingers thing. Sticking your finger in your average household box fan is going to either a) stop the fan and not hurt at all (if you put your finger in slowly from the front) or b) stop the fan smart a little bit if you put your finger in quickly or from the back.

By: PartiallyDeflected

PartiallyDeflected — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:57:23 +0000

I’ve experienced the Dyson “Air Blade” hand dryer in a public bathroom. Interesting, but still not as effective as a paper towel. Maybe it works better for people with hands smaller than mine.

By: Bert

Bert — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:05:32 +0000

Just to offer a brief nutshell explanation, the fan seems to work using a principle called induction. Air jets moving with a velocity create areas of low pressure in the area behind and immediately surrounding the jet. This low pressure zone attracts air from higher-pressure areas in the vicinity (in an attempt to reach equilibrium). When the air jet is sustained, this has the effect of consistently drawing in, or “inducing” air from the surrounding space. The higher the velocity of the primary airstream, the greater this induction effect.

Considering that Dyson makes vacuums, which utilize this effect in order to create suction, I’m not surprised they have a product that reverses the effect as well. Say what you will about his products, but Mr. Dyson is a pretty shrewd marketer.

By: InfoMofo

InfoMofo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:17:56 +0000

And does it cause…

FAN DEATH?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:59:32 +0000

What about cleaning the blades on the Dyson?

Also, I don’t know of any small personal use fan that can take a finger off these days. Even if they could, the guards on modern fans prevent fingers from being inserted.

This looks cool, but sounds like an over-hyped, overpriced piece of equipment with much more economical and/or better alternatives. Kind of like Dyson vacuums.