That price does not make any sense whatsoever. It’s clearly having a 10000% markup for the rich people while there is no competition
I’m not so sure… I could see a huge legitimate price range depending on its features, speed, and effectiveness. Consider the engineering difference between Billy-Bob’s “it squirts you with a hose” versus something that would clean even the body-surfacr you are reating on, and wash your face & eyelids without getting water in your nose & eyes.
We just finished building a huge (automated, with robotic hand) candle manufacturing machine with over 3000 molds, 8500pcs/hour, the thing is massive, modern, with multiple computers, hundreds of sensors, motors, etc. The whole thing is bigger than my house. It was cheaper than buying this bath
It’s meant to be a novelty piece.
I…kinda want this.
Was anyone else tripped up by the picture shown in that article? To me it looks as though it’s a miniature version of the device, but I can’t quite put my finger on why that is.
I thought so at first, too, but it’s just because of the positioning of the device in combination with the angle of the photo.
A George Foreman slap chop
These would be incredibly useful in scenarios where someone might otherwise require assistance when bathing.
I thought we had already invented that one. In two separate version. The first was the bathtub and the revised one being the shower booth.
not only washes your body but also your soul
$450,000
My bathtub does that too for a fraction of that price
This isn’t meant for your house. From TFA:
A hotel in Osaka bought the first machine and is preparing to offer the service to hotel guests, the spokeswoman said.
Other customers include Yamada Denki, a major consumer electronics retail chain in Japan, which hopes the machine will draw people to visit its outlets, she said.
“Because part of the appeal of this machine is rarity, we plan to produce only about 50 units,” Ms Maekura said.
Ew… a reusable human waste pod
At least in a shower of the hotel, gravity is my friend
I mean isn’t every shower, bath, and toilet a reusable human waste pod
People would definitely shit in it
Not likely in Japan.
That’s what the waffle stomp is for.
Half a million bucks to have a machine was your ass
Or…
Wash your own ass in the shower/tub you likely already have and not spend half a million bucks
Hmmmm
For that much, I can hire a burly Turkish man to slap me clean every morning for life.
If you’re serious, I know a place
I assumed this was going to be a solution to Japan’s problems of an increasingly elderly population combined with a refusal to increase immigration.
These should be available at LANs.
These should be
availablemandatory at LANs.FTFY
And multi-day conventions.
Conventions bring both extremes… It’s either eye-watering B.O. or eye-watering cologne/perfume
Ah, so this is the human washing machine that went on sale in Japan! It’s quite interesting to see how technology has advanced to the point where it can wash our bodies as well as our clothes. However, I do wonder about the safety and hygiene aspects of this device. Wouldn’t it be risky for the users’ health if the machine isn’t properly sanitized between uses? Also, what happens if someone gets claustrophobic while being inside the pod? That could lead to some unpleasant situations.
