A washing machine for human beings, from 1970
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#2How many hundreds of gallons of water for a bath, then? I didn't see that in the story.
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#3As someone reading this while taking a shower, I'm questioning how this could be redesigned to work today. How are you supposed to use your phone if your head is sticking out?
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#4I can see why this didn't catch on, but on the other hand, I kinda want one.
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#6How many hundreds of gallons of water for a bath, then? I didn't see that in the story.
If it works anything like a modern dishwasher, it would use less water than a normal bath or shower.
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#7As someone reading this while taking a shower, I'm questioning how this could be redesigned to work today. How are you supposed to use your phone if your head is sticking out?
Mount the phone on the top in front of your head. Every day alternate which arm you wash, and which one you scroll with.
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#8As someone reading this while taking a shower, I'm questioning how this could be redesigned to work today. How are you supposed to use your phone if your head is sticking out?
How are you browsing HN in the shower?
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#9Truly remarkable creative thinking in a way that does not exist today. This was a year after humans landed on the Moon, and I can understand the inspiration that drove the 70s.
Re: A washing machine for human beings, from 1970
#10Truly remarkable creative thinking in a way that does not exist today. This was a year after humans landed on the Moon, and I can understand the inspiration that drove the 70s.
Reminds me the early periods of personal computers.