
File this under "Why wasn't this product invented sooner?" Shopping-cart handles are
touched daily by countless people and probably cleaned only when left out in the rain. Basically, a hotbed for germs.
Lifebuoy soap got a "Handle on Hygiene" in Dubai when it
partnered with the country's largest supermarket and equipped each shopping cart with a circular contraption that sanitizes cart handles before consumers touch them. When the device is activated and
swiped across the handle, Lifebuoy claims 99.9% of all bacteria is killed. We need an oversized version for every subway pole, stat.
See the
device in action here, created by
Geometry Global.
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