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Oh boy. I'm the kind of person who very well might push a "permanently un-invent the Internet" button if you put one in front of me, but electric toothbrushes a

by ashrk 8y ago

Oh boy. I'm the kind of person who very well might push a "permanently un-invent the Internet" button if you put one in front of me, but electric toothbrushes are so ZOMGWTF better than the manual kind. Seeing one on the "can't use" pile made me twitch. I'd pay $500 for one if that's what a base model cost (it isn't, fortunately). Even if they broke after a couple years (they don't, mostly). Solidly in the list of stuff I can't believe I haven't been using my whole life, and that is so good I can't believe they're not nigh-universal, at least in places with reliable electricity.

fossuser 8y ago
This is a pretty big endorsement - is there one in particular you like?
- e_proxus 8y ago
  Not OP, but I got one of these for free from a colleague 5 years ago and it's still going strong: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002HWS9FW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_SlK2BbDHSGQGX https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002HWS9FW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_... Paired with a good charger and an extra set of rechargeable batteries it's a joy to use. Best health "investment" I've done in recent years.
- ashrk 8y ago
  I think mine's Braun? Its only extra feature is that it buzzes a bit when you should switch quadrants, then several times when you've done enough (just a simple timer). I'm usually lazy/rushed and only do half a "cycle" and my teeth feel like I've just had a dentist's cleaning, just about all the time. They make Bluetooth enabled ones and all kinds of other BS, but I don't care about any of that. Wasn't expensive, I think $40-50 and I've had it a couple years. Little wireless charging base you place it on, batteries last enough for a few days though if you're taking a short trip and don't want to take the base, and the failure mode if they die is that you still have a normal toothbrush. You do have to replace the brush part every so often, Costco carries big packs of them and I think there are third party ones available cheaper.
mixmastamyk 8y ago
Never have used an "electric" toothbrush, but the Japanese super-toilet is not bad.
- tonyedgecombe 8y ago
  Yeah, but that is for cleaning the other end.
rv-de 8y ago
Well the good news is you can go ahead an push that button and still keep your electric toothbrush!
creep 8y ago
Weird. I have an electric toothbrush (the exact same one as the author of the article-- funnily enough I also have the exact same Zenbook as his) and a manual one. I use the electric toothbrush if I've had a significant amount of sugar that day (not often), and otherwise use the manual one. The manual one is some sensodyne super-soft-bristle shit. If I use the electric toothbrush every day my gums hurt. I once went to the dentist as a kid and he told me I'd brushed off a lot of my enamel. Maybe I don't know how to brush my teeth or my enamel is just really soft. In any case, the manual one helps me get everywhere without fear of hurting myself.
tomjen3 8y ago
Okay so you love it, got that part, but why, exactly? What does it do that is so awesome?

by ashrk 8y ago

fossuser 8y ago

This is a pretty big endorsement - is there one in particular you like?

e_proxus 8y ago
Not OP, but I got one of these for free from a colleague 5 years ago and it's still going strong: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002HWS9FW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_SlK2BbDHSGQGX https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002HWS9FW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_... Paired with a good charger and an extra set of rechargeable batteries it's a joy to use. Best health "investment" I've done in recent years.
ashrk 8y ago
I think mine's Braun? Its only extra feature is that it buzzes a bit when you should switch quadrants, then several times when you've done enough (just a simple timer). I'm usually lazy/rushed and only do half a "cycle" and my teeth feel like I've just had a dentist's cleaning, just about all the time. They make Bluetooth enabled ones and all kinds of other BS, but I don't care about any of that. Wasn't expensive, I think $40-50 and I've had it a couple years. Little wireless charging base you place it on, batteries last enough for a few days though if you're taking a short trip and don't want to take the base, and the failure mode if they die is that you still have a normal toothbrush. You do have to replace the brush part every so often, Costco carries big packs of them and I think there are third party ones available cheaper.

mixmastamyk 8y ago

Never have used an "electric" toothbrush, but the Japanese super-toilet is not bad.

tonyedgecombe 8y ago
Yeah, but that is for cleaning the other end.

rv-de 8y ago

Well the good news is you can go ahead an push that button and still keep your electric toothbrush!

creep 8y ago

Weird. I have an electric toothbrush (the exact same one as the author of the article-- funnily enough I also have the exact same Zenbook as his) and a manual one. I use the electric toothbrush if I've had a significant amount of sugar that day (not often), and otherwise use the manual one. The manual one is some sensodyne super-soft-bristle shit. If I use the electric toothbrush every day my gums hurt. I once went to the dentist as a kid and he told me I'd brushed off a lot of my enamel. Maybe I don't know how to brush my teeth or my enamel is just really soft. In any case, the manual one helps me get everywhere without fear of hurting myself.

tomjen3 8y ago

Okay so you love it, got that part, but why, exactly? What does it do that is so awesome?