Yup, Ever wonder if there was a lil fella inside the washing machine who actually did all the cleaning and snuck back before you opened the machine. Completely convinved that there was a little gargoyle type thingy which was made a slave, I often checked the washing machine - thats about 15 years back braniacs. Too bad the transparent washer wasnt here

Besides the transparent washing machine (made of some kind of extremely hard and durable plastic, they even made a refrigerator from a similar material).

'This refrigerator is one of many new home electronics displayed at National Electronics’ Invention Station in Tokyo, a new campaign hosted by three pretty Japanese anchorwomen. It not only displays all your gastronomical delights for everyone to see, but also has a super-low bottom shelf for easy in-and-out of heavy items, and fits more stuff than your fat uncle’s belly'

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