China Invents the Bike Washing Machine
Want to keep fit and get your laundry done at the same time?
A middle school student in GuangDong, China did, and he invented a Bike-Washing Machine to do just that.
The boy bought a used washing machine from a local market and connected the canister to his bicycle.
About an hour and a half later you have completed both a great workout and a few loads of clean laundry.
Perfect way to save time and energy, while at the same time losing weight.
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By Mui Mui on 18-06-2008
Comment by DARKWING DUCK
June 18th, 2008 at 10:21 am
“Not enough room? My place is two cubic meters, and we could only take up 1.5 cubic meters. We’ve got room for a whole another two-thirds of a person!”
Comment by asithi
June 18th, 2008 at 11:07 am
I remember visiting my cousin in China when I was 15 years old. She had to use a crank for the washing machine. She had to clear out a space in the living room, move the washing machine from the wall into the room (to get more space), and cranked for 30 minutes to do a small load of laundry. No wonder she us so thin!
Comment by spigok
June 18th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Now THAT is optimizing resources!
You loose weight and do the laundry, I don’t know why anyone thought of that before…
Comment by James
June 18th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Uh.. this was shown on Gilligan’s Island in the 60’s !!!!
Comment by Tourex
June 18th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Is the bike connected to a dryer too?
Comment by sultan_azteca
June 19th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Civilization and progress lost-and-found in a sitcom!
Why not connect all other appliances too? Just plug a generator and a set of batteries.
Fighting global warming one TV set at a time!
Comment by web design company
June 19th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Nice way to take off the pounds and take out the dirt!
Comment by Lauren
June 24th, 2008 at 1:52 am
That is an awesome idea from such a young guy. My only concern would be getting up the simultaneous motivation to not only do laundry (ick) but also ride a stationery bike in your laundry room. Maybe a TV would be a nice addition for us lazy Americans, though I suppose you’d need to power that, too!
Comment by Gabiechan
June 26th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Hahahahahaha!!!
Comment by TeninaT
June 28th, 2008 at 4:50 am
I would so get that. If only there was enough space in my home.
*sad*
~t
Comment by Ninjarina
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Now all they need to do is find a Japanese designer who can make this invention space efficient.
Comment by blindphineas
February 13th, 2009 at 4:57 am
Yeah, the kid thought of it…sure. If you’re smart enough to figure out how to hook this up you’re smart enough to figure out how to get some other chump to ride it. Way to go, Chinese parents!
Comment by Egor109
February 13th, 2009 at 6:48 am
world crisis ?
Comment by MaiQ
February 13th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
How about a business idea to run public Laundry and Gym just next door?
Pay one door and get paid from another.