Do THIS for NO MESS oil filter change

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Usually a vinyl glove and a rag are all that help me keep this job clean.

I am not an engine designer so I have no idea about whats going on inside.
I am just wondering why nobody else came up with this method yet. It is hard to believe that it would be so good and perfectly safe, yet unrevealed till now.

I am always grateful for all the tricks people share, yet it this specific case, I would stick to the traditional way of doing things as the number of potential disadvantages hugely superseeds the advantage.