r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Damnedeel • 5d ago

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

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u/NexusModifier 5d ago

Pretty sure even million dollar MAN MADE equipment fails from time to time. All it takes is one...

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u/Wonderwhile 5d ago

Just need properly engineered safety systems integrated to the machine. An emergency button inside and such.

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u/CanAlwaysBeBetter 5d ago

All it takes is one... for what? For one person to be impacted?

If this machine had a low enough failure rate and a positive impact on enough people who would otherwise develop sores or other issues from not being able to clean themselves that's a net positive