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A compact companion for when you’ve got too much stuff to hang, but not enough for a laundromat run.
Solution to the most annoying thing that can happen when washing your clothes is probably within arm’s reach of your washing machine.
This survival game hobbyist is wondering where else he’s supposed to hang his clothes to dry.
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And if you’re a traveler or a local with a full load of laundry to do, there’s no more relaxing way to get it done.
We finally get a chance to test this portable laundromat and see just how clean it can make your clothes.
The USB-powered device called Washable boasts the power to turn any bucket or sink into your own personal washing machine.
If there’s a menial task that takes up a substantial amount of time, you can bet Japan is developing a robot for it. So far we’ve seen gems like the 24-fingered hair-washing robot, the floor-cleaning bot and the robot that feeds you tomatoes while you run.
Now, a new generation of self-automated robotic assistance is set to make life easier for families in the very near future, with an amazing new machine that folds your laundry.
If you’re used to using a dryer when you do laundry in your home country, you might be in for a surprise if you ever move to Japan. Despite the country’s numerous technological advancements to make your life easier, clothes dryers here pale in comparison to many overseas models, and they aren’t something you’ll find in your average Japanese household. Instead, most Japanese people prefer to hang their washing outside to air dry.
Sure it’s a more affordable and ecological way of doing things, but what do you do when the rainy and typhoon seasons make drying clothes outside impossible or you have too much laundry to hang outside all at once? It’s time for a trip to the laundromat, or what Japanese like to call a koin randorii (coin laundry). In fact, they’re becoming so popular that over the past 10 years the number of coin laundries across Japan has almost doubled, despite little growth in the laundromat industry world-wide.
But why is the coin laundry business suddenly booming? We decided to find out!
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