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Even if you've never actually done laundry, you've seen laundry machines; if you look closely enough you'll see that it's basically a water-level control (which is reasonably straight-forward), a poorly-designed 5 point wash/rinse temperature control, and... a multi-purpose, dancing freakshow gizmo that
does everything else. what-the-hell. Apparently alternatively pushing, twisting and pulling 1 knob in a certain way is intuitive to women, dunno. What I'm proposing is a sane set of washing machine controls.
- level control
- pre-soak time (0-20-hold)
- wash temperature(cold,warm.hot)
- wash time(0-20)
- rinse temperature(warm,cold)
- rinse time(0-20)
- spinning indicator(LED only)
- start button
no lcd's, no "multifunction $400 to replace but we don't make them anymore" knob. Simple function knobs or sliders, simple (blue of course) LED's for where you are in the program
Something similar
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Look at all that fussy stuff. I propose a big button that says WASH. That way you will know that pushing it makes the machine wash what is in it. |
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(-) You couldn't possibly have worded this without dragging in the user's sex? |
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"dragging in the user's sex" conjures up all manner of painful but springtime fresh washing machine mishaps. |
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A washing machine with up/down adjustment buttons? Widely known to exist everywhere but in the US for some reason. It seems that the US market likes the dial. |
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So this is a machine in which to wash men?
I prefer a simple shower. |
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As far as I know, almost all washing
machines these days use solid-state
timers which are pretty robust; it's
usually either the motor, the plumbingy
bits or the user that wears out first.
They also tend to have simple options
like "whites heavily soiled" or
"woollens", which is actually simpler
than what the estimable Mr. Toaster
proposes - you press a button
depending on your problem, not on the
desired solution. |
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I'm not sure if this is meant to make the process simpler so much as to expose the workings to those who like knowing how things work and tinkering with settings. It sounds to me like a manual gearbox option. |
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Older washing machines had a set of cams and microswitches to control the program - in fact I think mine still does. Perhaps a washing machine with one of those but designed so you could easily pop the cam out and alter the timings would do the job. |
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[+], despite the sexism. But - 'spinning indicator'? Anyone close enough to see an LED, even the profoundly deaf, would know when my washing machine is on spin cycle. |
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"I propose a big button that says WASH."
And when it runs, it sounds like a jack hammer. |
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I saw the title and assumed this would be the washing machine for all the kit turned out by [MB]'s "Manly Sewing Machine". Something that would handle all the linens off the main and mizzen masts in one blow, with a few spinnakers thrown in to take up the extra space. |
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Shirley, a machine could be invented which could detect colours/whites, couldn't it? |
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The option of a simple WASH button should not be so far fetched. |
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Shirley. Shirley. Shirley. Shirley. Shirley. Shirley. ShirleyShirleyShirle yShirleyShirleyShirleyShirley
Will everyone PLEASE stop misspelling that word? On a scale of 1-10, where x is the number of times I have heard it, the funny level is 5-x^2.1+cos(x^10) |
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'sexist' - hmm possibly, but sterotypically guys won't read the owner's manual for anything except "guy stuff" if at all. (ok, *I* won't). That circular thingy is just "annoying clever". |
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I assume the "dancing freakshow gizmo" is
the combination of a spring-isolated
electric motor and transmission with
agitation gearset. I propose the addition
of a gear indicator in place of the spinning
indicator. This would provide feedback
when the agitator is engaged,
differentiating when the basin is simply
spinning. Neutral vote, purely due to
sexism in the title. |
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'sexism' - saying that a guy would just want a big button that says "WASH" isn't sexist ? |
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//Will everyone PLEASE stop misspelling that word? // |
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Oh, SHIRLEY you mean "innapropriately using" rather than "misspelling"? I mean, certainly anyone called Shirley would object to you saying it's misspelled. |
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Just put an RJ45 connector on the back and give it a MAC address......... [+] |
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Speaking as a member of an unidentified sex, who frequently can't find any clean socks, I like the big button that says wash, but would prefer one that says 'find dirty clothes, put in machine, wash, dry, iron, fold, put away'. It would probably have to be a big button. |
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// "innapropriately using"//
sp. "inappropriately", shirley? |
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"WASH" would be fully automatic. I like it simple like that - let the machine do the thinking. It must be because I am male, and hence am mentally handicapped when it comes to any sort of cleaning - yeah, that's it. |
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Of course, an expert mode would need to be included, allowing manual setting of every parameter to 5 decimal places. This is for guys who are so gay that they care about more than just hitting "WASH". Women could also access the gay expert mode, but it would have to be a simplified version (because otherwise it would be too much for them - right?) |
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Maybe the "WASH" button could be velocity sensitive. If you are truly a manly man, with manly stink on your clothes, bash the wash button hard. The machine will understand this as an extra parameter - look busy and make more noise, but still do the best wash possible. |
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Ladies would have to ask their men to help bash the wash button on occasion (for really nasty loads), right after getting help opening the pickle jar. |
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<slowly backs away from <TIB>, listening carefully for incoming ordnance> |
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My brother took the poor student to the next level, and his found-on-the-street washer had the timer replaced with 2 switches: wash, and spin. Only problem was if he forgot, it would continue to wash for days, resulting in pulverized clothing. |
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//(-) You couldn't possibly have worded this without dragging in the user's sex?//
I think it would be difficult to discuss washing machines without it. After all, no man has ever had sex with one, but with women...well, I've heard rumors. |
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Further to [TIB], who suggests a WASH button that can be mashed harder for more dirty clothes, I think it should be big enough and strong enough to accept a varying blow from my club. Uggh, me want clean <bash>. Me want cleaner <BASH>. |
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On another point, the settings, if any, could at least be re-worded to appeal to different users: |
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Feminine -
Delicate strokes for sensuous finish.
Fluffy bunny.
etc. |
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Masculine -
Remove skid marks.
Carburised.
etc. |
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So, not a machine to throw a man into then? |
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This is an aweful idea! [-] See my link for a much better one! |
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Sometimes i think i might be a member of an unidentified sex too. |
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I am sick of the men-as-knuckle-
dragging-morons humor. The reason
that most men hate housework is
because it is hard. It's hard for the
ladies, too, but a lot of men are willing
to hide behind a stereotype to put more
work on their spouses. |
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The idea that you have to be some kind
of genius to operate a washing
machine, or to READ THE F*&%$G
LABLES to determine what pile
something needs to be in is either the
product disingenuousness or true,
deep, and abiding stupidity. No one
here is that stupid. |
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UL accounts for that level of stupidity every day. It's their bread and butter. |
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doing a bit of dusting in my post-list... |
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//worded this without dragging in the user's sex?//
so I'm looking for a new title, replacing "Man's" with something more precise. |
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Also in the last line of the post.. rather than LED's I'd have those electromagnetic flip flags (shows a white or black side) but I don't know what they're called. |
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I like the solid-state controls on the washing machines in the laundromat here. Three buttons: whites, colors, bright colors. |
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