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
[Dub, Jan 07 2006]

NOT These! http://www.moreinsp...vation.aspx?id=4236
[Dub, Sep 20 2009]

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


you need the insertion of the new switch to unlock the old one and allow you to take it away.
-- WcW, Sep 21 2009


Simply make them so they have to be opened with the mouth. That oughtta cure some of the population growth problem.
-- UnaBubba, Sep 21 2009


I think a lot of religions go in for [finger] ring-kissing and the sharing of little glasses of wine - that ought to do the trick.
-- MaxwellBuchanan, Sep 21 2009



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