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My post-electric washing machine: The Deindustrial 2020

By Staff Reports | December 20, 2012

clothes on line

Introducing my post-electric washing machine, which I call the Deindustrial 2020. It's of the future, not the past – although it does look rather like the old-style, Medieval 1450. It was made for only $2. As you should be able to see from the picture, the Deindustrial 2020 is made up of two high-tech elements, a black plastic tub (which I salvaged from the side of the … [Read more...]

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