I KNOW this is stupid, BUT.....I was in a restaurant yesterday in Atlanta, and after washing my hands, had the choice to use recycled paper towels, OR one of the hot air hand dryers. Which do you think is better for the environment? The recycled paper, which still gets thrown away and is made in some type of factory, then shipped by truck, train, plane, etc.....or the hot air dryer that uses electricity?

I don't know why, but every time I am faced with actually having a choice, I think of both options and don't know which one is the better choice for the environment. Does anyone else think of stupid stuff like this?  :P