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		Cthulhu_ on Feb 4, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Indian School Girl Creates Washing Machine That Ru... TBH, this problem /was/ solved a century ago, if not longer, how do you think your grandparents (or their parents) did their laundry? First you had bashing clothes against rocks, then you got washboards, then you got hand-cranked washing machines. Not as clever as leg-powered washing machines, though, but then I'm sure we would be using those by now if it wasn't for electricity.

MrZongle2 on Feb 4, 2014 [–]

Agreed; this came to mind as well.

Before electricity was commonplace, people still washed their clothes...even if they didn't have easy access to a stream or river.

This may be a clever refinement of a human-powered washing machine, but it is far from novel.

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