In years gone by it was large companies like these, with the financial clout and factories, who typically had to be relied upon to move rapidly from designing a prototype to manufacturing the product.
Two weeks ago, his company launched a month-long contest for practical devices for navigating the new coronavirus world. When their home city reported its first fatalities from the virus last month, they adapted the design to create a new smartband, the Immutouch, which buzzes when the wearer’s hand goes near their face.
Scylla, a U.S.-based AI company that makes gun detection systems for schools and casinos, turned its sights on the virus when China, the original epicentre of the outbreak, reported its first cases three months ago.
Rip off.
Captain Hook now
sultaan_1 This home_made hook by a saudi genious is more creative. Its self-disinficting. Take a look👇. copyright can be bought from inventor
Is it silver-impregnated? To kill germs on contact?
Great idea but why can’t you just use a coat hanger? Also, you could use your sleeve or a napkin or a disinfectant wipe to clean the surface as well as not touch it.
You just throw it away after you open the door?
It’s always surprising and disheartening to see people ridicule new ideas. It may not be your thing, but this guy is bringing a new idea to the public. That’s the foundation of innovation.
He kind of looks like he’s trying not to laugh himself.
Made in UK. Good effort yet not practical.
OR.....you can use a paper towel or wear a glove and what happens if it’s a round knob ?
Not bad. there is also one for ... 😉
What?!! Medics needs face visors & goggles because of short supply. Many civilians with home 3D printer are printing visors for hospitals. That guy is profiting from covid-19 worries. You can still pick up virus from touching ANY surfaces. Best thing to do is WASH HANDS!!
Wash your hands regularly, cover your face while sneezing and follow the guidelines to protect yourself against COVID Latest updates | cases per million population 👇 Corona CoronavirusPandemic
Is this JML or one of the largest news agencies in the world? Asking for a friend
S T U P I D .....
＄18 each is crazy. How about ￥18.
But the 'hook' is contaminated and not one single person will think to disinfect it after EACH USE. So...bullshit to the whole concept.
Wouldn’t a broken plastic clothes hanger does the same. Check your local Ikea specials.
Or wear gloves......
How does the hook open this one ?
US$ 18.- for a piece of plastic that will get covered in bacteria you are supposed to keep in your pocket. No wonder he's looking to smug. Mate, you are having a giraffe.
Stupid design being pushed by a reputeable sour e of news!
18 bucks for that? You could just cut off the tops of coat hangers and have a few dozen of them for the same price. It is literally just a plastic hook. Talk about price gouging.
Or use your sleeve
Another rip off opportunity while world is in deep pandemic?
Get a sanitizer. Spray the hook after each time after use.
I will use a tissue paper, open the door and discard the tissue.
Muhirela Another one.
Non porous material you mean plasticpollution ?
The word tool comes to mind
Ok, unless...
What a load of old boll*cks! Do you carry around a bottle of sanitiser to wash down the hook after each use? Because otherwise your just putting a germ encrusted plastic hook in and out of your pocket all day? But if that were the case, you would just sanitise your hands surely?
Is this a delayed April’s fool thingy?
....мдааааааа...
I like it an inventor in North Wales has come up with a larger version of it designed for those bigger metal door handles especially in hospitals and offices check out BBC Wales news feeds
Then what do you do with the dirty hook?
These have been around in some form or another for years - occupational therapists use give them to stroke and other patients.
It’s called a napkin over the door handle.
That is joke, right? 18 USD each? What moron will buy this? 😂😂😂
sultaan_1 اختراع ما منه فايده لو جانا يد الباب زي هذا نتفرج عليها ؟
That's a great tool!
sultaan_1 Thanks, but what will happen if i put the hook into my pocket? The germs will be in my pocket?
This is stupid
Old traditions... Can't beat em. 😄
Yes, Captain Hook!
Or you can wear gloves or, in a pinch, hold a paper towel or two and grasp a handle with that, nothing to it.
