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Germy Light Switches
Easily Exchangeable Light Switches and Door Knobs to help spread disease
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To promote herd immunity, regularly spreading disease amongst everyone in the population.

Standardize all public and private fixtures and fittings (notably doorknobs and light switches) to encourage people to readily swap switches from home with those found in public (train stations, businesses, etc.).

The units should 'quick release' but only when a similar unit is used to replace it. (i.e. the device used to replace a doorknob should would be the replacement doorknob - to prevent someone just being awkward and hiding all of the doorknobs and light switches.)

Inspired by Germicidal Door Knobs


Dub, Jan 07 2006

Germicidal Door Knobs Germicidal_20Door_20Knobs
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       how do you replace them without touching them?

po, Jan 07 2006
  

       That's the point - you do touch them. Everyone to touch everything all of the time. Spread them germs!   

       But I wanted to avoid someone just stealing them and leaving buildings without light switches and door knobs - And the only way I could think of doing that was to force replacement using the replacement rather than removing one unit and then re-fitting another.

Dub, Jan 07 2006
  

       What are those yellow and black rectangles with the shapes inside? I see them everywhere, everywhere! Do you hear me?

reensure, Jan 07 2006
  
      
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