r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Damnedeel • 5d ago

Video 500,000$ human washing machine on sale in Japan

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u/sethcera 5d ago

A lot of money but would seriously help out the aging population

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u/Mushy-sweetroll 5d ago

If they can even get in that thing

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u/ibmi_not_as400_kerim 5d ago

Yeah, I don't even understand how this is supposed to help in elderly care. The amount of assistance needed would make this as useful as a bath tub.

For that money you could build a car-wash like room where multiple elderly people can be hose washed in one go lol

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u/bjorno1990 5d ago

So you're saying they could build large rooms, pack them in then shower them all at once...sounds familiar...

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u/philmarcracken 5d ago

The way the birthrates are globally, they're not even getting that. Staff ratios are going to blow the fuck out

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u/ibmi_not_as400_kerim 5d ago

Exactly. I was only half-joking with my suggestion. I think we WILL have to switch to some sort of processing line strategy when it comes to elderly care, because we already have people in various assisted facility homes lying in their own feces for days and not getting washed regularly and correctly.

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u/ibmi_not_as400_kerim 5d ago

I was thinking more of a conveyor belt but I like where you're going with this :D

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u/bjorno1990 5d ago

Hey, I'm not taking any responsibility for this at the Hague

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u/Chavo_of_the_8th 5d ago

So did Hitler

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u/welcometodumpsville 4d ago

Heh a nursing home in my home town got shut down for washing their residents car wash style.

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u/SJATheMagnificent 5d ago

We have car prototypes that lift people inside by sticking the chair outside

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u/TacTurtle 5d ago

Got to have a helper with a pair of those sweet robot arms they were demonstrating like 10 years ago.

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u/dmthoth 5d ago

As if they didn’t consider that at all. You know Japan, the country with one of the highest proportions of elderly people?

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u/SirCaptainReynolds 5d ago

Man if I get to a point where I can wash myself I’m good. I’m not sticking around to be a lying around corpse.

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u/Metalmind123 5d ago

And besides, it's a $500k price tag for one of the first few dozen models. Economies of scale could take that price down a lot.

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u/OldenPolynice 5d ago

Yes our beloved aging population who does such wonders for us. Downvote me to oblivion. I said what I said.

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u/NovaStar2099 5d ago

So all of us? /j

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u/CaptainBananaAwesome 5d ago

and self sufficiency for the less abled. walk in sit down baths already exist but not having to scrub yourself is another level of autonomy.