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-squareGhost33313linkfedilink2•1 year agoBeen there. A freshening up wash isn’t bad, but if you have a stain, forget it you will be cursing.
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.
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 💀
Been there. A freshening up wash isn’t bad, but if you have a stain, forget it you will be cursing.
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.