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Give it a try: "600 Hz Sine Wave Sound Frequency Tone" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERHcqYNLHyg and 500: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlEfshsoyZk If that really is the range they are targeting, this product is doomed. That will be one heck of a noise to cancel. "Soundproof box" is right up there with perpetual motion, zero-point energy, and spherical chickens in vacuums.
A 'soundproof box' is hard because most of those boxed things we want to quiet down (say, pets) still need to be a part of our environment, breathing air and the like. A clothes dryer, meanwhile, is a near-ideal case for vacuum isolation + elastic dampening. Build a box with a door; hang an airtight motorized barrel in the box from a bungee cord, with a second door, and electrical connection; and then, whenever both…
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Batteries are also (relatively) cheap and easy to replace. If my dryer was $50-$200 and could be carried in one hand, I'd be (grumpily) okay with it only lasting 2 years.
Must every appliance become "disposable"?
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#54It's not the fastest clothes dryer, but I often use one that runs on fusion in outer space.
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#55And how will my cat react to this thing? Something with enough sonic energy to vaporize a significant volume of water is probably loud enough to wake every animal in the area.
Looks like they calculated the optimum as ~500-600 Hz? That's in human hearing range too.
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Can you put your clothes on a fire escape? Or in your bathroom (works great if you have a bathroom with a window).
Alternatively, a clothes rack on a balcony or receiving direct sunlight through a window or glass sliding door, with both slightly ajar works well. One benefit of this is that your clothes last much longer.
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Batteries don't last this long, why does a dryer have to? it's not all about longevity ...
What to batteries have to do with clothes dryers...? You're comparing a consumable good to a household appliance. Household appliances are expected to last 5 years. 7-10 is pretty normal.
If a battery is a consumable, shouldn't it last only one charging cycle?
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For apartment goers (or those that live in uncooperative climates) the reliability of such a system is a bigger problem than the speed. But for those that can use it, it is indeed a great system.
One day we'll invent a technology device to answer the age old question: "Still wet or just cold?"
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Batteries don't last this long, why does a dryer have to? it's not all about longevity ...
This device is supposed to be eco-friendlier than a hot air dryer. The benefit reduces if you have a consumable component that needs changing, especially with the amount of e-waste that goes to landfill.
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What to batteries have to do with clothes dryers...? You're comparing a consumable good to a household appliance. Household appliances are expected to last 5 years. 7-10 is pretty normal.
If a dryer is not a consumable, shouldn't it last forever? If a battery is a consumable, shouldn't it last only one charging cycle?