L4sBotB to Today I LearnedEnglish • 1 year agoTIL that because of the amount of time it saves, the washing machine has been called "the greatest invention of the industrial revolution.” Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberat...en.wikipedia.orgmessage-square14arrow-up1130arrow-down13
arrow-up1127arrow-down1external-linkTIL that because of the amount of time it saves, the washing machine has been called "the greatest invention of the industrial revolution.” Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberat...en.wikipedia.orgL4sBotB to Today I LearnedEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square14
minus-squareteftlinkEnglish15•1 year agoAnyone who has ever washed clothes by hand understands this. That shit is difficult af.
minus-squaresmashboylinkfedilink3•1 year agoAnd to think, back in those days people also often had 5-10 children. Imagine the amount of laundry 💀
minus-squareathos77linkfedilink2•1 year agoI remember watching some BBC documentary and they said that whenever a household for enough money that they started to buy appliances, the first one they bought was almost always a clothes washer.
minus-squareGhost33313linkfedilink2•1 year agoBeen there. A freshening up wash isn’t bad, but if you have a stain, forget it you will be cursing.
Anyone who has ever washed clothes by hand understands this. That shit is difficult af.
And to think, back in those days people also often had 5-10 children. Imagine the amount of laundry 💀
I remember watching some BBC documentary and they said that whenever a household for enough money that they started to buy appliances, the first one they bought was almost always a clothes washer.
Been there. A freshening up wash isn’t bad, but if you have a stain, forget it you will be cursing.