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Is this the world's smallest shower?

guardian.co.uk — A Texan firm has come up with a 'shower in a bottle' that promises to get even the sweatiest commuter clean with no need for running water. Does it work?

Who dugg this? Made popular Jul 14, 2009

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  • SirBruce, on 07/14/2009, -1/+32"To my surprise it worked rather well. I felt cool, dry and confident enough to head to a packed leaving do where no one seemed to wrinkle their nose in disgust."

    Do they speak English in What?

    Edit: Turns out a "do" is slang for a "party". So he means someone's "leaving party", or as we would say in the states, "going away party".
  • DiggyWiggy, on 07/13/2009, -4/+31No, it doesn't.
  • KaiserKicker, on 07/14/2009, -0/+22What is this? A shower for ANTS?!

    It needs to be a least three times bigger than this!
  • Velnich, on 07/14/2009, -0/+20yes, an odd combination of alcohol, fruit oil, and herbs is no different than stagnant piss from an undefined source.
  • adamward, on 07/14/2009, -1/+21No, no it didn't. You're a moron.
  • DRT23, on 07/14/2009, -0/+14Isn't this just cologne? A shower is supposed to get grit off of you.
  • badfish0116, on 07/14/2009, -0/+11Hey I have a patent on that *****.. don't get any ideas...
  • inc595, on 07/14/2009, -0/+11sex panther... 60% of the time it works, every time.
  • fragMasterFlash, on 07/14/2009, -0/+7This does not appear to do a damn thing for your hair which, in my experience, gets rather sweaty when cycling with a helmet more than 5 miles.
  • badfish0116, on 07/14/2009, -0/+6who the ***** its gary colmens?
  • dvsbastard, on 07/14/2009, -0/+5The problem with these ideas is that there is more to being clean than just killing bacteria... Unless this also magically dissolves, dirt / mud / oil / etc...
  • RadiatedAnt, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4Adam Sandler needs to stop eating fruit pies.
  • dvsbastard, on 07/14/2009, -1/+5Nope... It's the worlds largest scam!
  • TwwIX, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4Mmm, golden showers.
  • mst3kcrow, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4I prefer golden showers to Mexican showers. Wait...
  • whythankyou, on 07/14/2009, -0/+4No. It's alcohol and (irritating) essential oils in a spray bottle.
  • Steelkiss, on 07/14/2009, -2/+5The "shower in a can" solution is an ancient tradition. These Texans are trying to claim the invention of something that has been known to every post pubescent male on the planet since the invention of deodorant!
  • marciot, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2Reminds me of the bumper sticker, "Patchouli is not soap"
  • pseudononymist, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2it's for keeping tigers away (you don't see any tigers around do you???)
  • Angostura, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2The usual urban commute cycle in the UK leaves you sweaty, rather than muddy or oily.
  • zip000, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2You mean British American I think.
  • Zaggynl, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1So rubbing yourself with a towel and spraying some perfume/cooling spray is the same as washing away sweat, dirt and whatnot?
    Dear unclean people, just take the damn shower.
    Thanks for the effort though, you might smell a little less bad using this.
  • inactive, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1wow... so diggers are so young nobody knows who gary colman is? pathetic....
  • Wingin, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1So the spray was enough to help him feel fresher, but this, "...no one seemed to wrinkle their nose in disgust" is not much of a smell test.
  • TheMachine1, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1A shower/bath maybe more than just a cleaning/deodorizing process. A certain amount of time in warm/hot water is rejuvenating.
  • TechEvil, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1"Rubbing alcohol baths or sponges used to soothe a fever can lead to acute poisoning through skin absorption or inhalation. Package warning suggest using protective gloves, and using a well-ventilated area."

    hmmm >_>
  • hugehead83, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1So, depending on how big you are, does that work out to like $15-30 per "shower"? I'll stick with driving..
  • davidg11, on 07/15/2009, -0/+1So now I can leave my mistress without smelling like sweat, sex and perfume?

    Yippie!!

  • tr0j, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1A contender for the title would have to be a room at the Beersheba Hotel, in Israel, where the shower is a hole in the ceiling over the toilet bowl, which one has to sit on sideways because the facing wall is near flush with the bowl. Access to said bathroom requires one to step out onto the one person balcony, then turn 90 degrees to face another door. Still pretty good for $10 a night.
  • captainchris, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1this can't be better than the cinco portable urinal shower:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_4AZYRtV_g
  • miek1212, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1If Billy Mays doesn't endorse it personally then I'm not buying it!

    Errrr..... oh no!
  • D0P3M4N, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1Or you could just do it my way-- Old Spice and Febreeze.
  • The_Tate, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1Can we send a few pallets of this over to France please?
  • Darrelc, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1Or a leaving do. And surprisingly, yeah they speak English in England.
  • martzmart, on 07/14/2009, -0/+0Sure it works........if you're 3 feet tall
  • denizen42, on 07/14/2009, -1/+1Oh noes! My aftershave is toxic??
  • nesagwa, on 07/14/2009, -0/+0Navy showers?
  • DRT23, on 07/14/2009, -3/+3The Irish soak in moonshine while drinking everclear after orgies.
  • starfishsystems, on 07/14/2009, -0/+0This seems reasonable, as long as you are oblivious to THE CONCEPT OF "SOLVENT."
  • BREZZZ, on 07/14/2009, -3/+0I prefer Mexican showers to French showers.
  • RhymeThyme, on 07/14/2009, -5/+2Need golden piss on the head for degradation.
  • inactive, on 07/14/2009, -5/+1gary colmens midnight sleepwalk....
  • dumaitbjimmy, on 07/14/2009, -6/+2Need to use this on the new head of education.
  • bonkeykong, on 07/14/2009, -10/+4may as well douse your body with stagnant urine
  • googooly, on 07/14/2009, -18/+7HI BILLY MAYS HERE WITH PERSONAL OXICLEAN. IT GET RIDS OF TOUGH STAINS OUT OF YOUR ASS


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  • TechEvil, on 07/13/2009, -22/+1Depending on the alcohol content of this "shower" it could be dangerous. I know of someone who died from putting rubbing alcohol on their body after working out. It killed them from being absorbed through open pores/sweat glands.

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