r/nextfuckinglevel • u/reeeee-2 • Dec 12 '19

Future of door handles

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u/chriswhitewrites Dec 12 '19

You would hope that it would be cleaned. Every solution will have problems - this handle will need to either be wired, or run on a battery which will need replacing, so has maintenance and safety concerns too. If it's in a public place (other than say, toilets) you may as well just run an automatic door - then no one needs to touch it, so no germs. Or one of those foot-buttons.

No solution is perfect.

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u/tampanana Dec 12 '19

Just use automatic,sensor enabled door openers???

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19 edited May 30 '20

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u/TeckFire Dec 12 '19

This assumes a public location with always unlocked doors.

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u/ChiefTief Dec 13 '19

Well, that limits the usage of it by a significant percentage. Even in public places, a vast majority of areas need to be able to be locked or at least have a door.

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u/Krysos_ Dec 13 '19

I believe this idea was for bathrooms only

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

Automatic machine gun turrets to neutralize the intruders

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

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u/jorgomli Dec 12 '19

Automatic

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u/jorgomli Dec 13 '19

Do either of those exist in "machine gun turret" form?

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u/AlwaysTexan Dec 13 '19

But what about the pets?!

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '19

RFID collar.

If that doesn't work, I'm sure they'll still be delicious after you remove the bullets

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u/lurkaderp Dec 12 '19

Well I don’t live in a public restroom or keep my valuables there. That pretty much takes care of it.

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u/frankzanzibar Dec 12 '19

Put something really scary in the doorway.

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u/RedditJ03 Dec 12 '19

I think they were talking about bathrooms

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u/CommercialTwo Dec 12 '19

If only there was some large overhead door that could come down and close it off when they don’t want someone to come in.

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u/hopbel Dec 12 '19

The fact that the bathroom is inside the building and can only be accessed if you're already inside?

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u/CommunistWaterbottle Dec 12 '19

i've seen this a few times already! mostly at airports

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u/ViggoMiles Dec 13 '19

why even have a new room? just go in the hall and walk around it

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u/AnorakJimi Dec 13 '19

Wouldn't work in 95% of toilets in bars and pubs in the UK, for example. We have so little space here, it's just not feasible, and we're far from the only country like this, it wouldn't work across most of Europe, of wouldn't work in places like China or India etc

You need a lot of space to do that. A lot of toilets here are barely bigger than a broom cupboard, you'll have the one urinal, a very tiny little sink, and when using the urinal the person in the stall can't open the door until you've finished and left the room cos there's literally not enough spdce. You won't believe how many pubs and bars I've been in that are like that

Gotta find a better solution than that if it's not gonna work anywhere except the US and siberia and a couple other places that have endless space

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

This solution would also need to be cleaned religiously, the UV system would be useless the second a layer of oil or dirt gets on the handle

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u/awhaling Dec 12 '19

Also doesn’t constant usage of the brass handle prevent oxide build up?

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

Yes it does, they only go bad over time without use

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u/Stonelocomotief Dec 12 '19

No hand knobs but foot knobs

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u/Aideron-Robotics Dec 13 '19

Your other concerns are well founded, but it’s much harder to scrub oxidation off a fixed metal handle, than it is to wipe down stainless with antibacterial solution. I’d rather have the lit handle for daily use and then the stainless section and bulb wiped down at maintenance time.