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    When Good Enough Becomes Lousy

    Sanyo's Human Washing Machine From 1970

    Baguni Washing Machine Takes In Entire Laundry Baskets

    One Wash, One Cup of Water: Nearly Waterless Washing Machine Invented

    LG's Washing Machine Has an iPod Dock

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    04/28/09

    In reply to When Good Enough Becomes Lousy
    You know, people laughed at people who still used Cast Iron pans and pots. Then, it comes out that the non-stick coating on pans can kill birds and one chemical has been moved to the same list as mercury in "not good for you". NOW, cast iron is making a "comeback", when it never really should have gone ou.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/28/09

    @ICanHazBrokenCowboy_GitEmSteveDave: And where have YOU been all day? Ponies!, Curves, 92BLS, Lite, Kaiser-Mac, others--they've all been working their asses off covering for you. Being a Star Commenter, GESD, is a privilege of great power. And with that great power comes...well, you know the rest.


    No more slacking.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    04/28/09

    @bosskev: My frakking boss sent me offsite to within sneezing distance of The Swine Flu island, and I couldn't get online access. I did tell him if I get sick, I'm coughing on him. I apologize.


    Wrath of Khan, right?

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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/28/09

    @ICanHazBrokenCowboy_GitEmSteveDave: Exactly! Through gritted teeth, spit at your boss with "From hell's heart, I stab at thee."


    Or am I getting confused with The Sound of Music?

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    04/28/09

    @bosskev: Wait, what does this have to do with Nazi's?
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    Image of Curves Curves
    04/28/09

    In reply to When Good Enough Becomes Lousy
    My grandmother swore by her ringer washer. She said the new ones didnt get the clothes as clean, and she used to tell me horror stories of ladies hands (and other parts) that got caught in those ringers as I watched her do the washing.
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    04/29/09

    @Curves: I thought my grandma was the only one that told those stories. It was inexplicably fascinating to watch clothes go through the wringer.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    04/29/09

    @greyer: By virtue of the fact that we were not allowed to touch it, it was even more fascinating, as are all things to children when that thing is off limits to them. Ah, the lure of forbidden fruit (and gadgets).
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    Image of godwhacker, your incandescent leader! godwhacker, your incandescent leader!
    04/29/09

    @Curves: i still have access to a wringer maytag (over at dads) back when blue jeans were blue and stiff as a board, you dropped them in a big bath of hot water and bleach, kicked the washer on, left for school, and when you got home, TA-DA!!! bleached, soft jeans.
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    Image of kexline kexline
    04/29/09

    @Curves: I think I'd still want a dryer for practicality's sake, but man, if I had a yard big enough for a clothesline, I would trek out to the homestead and GET one of my grandmother's Maytags.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    04/29/09

    @kexline: Lol, yeah, it would be weird having one and being a grown up, I can actually use it. I would probably get my hand stuck in there. I heard horror stories of "stuff" getting caught in there. Line dried linens are the bomb. Nothing beats the smell, but watch out for bees and stuff that get in your clothes. They are very angry. Trust me on this ;)
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    04/29/09

    @godwhacker, your incandescent leader!: I took a pair of stiff, new jeans to my dads house once and had him shoot them with buckshot. Instantly they were peppered with holes and then I washed them a few times. Coolest jeans you ever saw.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    04/28/09

    In reply to When Good Enough Becomes Lousy
    It's the inspiration for the GNK Power Droid.


    *Gonk Gonk Gonk

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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    04/28/09

    In reply to When Good Enough Becomes Lousy
    The highpoint was the washboard.


    Cause I can make me some music on it.


    (I can also make me some music on the washing machine, but that music sucks.)

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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/28/09

    In reply to When Good Enough Becomes Lousy
    Well, Jason, taken out of context, of course this machine looks like a fail. You need to remember that what made this workhorse a winner in its day was its versatility, that is, once you added on all the options: meat grinder head, hurdy-gurdy roller and counterfeit money printing press.
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    Image of RiceBandit RiceBandit
    04/28/09

    In reply to When Good Enough Becomes Lousy
    A big part of the "Good Enough" mantra (as you call it), was that the product in question is affordably inexpensive... any ideas as to how "inexpensive" this was back in the day? It looks expensive to me...
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    04/28/09

    @RiceBandit: Actually, it was probably top of the line back then.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/28/09

    In reply to When Good Enough Becomes Lousy
    And it's good to torture the gold out of old-timey prospectors, and these here varmints.


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    Image of .357 .357
    04/28/09

    In reply to When Good Enough Becomes Lousy
    The Hoover- Primarily used by murderers to wash blood stains out of clothes.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/10/09

    In reply to Sanyo's Human Washing Machine From 1970
    I'm surprised no one asked the obvious question.


    Why does this glorified bathtub have a see-thru side panel????

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/10/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate: I guess in the future there's no need for privacy since we're all probably nudists anyways...
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    Image of TerryinSt.Paul TerryinSt.Paul
    02/10/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate:
    Then why is she wearing a bikini?
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/10/09

    @TerryinSt.Paul: 'Cuz she's being eco friendly and doing her laundry at the same time...
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/10/09

    In reply to Sanyo's Human Washing Machine From 1970
    That picture with the green lines makes it look like a tentacle molestation machine.
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    Image of Tikitiki Tikitiki
    02/10/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: If that's what it really was, I'd buy one!
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/10/09

    @Tikitiki: You are disturbing. Though I was the one that brought it up...
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    Image of scopa scopa
    02/10/09

    In reply to Sanyo's Human Washing Machine From 1970
    I sure wish the celebrities on these shows could go the entire 30 minutes without saying "eeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhh" every time they see something interesting.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/10/09

    @scopa: It's called being Japanese.
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    Hello Mister Walrus was starred Hello Mister Walrus was unstarred
    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/10/09

    In reply to Sanyo's Human Washing Machine From 1970
    Don't you need to was your head as well?
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    02/10/09

    In reply to Sanyo's Human Washing Machine From 1970
    pretty gross. i don't think it's technically possible not to piss when bathing, so this thing will just circulate your urine all over you and bunny bear, your faithful bathing partner.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    02/10/09

    @Anonymoose: "i don't think it's technically possible not to piss when bathing..."


    Umm...

    Err...

    Uh...


    Nope. All I can come up with is "no comment".

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    Image of EBone EBone
    02/10/09

    @Anonymoose: Note to self - Leave Anonymoose off list of Gizmodo invitees to pool party at my house this summer.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/10/09

    @Anonymoose: It's so sad that you've never been able to recover from those horrible childhood bed wetting incidents...
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    Image of unibrow4o9 unibrow4o9
    02/10/09

    In reply to Sanyo's Human Washing Machine From 1970
    So....much....water...
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/10/09

    @unibrow4o9: You can do your laundry at the same time...
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/10/09

    In reply to Sanyo's Human Washing Machine From 1970
    Give it a snazzy French name, like Wash Capsule.


    Or, Capsule de Douche

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    Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/10/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Silly me, that would be *shower* capsule.
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