Washing Machines

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Watching A Washing Machine Self-Destruct Never Gets Old

5:30PM February 1, 2012 | Casey Chan

Washing machines committing suicide (or being injected with a lethal brick depending on your perspective) are home appliances’ gift to the internet. It’s like the machines are realising their full comedic potential! This one, in particular, is awesome because of how meticulously it breaks down. Little by little, piece by piece, you can’t look away. More »


News

Woman Accidentally Shoots Washing Machine, Floods House

8:20AM May 25, 2011 | Casey Chan

This is a story of love gone wrong, people gone crazy, and guns gone firing. A woman and her ‘future ex-husband’ got into an argument over getting back together and suddenly went all guns a-blazing on each other. More »


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Why The Washing Machine Pushed Humanity Forward

8:20AM April 2, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Once upon a time in the Western world, women lost countless hours heating up water and washing clothes. Then, an anonymous hero invented the electric washing machine at the beginning of the 20th century, and with it came freedom and progress for the entire human race. No, I’m not kidding. More »


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Can You Die Inside A Washing Machine?

3:20PM November 24, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

I thought drowning in a washing machine was impossible in the 21st century. I thought all machines had safety measures to avoid accidents, like kids falling inside. Apparently, I was mistaken. More »


Gadgets

Don’t Throw A Brick Into Your Washing Machine

4:30AM August 1, 2010 | Casey Chan

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Actually screw it, you can if you want to. Seeing a washing machine have a seizure is totally worth it. More »


Gadgets

Repurpose An Old Washing Machine As A Backyard Fire Pit

5:40PM July 28, 2010 | Adam Pash

Want a backyard fire pit but would like something more unique than your basic fire pit DIY? Check out how a clever user at DIY site Instructables made an attractive fire pit from a stainless steel washing machine drum. More »


Gadgets

Three-Storey Washing Machine

2:40AM March 12, 2010 | Mark Wilson

So this was obvious: Place a few dividers into an otherwise normal front-loading washing machine, and separate your reds from your whites without washing a whole separate load. More »


Software

Android To Take Over Your Washing Machine, Dryer, Oven

4:30AM January 5, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Do we really want to give Android the power to control our washing machines, dryers and ovens? Would someone hack them to microwave your underpants, wash your soup and dry your pizza? More »


Gadgets

When Good Enough Becomes Lousy

11:00AM April 29, 2009 | Jason Chen

The antithesis of the good enough mantra can be seen with this, a Hoover washing machine from 1948.

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Sanyo’s Human Washing Machine From 1970

8:20AM February 11, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Back in 1970, Sanyo envisioned a future where manual bathing was obsolete and head-washing was (apparently) optional. At the World Expo in Osaka, Sanyo unveiled their plan in the form of the Ultrasonic Bath.

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