Open Source Washing Machine Project Rethinks Clothes-Washing

Most of us don't think about the cultural context of our washing machines--we just toss in clothes, turn on the device, and don't ponder it further. But the reality is that the majority of people on the planet wash clothes by hand, mostly because of poverty and lack of available resources. Enter the Open Source Washing Machine Project, which rethinks the way we wash clothes based on economical, sociological, cultural and environmental conditions.

From the project Web site:

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