The Body Dryer claims to be able to dry a damp person in 30 seconds using compressed ionised air, removing the need for soggy towels.

Users stand on the dryer and wait as the compressed air flows upwards using strategically angled vents. The air stream can be personalised with different nozzles on the footplate, which combine to create a tunnel of air around the user -- it works in a similar way to the Dyson Air Blade, pushing water off the user in a "swirly upward air column" similar to a tornado according to documents in the patent filing. One of its creators Tyler Overk describes it as "an environmentally sound, bacteria-free" alternative to towel drying.


The device features a digital scale as well, and can handle people who weigh up to 170kg. Users can choose between hot and cold air (cold, seriously?). The product has been in development over the last two years and is currently raising funds on Indiegogo.

It's already more than tripled its $50,000 (£30,000) target, raising $169,000 (£100,000) with 18 days to go.

The funding will be used to put the invention into full production -- the team says that it needs a minimum number of orders in order to work with its chosen manufacturer.

Wired.co.uk would like to see Dyson come out with the Door Blade -- an Air Blade-like door frame that dries you as you walk over the threshold from the bathroom. But this will do the job (if it gets funded) in the interim.