Hygiene

Gadgets

An Ingenious Suction Cup Shower Bag

5:40AM February 4, 2012 | Kyle Wagner

The Vessell shower bag from Quirky is ostensibly for travellers and folks who need to be able to lug their toiletries around with them, but might actually be an incredible way to deal with the disgusting showers in shared student accommodation. More »


Science

Simroid Trains Future Human Slaves In Robot Dental Hygiene

11:00AM November 25, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

Its creators claim that Simroid, a next-generation dental patient simulator, has been developed to provide more emotional feedback to dentists in training. But I see the truth here; it’s just another way robots are preparing us for their eventual takeover. More »


Science

‘Smart Bomb’ Mouthwash: The Laziest Dental Development Yet

5:00AM November 22, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Complaining about dental work is kind of like complaining about aeroplane food or your wife’s cooking — best to just avoid it unless you’re feeling Dangerfieldian. And UCLA’s got an experimental new “smart bomb” mouthwash it says might keep you out of the dentist’s chair with just once rinse every four days. More »


Gadgets

What Does This Stealth Toothbrush Sanitizer Need To Hide From?

4:30AM November 20, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

I understand that the use of angular contours and segmented body panels can help hide a stealth aircraft from enemy radar and detection systems, but I don’t see what this toothbrush sanitizer needs to hide from. Aesthetically pleasing design maybe? More »


Science

Hands-Free Faucets Actually Grosser Without You Having To Touch Them

10:00AM April 3, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Talk about irony. According to a study conducted at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, hands-free faucets have a significantly higher chance of playing home to bacteria like Legionella spp., which causes Legionnaire’s Disease. More »


Science

You Can Quit Washing Your Jeans – For 15 Months, Actually

10:00PM January 24, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

When I was about 10, my boyfriend of the time (someone I swapped love letters with, basically) wore the same pair of jeans for a month straight. I dropped him around day 10 through disgust. But 15 months? Now that’s science. More »


Geek Out

Grate That Bar Of Soap Like It’s A Block Of Cheap Cheddar

5:20AM January 11, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

The designer may cite ecological reasons for eschewing the liquid soap for a bar of soap, but me? I just love the sheer brilliance of this concept. Grated soap! I demand all public toilets fit them immediately. [NathalieStämpfli via Kottke]


Geek Out

Man Survives Without Using Soap For 18 Months – Could You?

11:00PM January 6, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

What would happen if you went a year and a half without washing with soap shampoo? Would your girlfriend ditch you? Friends loathe having to invite you ’round? Or, like Richard Nikoley and Sean Bonner, would life just… go on? More »


Gadgets

Touchless Automatic Paper-Towel Dispenser Might Be Too Much

3:00AM August 15, 2010 | Casey Chan

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For me, paper towel dispensers fall under things I never thought needed improving. The imaginative folks at CLEANCut think differently – they’ve created an automatic paper towel dispenser and cutter that’s sleek, touchless and probably totally unnecessary. More »


Gadgets

Ninja Assassins Are After Your Toothbrush

11:40AM May 18, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Yes, there are ninja assassins after that disgusting, germ-ridden toothbrush of yours. They want to brutally annihilate 99 per cent of the mess with their germicidal ultraviolet lights and you should probably just step back and let them do it. More »