The nano UV disinfection wand

Only a month to go until Christmas and most of you will still be searching for the perfect gift for that “OCD” friend. You know, the one who wipes the seat of the train before they sit down. That one that asks you to open the public bathroom door after they’ve washed their hands 20x (granted, the door handle is gross).  The one who actually cleans out their keyboard on a regular basis (not just when the keys are starting to hit against the blanket of crumbs underneath).

Friends like these you tend to run out of stuff to buy for them because for some reason they always seem to have everything they want (except a sterile environment).

Sharper Image present a small solution to this problem with this <s>light saber</s> Nano UV disinfection wand. From the thumbnail I thought it was some kinda awesome futuristic knife that glows but it isn’t. Apparently all you have to do is scan it over stuff to disinfect it. They say:

Kitchen and bathroom surfaces, door handles and cupboards, mattresses and cribs – how about your family’s phone or computer keyboard? Once you begin killing germs (in just 10 seconds) with the Nano UV Wand, you could keep going and going.

I sure can imagine people would keep going with this.  But it has been tagged “not safe for use on humans or animals” so once you disinfect your whole house, how are you supposed to keep it clean? This raises many more questions:

• Can you really use it on food like in the picture?
• If you can’t use it on yourself, is it good to use on things that you’re putting in your stomach?
• If you scanned all your food would it lose its flavour?

What do you guys think about this? Would you use one? Let me know what you think @helloliefje!