Here's an off the wall idea. This technology could be used in airport bathrooms to enforce hand washing during a pandemic.
It's well established that hand washing, or lack thereof, in an airport setting can supercharge the global spread of disease. The spread of coronavirus could be reduced by up to 60% by consistent handwashing[1] by air travelers.
This tech could flag people who walk out of the bathroom without stopping to wash their hands. The easiest way to enforce compliance would maybe to be have a loud, embarrassing alarm go off when the perpetrator leaves the bathroom. Social conformity and peer pressure would drastically increase hand washing compliance.
It's well established that hand washing, or lack thereof, in an airport setting can supercharge the global spread of disease. The spread of coronavirus could be reduced by up to 60% by consistent handwashing[1] by air travelers.
This tech could flag people who walk out of the bathroom without stopping to wash their hands. The easiest way to enforce compliance would maybe to be have a loud, embarrassing alarm go off when the perpetrator leaves the bathroom. Social conformity and peer pressure would drastically increase hand washing compliance.
[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/12/study-washing-hands-in-airpo...