Wtf?! It's not 'hygiene hook', IT IS a HOOK! More Orwellian talk...incredible
Who will guard the guards?
和手套有任不同？
notbad cleanhands
😂
these ideas actually get funding ...really .. no joke ...& its ridiculous
Excellent stuff. People in pandemic need this desperately.
and then what do you do with it?
Why not just use a tissue if you're so worried like Adrian Monk would do 🤔
What happens when you touch the hook afterwards? Why not just wash your hands instead of creating yet more plastic crap. Covid_19 whereispritipatel COVID2019uk
BUT you need to clean it after every door you open. Open one door and it’s contaminated, I wouldn’t put it in my pocket.
Wow. So generous. He's going to give a ha’penny's worth of plastic garbage to the National Health Service for each $18 he rakes in from gullible, paranoid people. Too bad there's no Heaven and Hell. If there were, the latter would have a special place for guys like him.
What about door knobs ?
Does this not need to be cleaned after every use? Otherwise, you are putting whatever is on the door knob in your pocket or purse. How many times will I end up touching the hook side?
Stupid crap!
$2 at most. Greedy piece of 💩
Or....gloves
how do you store the hook or clear it?
Rediculous, un-nessesary gadget. Buyers will use it abt. 5 times before throwing it out.
Don’t leave home without it. 🥴
Cheaper & more hygienic door opener
You use it to open the door. Germs from the door are on the hook. You put the hook in your pocket for later use. Your pocket now has those germs. You reach into your pocket for the hook and now those germs are on your hand. P.T. Barnum was right.
But theeeeen, the hook itself is a contamination source for greater care, conscientiousness, & diligence for hygenic cleaning/disinfecting before transfer to yourself somehow v. Hands that you can feel/know to wash & attempt to corral accidentally reflexive touching (face, etc)
Just spreading the virus with a hook. Moronic.
He’s about to get rich, nice invention 👍🏾
But but but... my doorknobs look like this!
Just wash your damn hands.
Precaution is better than cure! Taking precautions against COVID will help reduce its spread Latest updates | cases per million population👇 COVIDー19 Corona
Just use your sleeve.
Repetitive stress from this. Optigrab lawsuits coming.
Alternatively, save $18 and wash your hands?
Sounds like a solution, but it's not. Difficult to fight an invisible enemy and if the virus gets onto the hook, then guess what? ThursdayThoughts
It should be a ring you wear on your finger.
I need one to touch my dirty wife
Uuum still gotta clean it as you go about the day. Good that you won't be inclined to touching your face with it.
DagherGeorge
The still touches the handle. Unkess you dispose it, you can still transfer...
Or you could just wash your hands.. who in the hell wants to carry a hook in your pocket?
Hey JaredYamamoto didn’t Eric say we’d all evolve to grow hooks?...maybe this capitalist is a listener 😂
If there exist viruses on the handle, the hook will also has virus on its surface. U put it in your pocket, the viruses will spread everywhere in pocket, on your phone, keys and your wallet. The more practical way is washing hands every time after touching things in public places
Let me guess it's broken coat hanger
Hay hooks will do the same thing
I used a thick paper towel and then toss it out. Who wants to carry a hook all day long?
Lol a sucker is born. Well done
You could just kick the door open
aliceontwitt
Is it just me or does this appear similar to a clothes hanger?
Surely,it's the useful tool,but we have to disinfect it right way.
brilliant !!!
Design is inefficient as you’ll still come in contact with the exposed part of the hook if you put it in your pocket. This one is better.
What about door knobs¿
So what are you going to do with a now contaminated hook? Put it in your pocket? People with get suckered into buying anything! Use your foot like a normal person!!😜😜
What a joke FearMongering germsarenatural behealthy
And the round door knobs?
Uh....Yeah... That's the ticket !
Dr.中松 思い出したよ
So you hold the hook with your hands, touch things that may be contaminated, and still handle that hook with your hands? Is that supposed to keep you safe?
Mejor usar guantes.
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