> it's a bit misleading to suggest she's created a washing machine that "runs without electricity" I don't think it's misleading at all. If electricity and el

> it's a bit misleading to suggest she's created a washing machine that "runs without electricity" I don't think it's misleading at all. If electricity and electric cars were available and commonplace in Fred Flintstone's era, and he designed a car that used no electricity, then he could and should be credited for designing a car that "ran without electricity". Now, if someone said this machine ran without energy, that would me not only misleading, but a lie. > At this stage of mankind's industrialization, it's disingenuous to look at a human powered machine as an improvement over an electricity powered one. That's a legitimate point, and one that is worth discussing about.