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Smudge-Resistant Film Breaks Down Your Gross Fingersweat With Chemistry

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Platypus Man
10/31/08

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Awesome. With the increasing usage of touchscreens, this will make the future that much more tolerable. I hate touchscreens for the very reason that I can't stand the fingerprint smudges. I mean, I couldn't care less that it's not actually clean, just so long as I don't have to look at the smudges.
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qbrad
10/31/08

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Ahh, false cleanliness... You really must love the worrisome attitude of "everyman" that needs to Purel the world - spreading around the dirt until it dries to a crust on your "clean" hands.

As for this surface, coat windows with the stuff, that way there's no discernible prints for the cops to pick up. Guns still make explosive residue.

Of course, you could just use gloves to commit your crime.
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Winston Smith
10/31/08

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I can't wait until they begin making knife handles and gun grips from this stuff.

Would make life much more worry-free!
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DrDonkeyKong
10/31/08

@Winston Smith: OCD much?
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John Herrman
10/31/08

@DrDonkeyKong: Errr, I think it was a crime joke, guys.
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92BuickLeSabre
10/31/08

@Winston Smith: They do have something that serves a similar purpose out in the market already.

Essentially it's a thin piece of material - sometimes cloth, but usually leather or latex - that you use to cover your hands. It absorbs the fingerprint oil on the inside leaving no residue on the outside.

Apparently some versions also have a secondary benefit of keeping your hands warm.
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