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Waiting for the toothbrush that brushes all teeth at once in about 15 seconds

by sva_ 2y ago

a_t48 2y ago
They also exist eg https://sonic-brush.net https://sonic-brush.net - but they aren't very good yet.
- moffkalast 2y ago
  That thing looks like someone pulled it from the depths of the ocean.
- 8organicbits 2y ago
  Huh, you need to manually move that back and forth. I instantly assumed it would be electric. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0099/9525/5889/files/SonicToothbrushGIF_88445776-884a-4cd2-8396-c6e514c062d7.gif https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0099/9525/5889/files/Sonic...
- tssge 2y ago
  That's a dropshipping site for AliExpress products shipping from China. You'll save money if you buy the product straight from AliExpress without a middleman in between. However as you said, the toothbrush doesn't actually work.
  - a_t48 2y ago
    Sorry, I just picked a representative example from Google. It was definitely not an endorsement.
  - DigiEggz 2y ago
    Is there a general way to tell if a site is (likely) a dropshipping site?
    - kotaKat 2y ago
      Alibaba has a "search by image" feature. It has been the BEST weapon to catch dropshipping. As a bonus, if it's on Alibaba, you can either A: order a sample direct cheap or B: find the product on Aliexpress and order that way for cheap, too. I love catching scams and flipping the tables to buy it myself at their own price if I think it's nifty. I built a homemade hot tub system around one of those "ice plunge" bath tubs that seem to be a thing going around these days. They're a rigid inflatable tub, but anyone selling them alongside a chiller sells the tub alone for $500-1000. I found the direct source (Shenzhen Gateo Sports - https://gateo.en.alibaba.com/ https://gateo.en.alibaba.com/) and bought one for $200 direct from the factory and love my unbranded tub. ;)
    - tssge 2y ago
      #1 is the website ships globally with no restrictions. A lot of Chinese businesses ship to any country. A local business with their own stock generally won't handle shipping to every single country around the globe. Sure there are exceptions to this rule, but in general it works well as your first sign. Read the terms and conditions, privacy policy and other more "obscure" information like that. Dropshipping items always ship from China and returns are received to a warehouse in China. In their Terms of Sale, Sonic Brush mentions that it is rebranding the following product "We are selling the following brand mark : W-White.". So this would be the dropshipping product they buy from AliExpress.
  - jeffbee 2y ago
    Why is it now a trend to point this out? Marketing foreign-made inventory in your country is a long-standing legitimate business. Most individuals do not want to personally deal with a Chinese outlet.
    - tssge 2y ago
      I think you have misunderstood what dropshipping means. In dropshipping the business won't have any foreign made inventory and neither will they have any in their country. Instead they will hook you up with a Chinese outlet without telling you. The Chinese outlet will handle shipping, returns, etc with the dropshipping business just taking a cut for essentially spending money on Facebook Ads. This is the part where you'll deal with a Chinese outlet regardless of your preferences, because the dropshipping company basically did this to you without your knowledge. They don't have a local stock to replace items under warranty. They don't have a local warehouse to return your item to if you're unsatisfied. They might've never even seen the product themselves and thus cannot even provide support regarding it's use. So that's why I think it's important to point out dropshipping. It's a completely different thing than keeping a foreign-made inventory. There isn't really any good reason to buy from a dropshipper, because you'll deal with the Chinese outlet behind it regardless.
      - jeffbee 2y ago
        > They don't have a local warehouse to return your item to if you're unsatisfied Yeah well that's their problem and not yours. That's the value they are providing! The person who sold you something can't disclaim responsibility for selling it to you, at least under American law.
        tssge 2y ago
        What value? What kind of logistics value could they possible provide if they don't have logistics in the first place? It of course is problem of the consumer, as consumer is the one returning the item and the one who ultimately has to deal with a Chinese company that may not even speak English, not to mention the time the package takes to get there for a refund. While it's the seller's responsibility in theory, yes, they make it very clear that you'll be dealing with a Chinese seller in their terms. Yes, it is your job to read the terms before you buy, however if you do read them, why wouldn't you just go buy from AliExpress after that? Absolutely no extra value buying from the dropshipper once identified.
czottmann 2y ago
https://www.kaercher.com/uk/home-garden/pressure-washers.html https://www.kaercher.com/uk/home-garden/pressure-washers.htm... maybe?
adrianmonk 2y ago
I also want a laserwash shower that takes 60 seconds. It would save time, and I'm pretty sure it would save water too.
- deadbabe 2y ago
  Why 60 seconds? You just need maybe 4 seconds of high speed mist and soap. Waste less water.
  - adrianmonk 2y ago
    Some exfoliation is nice, but I would like to keep my skin.
tzs 2y ago
I've wondered if you could make something to floss multiple teeth at once. Maybe something that fits over a span of teeth such as all the top teeth and is custom fitted so that it fits on the same way each time. It would have holes that you can thread floss through so that when you put it on the floss ends up between the teeth. Then you can pull on the ends of the floss and it flosses between all the teeth that the device is covering.
- sarchertech 2y ago
  You don’t want the floss just moving in and out between the teeth. The point of floss is to scrub the inside face of each tooth. So when the floss is between 2 teeth you want to press it against first one tooth and move it up and down several times and then press it up against the other tooth and do the same thing. There’s really no way to do that to multiple teeth at once without something much much more complicated.
seoulmetro 2y ago
I actually had this thought one day. Do billionaires waste time brushing their teeth? If yes, why? If no, do they use a solution that they just stick their face in and it brushes for them? That's what I'd do as a billionaire anyway. I wonder how I'd solve peeing...
- eru 2y ago
  The billionaire I know even wipes his own butt. Shocking, I know.
  - 77pt77 2y ago
    Plebe... The aristocracy doesn't even defecate. I've met one adult that believed this.
  - prmoustache 2y ago
    He should wash it, not wipe it. That is what the bidet is for. Wiping is gross unless you have bare depilated butt crack
    - 8organicbits 2y ago
      We should all be washing. A cheap bidet is $20, pays for itself almost immediately.
    - eru 2y ago
      Well, I don't follow him into his bathroom. I mostly just know that he doesn't have his assistant do it.

