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New Washing Machine Cleans With Plastic, Not Water
ecogeek.org — Water-efficient washing machines could be relics of the past should a new machine that uses plastic chips pan out. Friction and solvent are the main ingredients of getting clothes clean, and the Xeros may be the most efficient machine to utilize these two elements and minimize the role of water.
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- BrianGoodloe, on 07/07/2008, -4/+5I always wondered why hippies smelled... now I know
- alapoet, on 07/08/2008, -0/+12Worrisome thing is, solvents and plastic aren't the most environmentally friendly things, either.
FTA: "...what I have yet to find out is if the chips themselves are environmentally friendly, what they’re made of, and what happens to them after that 100th load." - crash331, on 07/08/2008, -0/+5I think I'll stick with the small amount of water my washer uses instead of a non-biodegradeable petroleum product.
- gobbstopp, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3sweet - now i can use my mastercard to buy credit for a machine that will wash my recycled plastic-composite undies in a petroleum solvent so i can be clean before i meet up with my silicone love-doll (after she's unwrapped and microwaved my dinner of course)
it pays to be a 22nd century nanotech boy... - ADIDAS247, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2This sounds like another solution that you'll never hear about again because it's just someone talking crap. How can you only use 2% of the energy and still have enough force to make 1000's of plastic chips "absorb" stains? Why not just bang your clothes against a wall?
- dogearedboy, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2I just don't see how my pants pockets aren't going to be filled with little plastic chips.
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