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    Why is Panasonic the First to Invent a Two-Way Iron?

    See-Through Iron Concept is Beautiful, Might Burn Crop Circles in Your Clothes

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    Image of yachius yachius
    10/02/09

    In reply to Why is Panasonic the First to Invent a Two-Way Iron?
    The pointed at the front and flat at the back iron design was specifically created so that you wouldn't burn clothing by going back over a spot you just ironed without first lifting the iron. If you're going back and forth and you move a little less than the length of the iron then there will be a little spot that will just keep getting hotter with every pass until a burn appears. This design may be useful for some applications but it is actually a step backwards.
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    Image of xThadd xThadd
    10/02/09

    In reply to Why is Panasonic the First to Invent a Two-Way Iron?
    Yes, but it's not really a man's iron, is it? For that you want my Black and Decker iron. You don't get more manly than that.
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    10/02/09

    @xThadd:
    Black & Decker?
    Psshh, that ain't manly enough.

    I do my ironing with the bumper from a WWII duece-and-a-half heated by a bonfire of creosoted railway ties, steaming out wrinkles with the tears of freshly clubbed baby seals.
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    10/01/09

    In reply to Why is Panasonic the First to Invent a Two-Way Iron?
    My iron is a Shark, but I forget the brand. It is hands down the best iron I have ever used. Gets hotter than hot and it sprays steam like 4 ft, it's bad ass.

    The best thing about it, you can iron in 1 pass. That's right, one time down and you don't need to go over it again (unless it's really blown out from sitting in the dryer over night or something).

    On a side note, why is it women now days can't iron to save their lives? I think the last generation of women all had sons and the families that stayed together had mostly girls with a stay at home Mom that ironed their stuff cause the chicks I know can't iron for shit.
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    10/01/09

    In reply to Why is Panasonic the First to Invent a Two-Way Iron?
    Now perhaps they can get to inventing an ironing board that doesn't sound like a freight train coming to a screeching halt every time you open it.
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    Image of phunnyballs phunnyballs
    10/01/09

    In reply to Why is Panasonic the First to Invent a Two-Way Iron?
    The reason for this is the spray nozzel, you would essentially have to have 2 buttons to control which nozzle would release water (i can see they added one for the back).

    If the back nozzle sprays while youre moving forward (and vice versa), it will make things wet.

    So it just complicates things.
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    10/01/09

    @phunnyballs: wtf they use a voice synthesizer in their video too?

    [www.amazon.com]
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    Image of runningtoastandstill runningtoastandstill
    10/01/09

    In reply to Why is Panasonic the First to Invent a Two-Way Iron?
    here's y.. i'm used to making that stand .. yes there are sensors that wud stop the heat.. but unfortunately i don't trust my last pair of clothes that have been washed with some sensors that could fail.

    finally this thing can stand!!
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    10/01/09

    @runningtoastandstill: Who says it can't stand?
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    10/01/09

    @runningtoastandstill: Look carefully; you stand it on the handle and that thing protruding off the side.
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    10/01/09

    In reply to Why is Panasonic the First to Invent a Two-Way Iron?
    Dear Buddha,

    You DO love me. You really really love me!

    /sold
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    10/01/09

    In reply to Why is Panasonic the First to Invent a Two-Way Iron?
    Ummmm, they used to make double ended irons decades ago......my grandma has one as a door stop
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    Image of DonataMajumdar DonataMajumdar
    10/01/09

    In reply to Why is Panasonic the First to Invent a Two-Way Iron?
    oh my god, thats hillarious, how about toilet paper that wipes clean in both directions
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    10/01/09

    @DonataMajumdar: You could probably do this if you really wanted to, but wouldn't it require touching the side you just used?
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    10/01/09

    @spannu: I think he said both directions, not both sides. So forward and backward motions, not top and bottom sides.
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    10/01/09

    @thebigcheese: I dunno, wiping in only one direction just seems like an excuse to get skid marks.
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    01/13/09

    In reply to See-Through Iron Concept is Beautiful, Might Burn Crop Circles in Your Clothes
    Unless it has steam blasts, its worthless to me. I iron almost everything I wear (extra starch please, I want a paper cut from my creases). Poor college students know how to make grilled cheese sandwiches with alum foil and an iron and this one would be perfect for that.
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    01/13/09

    @Curves: I'm with you on the stiff creases. That's why it's worth it for me to send to the dry cleaners; I just can't get a good enough crease myself.
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    01/12/09

    In reply to See-Through Iron Concept is Beautiful, Might Burn Crop Circles in Your Clothes
    Man, I thought Iron as in Ferrous...
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    01/12/09

    @bart_cop: Ferrous... Bueller?
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    01/12/09

    In reply to See-Through Iron Concept is Beautiful, Might Burn Crop Circles in Your Clothes
    People still iron clothes? I bought a Tobi steamer, best device ever.
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