Life hacks: SquidSoap

In the spirit of hacks: How do you make people spend the necessary 20 seconds to properly wash their hands? The way Squidsoap does it.

SquidSoap works by applying a small ink mark on a person's hand when they press the pump to dispense the soap. The ink is designed to wash off after the hands are washed for about 15-20 seconds, which is the time recommended by most doctors.

The point being that "Dirty hands are a leading cause of the spread of infection and food-borne illness. Whether it's due to laziness or lack of education - our failure to wash our hands is costing the U.S. economy billions every year and causing thousands of unnecessary illnesses and deaths."

Unfortunately there's a cracker angle to this -- avoid getting your hand on the soap pump at all.

(via Bruce Schneier)