Thread Number: 71710
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
Frances Gabe, Creator of the Only Self-Cleaning Home, Dies at 101 |
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Post# 948843   7/18/2017 at 19:05 (2,472 days old) by Whatsername (Denver, CO)   |   | |
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"Equal parts quixotic dreamer and accomplished visionary, Ms. Gabe made the house do its own scrubbing."
There's a video, patents, animations, and more. Looks like the implementation was only ever partially realized but still--wow! CLICK HERE TO GO TO Whatsername's LINK |
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Post# 948849 , Reply# 1   7/18/2017 at 19:54 (2,472 days old) by jmm63 (Denville, NJ)   |   | |
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Post# 948861 , Reply# 2   7/18/2017 at 21:16 (2,472 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA)   |   | |
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I wonder if it plays Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" while it works... |
Post# 948883 , Reply# 3   7/18/2017 at 22:42 (2,472 days old) by Whatsername (Denver, CO)   |   | |
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Post# 948975 , Reply# 6   7/19/2017 at 16:49 (2,471 days old) by mikael3 (Atlanta)   |   | |
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“Perhaps it was her penchant, at least in her younger days, for doing her yard work in the nude.”
I didn’t see that one coming. |