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Had the feeling someone must have made a similar design in Japan. And yes: https://youtu.be/iMOkxrdP6kY?si=HWf_Sb-zwk5Vi8ES https://youtu.be/iMOkxrdP6kY?si=HWf
by makeitdouble 10mo ago
Had the feeling someone must have made a similar design in Japan. And yes:
https://youtu.be/iMOkxrdP6kY?si=HWf_Sb-zwk5Vi8ES https://youtu.be/iMOkxrdP6kY?si=HWf_Sb-zwk5Vi8ES
(sold for about 10,000 yens https://item.rakuten.co.jp/thanko/000000003846/ https://item.rakuten.co.jp/thanko/000000003846/)
The metal design in the article is still more flexible and durable. I also assumed the Japanese version would be targeted at disaster situations and/or remote mountain areas and be more repairable, but the cost saving part seems to be a major selling point.
- supportengineer 10mo agoI don't see an agitator, how does it get the clothes clean?
- makeitdouble 10mo agoGravity. The clothes falling down from the upper half is described on the slides, so I assume the rotation isn't fast enough for the clothes to stick to the walls, or it has an elliptical rotor to make sure there a speed difference ? (edited as I'm not sure how it exactly works)
- dtgriscom 10mo agoTumbling, just like a generic front-load washing machine.
- supportengineer 10mo agoOh, I would never buy one of those
- vanderZwan 10mo agoThat video is three years old, although the item in question might be older of course. I remember reading about the Washing Machine Project a decade ago or so.