I misread the title as “extreme ignoring” and was mildly disappointed.
Extreme Ironing
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#163Seriously?
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#164Earlier quoted context omitted.
Note: kids also often chafe at learning new things, if it feels like someone is telling them what to do. Source: My kids are 2.5 and 5, and I hang out with a lot of other small kids and their parents these days.
Depends on the thing. Children tend to be fine at self-directed learning, e.g. figuring out how to play a new video game. Some—most?—adults chafe at even the idea of engaging in an activity that requires self-directed learning. (To the point that we even have an English word for those adults that don't: "neophiles.")
Did you mean "neophobes"?
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#165Mildly 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?
A quick Amazon search doesn't seem to show them being popular in the States, but in Asia at least irons with separate water tanks where the iron itself doesn't get hot enough to burn clothes have become the new standard over the past few years.
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#166I haven't ironed anything in a decade or two. After trying one of those steamer irons, which promptly broke.
It had been working, and I wondered how much the heat was a factor. So I replaced it with a $1.99 fine spray bottle from Ikea, and it worked just fine! Saves a ton of electricity and time.
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#167I haven't ironed anything in a decade or two. After trying one of those steamer irons, which promptly broke. It had been working, and I wondered how much the heat was a factor. So I replaced it with a $1.99 fine spray bottle from Ikea, and it worked just fine! Saves a ton of electricity and time.
You're saying you just wet the shirt and use a room temperature iron on it?
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#168Mildly 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?
I don't know about the last 10 to 15 years, but 30 years ago, a lot of clothing brands had wrinkle free/resistant products which significantly reduced the need for ironing.
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#169For gamers, this[1] is probably the best extreme gaming equivalent. Playing horror games alone in the woods at night. [1] https://youtu.be/UCvnrkN9Jjw
This is the best thing I’ve seen in quite a while.
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#170I haven't ironed anything in a decade or two. After trying one of those steamer irons, which promptly broke. It had been working, and I wondered how much the heat was a factor. So I replaced it with a $1.99 fine spray bottle from Ikea, and it worked just fine! Saves a ton of electricity and time.
You're saying you just wet the shirt and use a room temperature iron on it?
No, I spray a mist on any wrinkles to slightly dampen them. Can be while hanging or even wearing the clothes, as you walk out the door.
The wrinkles fall out quickly due to gravity and the water dries in two minutes or so.