Waiting for the toothbrush that brushes all teeth at once in about 15 seconds

by sva_ 2y ago

Waiting for the toothbrush that brushes all teeth at once in about 15 seconds

a_t48 2y ago

They also exist eg https://sonic-brush.net https://sonic-brush.net - but they aren't very good yet.

moffkalast 2y ago
That thing looks like someone pulled it from the depths of the ocean.
8organicbits 2y ago
Huh, you need to manually move that back and forth. I instantly assumed it would be electric. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0099/9525/5889/files/SonicToothbrushGIF_88445776-884a-4cd2-8396-c6e514c062d7.gif https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0099/9525/5889/files/Sonic...
tssge 2y ago
That's a dropshipping site for AliExpress products shipping from China. You'll save money if you buy the product straight from AliExpress without a middleman in between. However as you said, the toothbrush doesn't actually work.
- a_t48 2y ago
  Sorry, I just picked a representative example from Google. It was definitely not an endorsement.
- DigiEggz 2y ago
  Is there a general way to tell if a site is (likely) a dropshipping site?
  - kotaKat 2y ago
    Alibaba has a "search by image" feature. It has been the BEST weapon to catch dropshipping. As a bonus, if it's on Alibaba, you can either A: order a sample direct cheap or B: find the product on Aliexpress and order that way for cheap, too. I love catching scams and flipping the tables to buy it myself at their own price if I think it's nifty. I built a homemade hot tub system around one of those "ice plunge" bath tubs that seem to be a thing going around these days. They're a rigid inflatable tub, but anyone selling them alongside a chiller sells the tub alone for $500-1000. I found the direct source (Shenzhen Gateo Sports - https://gateo.en.alibaba.com/ https://gateo.en.alibaba.com/) and bought one for $200 direct from the factory and love my unbranded tub. ;)
  - tssge 2y ago
    #1 is the website ships globally with no restrictions. A lot of Chinese businesses ship to any country. A local business with their own stock generally won't handle shipping to every single country around the globe. Sure there are exceptions to this rule, but in general it works well as your first sign. Read the terms and conditions, privacy policy and other more "obscure" information like that. Dropshipping items always ship from China and returns are received to a warehouse in China. In their Terms of Sale, Sonic Brush mentions that it is rebranding the following product "We are selling the following brand mark : W-White.". So this would be the dropshipping product they buy from AliExpress.
- jeffbee 2y ago
  Why is it now a trend to point this out? Marketing foreign-made inventory in your country is a long-standing legitimate business. Most individuals do not want to personally deal with a Chinese outlet.
  - tssge 2y ago
    I think you have misunderstood what dropshipping means. In dropshipping the business won't have any foreign made inventory and neither will they have any in their country. Instead they will hook you up with a Chinese outlet without telling you. The Chinese outlet will handle shipping, returns, etc with the dropshipping business just taking a cut for essentially spending money on Facebook Ads. This is the part where you'll deal with a Chinese outlet regardless of your preferences, because the dropshipping company basically did this to you without your knowledge. They don't have a local stock to replace items under warranty. They don't have a local warehouse to return your item to if you're unsatisfied. They might've never even seen the product themselves and thus cannot even provide support regarding it's use. So that's why I think it's important to point out dropshipping. It's a completely different thing than keeping a foreign-made inventory. There isn't really any good reason to buy from a dropshipper, because you'll deal with the Chinese outlet behind it regardless.
