Naked Aussie gets wedged in washing machine An Aussie bloke who climbed naked into a top-loader washing machine in an attempt to surprise his other half provided a top afternoon's entertainment for local emergency services. The unnamed chap from Mooroopna, some 180km north of Melbourne, apparently decided it was a bit of a wheeze to conceal himself inside the appliance …
Could have been one of those big Samsungs with no real or US-style, up-sticking agitator. I saw a couple of Korean machines when in Busan, and in Shanghai, and those machines are ULTRA quiet and almost to die for. Better than ANY US-made consumer washer I've seen in my 40+ years. The machines are even superior to the super quiet laundry-house Sanyos I saw in Tokyo in 2004. And that Sanyo was so quiet that I had to go back inside and touch and put my ear to the thing before feeling certain is was indeed operating. Well, some of the Maytags are nice, but in 2005 my housemate and his wife had one -- IIRC, it cost around $2000 just for the washer, but it might have been around $1500.
So, I can see an adult (of maybe 5'-7" stature) easily fitting IN to one, though getting out could be a bit... Agitating, hahaha.
so how do you get the clothes to circulate through the drum, then? Not challenging the fact, simply interested.
As for the bloke who sang the praises of the quietness, yeah, I was persuaded to trade out an old noisy dishwasher for a super-expensive energy efficient one that was designed to be super quiet. The bloody thing would have been better designed to be noisy and get the cutlery clean and finish the job in an hour instead of the 3+ hours it takes now. I mean, what's the point if I have to Brillo every fucking knife and fork that comes out of it after an overnight cycle? But perhaps that's just me.
Well, I'm a SysAdmin, not a washing machine engineer, so I don't really know. But I assume it's done by the way the tub spins clockwise and anticlockwise. Here's the manual for my fairly basic machine - http://goo.gl/BeYD45 - it doesn't give much information but I'm assuming the key is in the fantastically named 'Double Storm Pulsator', the movement of the drum is designed to create currents in the water and the currents circulate the clothes.
We recently got a new quiet energy-efficient dishwasher, and it works quite well. Sure, it takes around 2 to 3 hours depending on the settings and how long the sensors determine it should run, but the length of time generally shouldn't be a problem, since you'll typically be running a dishwasher between meals or overnight. It also offers a quick, less-efficient 1 hour mode as well though, in case you need something right away. Whether you pre-rinse your dishes before putting them in likely makes a difference in cleaning performance as well. Also, at least in the US, recent environmental regulations have made many detergents not perform as well as they used to, so it's generally not recommended to use the powdered detergents anymore, but rather the tablets and gel-packs. The detergent formulas likely vary from country to country though.
[2 Shugyosha] I was in contact with a Verified Proper Australian over the weekend who assures me that there is no dearth of agitator-type top-loading washing machines down under.
Next time you cite your experience as the Definitive Australasian Experience, mention the fact that you (obviously) live in Warra-Warra-Numpty, population 4 if you include the dingo and a sheep named Eric.
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It happened again.
For the second time in less than a week, someone has gotten stuck in a washing machine playing a game of hide-and-seek.
A 20-year-old Australian man got stuck in a top-load washing machine Saturday in the hopes of scaring his girlfriend, BBC reports.
He was also naked.
On Friday, an 11-year-old Utah girl made headlines after a similar ordeal. The girl, who did not want to be identified out of embarrassment, was playing hide-and-seek when she got stuck in the machine for 90 minutes. Firefighters were eventually able to pry her out.
"She really wanted to win," the girl's mother said.
On Friday, an 11-year-old Utah girl made headlines after a similar ordeal. The girl, who did not want to be identified out of embarrassment, was playing hide-and-seek when she got stuck in the machine for 90 minutes. Firefighters were eventually able to pry her out.
"She really wanted to win," the girl's mother said.
Despite needing help from authorities, these two pioneers of hide and seek should be admired for their commitment to hiding.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/06/man-stuck-in-washing-machine-australia_n_4549781.html
weird news has a video....
...I expected to read about some sort of spectacular brief underwear mishap that rendered him naked and stuck inside the thing involving an actual wedgie provided by the washing machine while he was innocently doing laundry, reached for something on the upper shelf and, oh well, whatever.
Not sure if I can post URLs, if not search for "Man vs clothes dryer; Result: stuck"
Classic kiwi incident with an Interview, love it. It's people like this that bought me to gods own country
http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/man-vs-clothes-dryer-result-stuck-2798852
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