<![CDATA[Gizmodo: pÅ«rleve]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: pÅ«rleve]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/prleve http://gizmodo.com/tag/prleve <![CDATA[Pūrleve Automatically Puts Condoms On Knobs]]> My job here is done.

OK, it's not. This is the Pūrleve, described by the manufacturer as a hygienic door handle.

As someone who has mastered the art of opening and closing toilet doors without touching the doorknob, I've to admit that the idea of the Pūrleve is a good one: Every time someone uses it, a mechanism will cover the handle with an "antimicrobial-treaded sleeve." In other words: A doorknob condom.

As the company puts it:

Pūrleve reduces the amount of disease-causing germs and bacteria, helping in the global fight against germ cross-contamination.

Yes, yet another product that appeals to the global paranoia about infections and our hysteric need to sterilize the world. As far as I'm concerned, I just think that bathroom doorknobs are gross. [Purleve via Core77]

]]>
http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5291049&view=rss&microfeed=true