[Imagination Club] Challenge: New bathtub ideas

[Thomas Pitre]

With a front-loading washing machine, the tub itself rotates causing the 
clothes to tumble into the water. Less water is needed for this method 
of washing. Therefore a front-loading hot tub might conserve water as 
well.  Yes, the occupants would have to be cushioned from the tumbling 
action, but a large horizontal-axis machine of this kind could wash the 
whole family with a minimum amount of water.  Also, as a former 
motorcycle mechanic, I've sand blasted many spark plugs to remove carbon 
and soot from deep inside the insulator.  A form of air/sand or 
air/walnut shell blasting could remove dirty and dead skin. ;-)

The fellow that suggested a way to add hot water with the feet made a 
point that I had totally forgotten.  After 20-30 minutes in a tub, hot 
water is  needed, but  it has to be circulated as it is added.  
Otherwise, the  hot water is not dispersed properly in  the tub.  I  
suggest an addition to the foot controls which dispenses the hot water 
at several points in the tub, rather than  just  the one at the tap.

All in all, there were many excellent responses to  Mr. Baumgartner's 
request for sharing. I enjoyed thinking about this and reacting to the 
other member's suggestions.  I look forward to reading more.

Tom Pitre
Sequim, WA

Jeffrey Baumgartner wrote:

>Bathtubs have remained largely unchanged for decades. As a 
>result, they have become very boring. 
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>Your job is to come up with radical new ideas for bathtubs. 
>Any idea that changes the way we use bathtubs, that adds or 
>changes the functionality of bathtubs or just makes 
>bathtubs better are warmly welcomed. 
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>Don't be shy, share your ideas by replying to this e-mail.
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Thomas Pitre
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Sequim, WA
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