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Someone needs to host a legit tournament called the "Extreme Ironman". Although confusing, I bet some tri-athletes will appreciate the humor and actually sign up.
Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. https://photos.app.goo.gl/p6B6oeEs6dpzziaP7
There used to be coal irons. You open them, put some pieces of charcoal on them and use them.
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I don’t think consumer cleaning technology products like this keep up with the rate of change of underlying technologies. People get used to doing certain things (e.g. ironing) and want to keep doing it the same way their parents taught them. I’d instead look more at commercial cleaners (e.g. how shirts are cleaned/pressed for shipment to stores) if you want to see the bleeding edge of cleaning technology. (It’s sort…
> People get used to doing certain things (e.g. ironing) and want to keep doing it the same way their parents taught them. tongue in cheek, but WHYY On the other hand, my mom has sent me things like machines that fold and do other stuff whenever she finds something… or refinds something. So I doubt she likes doing it and maybe passed that down to me.
• People (all animals?) seem to have a quirk about learning hygiene practices in particular, where the criteria they have for what is hygenic/unhygenic gets formed when they're children, and then becomes unalterable. People generally seem to intuitively believe that whatever hygiene practices they were taught as children, are exactly the set of things they need to do feel clean. No more, no less. And so they don't go out actively looking for new hygiene practices (or for hygiene technologies that would suggest new hygiene practices.)
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I buy a lot of black 100% polyester t-shirts for this reason. They don't need to be ironed and I don't have to decide what I'm wearing for the day.
Nothing more comfortable than a nice plastic shirt
So many people have never thought what they used to iron before electricity became popular and accessible. There used to be coal irons. You open them, put some pieces of charcoal on them and use them.
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I have discovered the joy of having no clothes you need to iron. That’s real progress!
Also realizing that a lot of times you don't need to iron something at all. Fold it nicely, or hang it up to dry without creases and you'd be amazed at how good it looks without ironing. Short of formal work clothes, I don't have anything that needs ironing.
Mildly related: I'm curious what are the latest advances in consumer irons and ironing boards. Something that improved them in the last 10-15 years, even incrementally. For example SSDs became much more common and affordable over the past 15 years and their parameters also improved. Are there similar improvements in household appliances like irons? Where would one look for an industry overview?
Also, how do people get power for their irons? Do they backpack an inverter and huge lithium battery? Or are there chemically powered irons that they use?
Mildly related: I'm curious what are the latest advances in consumer irons and ironing boards. Something that improved them in the last 10-15 years, even incrementally. For example SSDs became much more common and affordable over the past 15 years and their parameters also improved. Are there similar improvements in household appliances like irons? Where would one look for an industry overview?
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Also realizing that a lot of times you don't need to iron something at all. Fold it nicely, or hang it up to dry without creases and you'd be amazed at how good it looks without ironing. Short of formal work clothes, I don't have anything that needs ironing.
My idea years ago, if human shaped and sized balloons were easily available, was to put clothes on one, then inflate it until it gently keeps clothes tight, then wait for them to dry. I could never test it however.