    - jeffbee 2y ago
      > They don't have a local warehouse to return your item to if you're unsatisfied Yeah well that's their problem and not yours. That's the value they are providing! The person who sold you something can't disclaim responsibility for selling it to you, at least under American law.
      - tssge 2y ago
        What value? What kind of logistics value could they possible provide if they don't have logistics in the first place? It of course is problem of the consumer, as consumer is the one returning the item and the one who ultimately has to deal with a Chinese company that may not even speak English, not to mention the time the package takes to get there for a refund. While it's the seller's responsibility in theory, yes, they make it very clear that you'll be dealing with a Chinese seller in their terms. Yes, it is your job to read the terms before you buy, however if you do read them, why wouldn't you just go buy from AliExpress after that? Absolutely no extra value buying from the dropshipper once identified.

czottmann 2y ago

https://www.kaercher.com/uk/home-garden/pressure-washers.html https://www.kaercher.com/uk/home-garden/pressure-washers.htm... maybe?

adrianmonk 2y ago

I also want a laserwash shower that takes 60 seconds. It would save time, and I'm pretty sure it would save water too.

deadbabe 2y ago
Why 60 seconds? You just need maybe 4 seconds of high speed mist and soap. Waste less water.
- adrianmonk 2y ago
  Some exfoliation is nice, but I would like to keep my skin.

tzs 2y ago

I've wondered if you could make something to floss multiple teeth at once. Maybe something that fits over a span of teeth such as all the top teeth and is custom fitted so that it fits on the same way each time. It would have holes that you can thread floss through so that when you put it on the floss ends up between the teeth. Then you can pull on the ends of the floss and it flosses between all the teeth that the device is covering.

sarchertech 2y ago
You don’t want the floss just moving in and out between the teeth. The point of floss is to scrub the inside face of each tooth. So when the floss is between 2 teeth you want to press it against first one tooth and move it up and down several times and then press it up against the other tooth and do the same thing. There’s really no way to do that to multiple teeth at once without something much much more complicated.

seoulmetro 2y ago

I actually had this thought one day. Do billionaires waste time brushing their teeth? If yes, why? If no, do they use a solution that they just stick their face in and it brushes for them? That's what I'd do as a billionaire anyway. I wonder how I'd solve peeing...

eru 2y ago
The billionaire I know even wipes his own butt. Shocking, I know.
- 77pt77 2y ago
  Plebe... The aristocracy doesn't even defecate. I've met one adult that believed this.
- prmoustache 2y ago
  He should wash it, not wipe it. That is what the bidet is for. Wiping is gross unless you have bare depilated butt crack
  - 8organicbits 2y ago
    We should all be washing. A cheap bidet is $20, pays for itself almost immediately.
  - eru 2y ago
    Well, I don't follow him into his bathroom. I mostly just know that he doesn't have his assistant do it.