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Patlal
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Washing machines increase our education 2
#18811132 - 09/07/13 10:41 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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As we speak right now, their are 5 billion people that don't have access to washing machines. These people, mostly the women need to spend several hours per week hand washing their family's clothes. It's a long, hard and inefficient process. Billion of people need to walk long distances to have access to the water needed, they then need to light a fire to heat that water while they wash their clothes.
Us on the other hand simply load up the machine and let electricity do the work. The richest billion people in the world uses up more than half the entire planets energy use using all kinds of machines. The result of this is that it allowed us to have more time to become industrialized
What the washing machines have done to society is that it freed up time for women to go to the library and read books, learn other languages, teach their children and give them hope for a better, more educated future.
Next time you do a load of laundry, don't take it for granted. 5 billion people on earth would do anything to have one. Consider yourselves lucky to have the time to educate yourselves because of it.
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luvdemboomers
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: Patlal]
#18811189 - 09/07/13 11:06 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I can't tell if you are being serious or not.
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: Patlal] 2
#18811192 - 09/07/13 11:06 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: luvdemboomers] 1
#18811196 - 09/07/13 11:07 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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It is actually a pretty good point. Think how much more time nudism would save us though.
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: Patlal]
#18811197 - 09/07/13 11:08 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Someones been watching TEDtalks, I saw that one too.
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: Sheekle]
#18811199 - 09/07/13 11:08 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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That's a cool concept. And I agree totally with it.
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: lil_demented]
#18811206 - 09/07/13 11:11 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: Patlal]
#18811208 - 09/07/13 11:13 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I don't own a washing machine, and I have plenty of time to educate myself 
I do see your point though
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: rulesq]
#18811211 - 09/07/13 11:14 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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So you wash your clothes by hand then huh?
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: Ran-D]
#18811220 - 09/07/13 11:17 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Nah, there's a laundry room in our building
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: Ran-D]
#18811222 - 09/07/13 11:17 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Good point, though could it not be applied to most machines ad inventions?
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: rulesq]
#18811227 - 09/07/13 11:19 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
rulesq said: Nah, there's a laundry room in our building 
Which means you have access to them like OP was talking about.
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: elborito]
#18811230 - 09/07/13 11:20 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
elborito said: Good point, though could it not be applied to most machines ad inventions?
Yea I suppose it could be applied to any device that does chores that would otherwise take up all our spare time.
Another question, how many people actually use this extra time to be productive? Most of us load up our washing machines and go do meaningless stuff like play X box or chat on the Shroomery
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: psi]
#18811232 - 09/07/13 11:21 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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You got me there.
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Patlal
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: rulesq]
#18811244 - 09/07/13 11:27 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I posted this just to get you guys to think about it. To change your perspective on something we take for granted.
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: Patlal]
#18811249 - 09/07/13 11:28 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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It's crazy to think that even those old timey wringer style washing machines would have been seen as a huge time saver.
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: psi]
#18811266 - 09/07/13 11:37 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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psi said: It's crazy to think that even those old timey wringer style washing machines would have been seen as a huge time saver.
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: Patlal]
#18811293 - 09/07/13 11:46 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Running water. I can walk to the kitchen right now...RIGHT THIS DAMN SECOND... and get a nice glass of semi-fresh life nourishing water. Whaddya think about that?
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: Patlal]
#18811297 - 09/07/13 11:47 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Whenever I've washed laundry by hand the whole process took maybe 15min for a load.
Wash/Scrub, hang to dry. Done.
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Patlal
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Re: Washing machines increase our education [Re: Repertoire89]
#18812283 - 09/07/13 05:19 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
Repertoire89 said:

Whenever I've washed laundry by hand the whole process took maybe 15min for a load.
Wash/Scrub, hang to dry. Done.
Now do it for yourself, your wife and all of your kids. It'll take you a lot of time.
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