It's official! People are seriously worried about escalator handrail hygiene...!

Ok so it's not REALLY official... but I was checking on my Blog visitor stats today on Google Analytics, and it made for some interesting reading.
The numbers aren't huge as my blog is still new and still gaining momentum, but nonetheless they do indicate that my post on Escalator Handrail Sanitizers is the most viewed part of Nybbles and Bytes (excluding the landing page):

1. / 153 84
2. /2009/10/no-more-dirty-escalator-handrails.html 30
3. /2009/10/free-flash-animated-tag-cloud-for.html 18
4. /2009/10/n97-firmware-should-be-here-this-week.html 18
5. /2009/09/nokia-to-release-next-firmware-update.html 11
6. /2009/10/who-or-what-is-global-verge-are-we-on.html 11
7. /2009/10/dont-you-just-love-free-software-grab.html 10
8. /2009/10/its-gonna-be-big-week-for-windows.html 7
9. /2009/09/winston-pigeon-vs-telkom-whats-your.html 6

So firstly, why is this is the case and secondly, what does it mean?
To answer:

1. Not entirely sure... but next time you visit a shopping centre, watch as the people around you cling to the escalator handrails for dear life, completely naive to the fact that there could be millions, no trillions... no even better - ESCALARILLIONS* of tiny little critters cruising up and down those handrails, just waiting for some unsuspecting human hand to hitch a ride with...
With that nice image in mind, I suppose it does kinda make sense that people would want to know more about a product which makes escalator handrails a cleaner place to be :)

2. Not much, except that companies who are in the Escalator Handrail Cleaning business are going to be pretty busy in years to come!

* - "Escalarillions" is not a real word, nor does it refer to an actual number. :)

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No more dirty escalator handrails!

Don't you just love clinging onto those handrails when you use an escalator?
Ever wonder what may be clinging to you...?

Not a pretty thought - probably thousands of people use escalators in malls, airports and shopping centres daily. Now as much as I have faith in the personal hygiene of the average Joe Soap (no pun intended), those handrails just feel downright grotty.

Enter Greenburst - http://www.greenburst.co.za/. These clever folks have come up with a handrail sanitzer, which is now being used worldwide, as well as in malls right here in JHB. Their first South African installation is at Eastgate Shopping Centre.

The technology uses U.V. rays, which (apparently) kill 99% of all micro-organisms (apologies to all you good germs out there... you're going down!!)

The system also features an audio-visual component, whereby messages or adverts can be relayed to shoppers using a large LCD screen built into the unit.

Emergency broadcasts can also be uploaded to the screens to alert shoppers and passers-by, using the built-in wireless network.

What will they think of next...??

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