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The dosages of Unilever Persil liquid are absolutely tiny - about 27ml (5.4 teaspoons in US units) for a 6kg wash about 40ml for a 8kg+ wash in a larger drum machine. It’s extremely concentrated.

Bosch is an odd one. It is 92% owned by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, which is effectively a charity involved in wide range of social, cultural, international relations and healthcare and scientific projects. The company itself runs commercially, but it has unusual ownership...

The 70s were all about natural colours and being a contrast to the garish colours of the 50s and 60s. It was a softer look. I actually quite like the modern looks of some of the grocery stores of today. A lot of them are adopting a way more architectural and interesting looking vibe with much...

That’s basically how one of my grandmas did laundry! Stuff front loader to point you can barely close the door. Put in an unknown amount of detergent. Then add an extra pour or two for luck! You can’t really have too much soap, right? Pick some cotton cycle … and somehow it all came out clean.

Metallic taste could well have been from old cast iron. Lead in water doesn’t have any taste, another reason why it’s hugely problematic where it still exists.

When you think about how much led and other nasty substances were used in homes, plumbing (the origin of the word), paints, burnt straight into the air by cars running on leaded gasoline / petrol and who knows what else, it’s amazing we made it this far at all. Lead in particular has a...

The oranges are remarkable perfectly stacked too lol Based on the camera angles and the technology available in the early 70s it couldn’t have been candid. Actually, until relatively recent years, shooting film or video was not something most people could do casually. We’re all carrying around...

I’ve recently encountered a building products supplier still using them, with multi layer paper. I was buying some fencing panels. Really old fashioned system. You went to the sales desk and they took your order. Multiple desks and salespeople with different specialties. They then printed out a...

I’d agree with the common sense line. You don’t need to wash jeans every time you wear them, but you do need to wash them as needed and certainly after a few wears. It depends on what you’ve been doing, how sweaty you are and so on. You’re absolutely not going to have BO from wearing jeans...

I can still remember the sound of dot matrix printers in the tills of the late 80s and early 90s. Beeps of scanners, big clicky keypads and the cacophony of receipts being printed. I also distinctly remember when they disappeared and were replaced by thermal printers or other tech. Suddenly...

Just browsing for other supermarkets from that era and stumbled upon the opening of the first 24h supermarket in France in 1972:

Nice footage.

I have a Miele W1 and it will literally complete a pretty aggressive wash perfectly without even ripping up a lost tissue! They’re remarkably gentle machines in terms of fabric care. I still think the best bet for pet hair is a quick pre vacuum and outdoor shake. I have some limited...

Front load washer won’t really create any significant amounts of lint or matted fibres. However, they’re often not effective at removing very large quantities of pet hair, as the drums will typically retain it as they’re increasingly designed to be ultra gentle with tiny holes The best way of...

I’m never really been a fan of range cookers. There’s a lot to be said for multiple, modular built in ovens rather than one high monolith.

Thins are what happens when accountants become product developers.

I’ve spotted those detergent sheets here in Ireland. I don’t see them taking off though. Just looks like another gimmick.

Miele do, but you might need to order directly from them. I can’t speak for the UK, but there are few top loaders on the market in Ireland...

Seems my late gran was possibly a few decades ahead of her time - born in the 1920s. It wasn’t for financial reasons but she just absolutely *HATED* waste. Back in the 1980s, as disposable culture was probably peaking, she would just never accept supermarket bags, both on the basis that it was...

I would say 95% of washes are done at 40°C (or less) here anyway. I don’t remember anyone doing very many hot washes when I was growing up here in Ireland anyway. Mostly considered a waste of energy. It was always 40° or less with the eco options turned on. Personally, I run a high temperature...