Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 09:23:12 -0500
From: Eric Muller <emuller@exploratorium.edu>
To: pinhole@exploratorium.edu
Subject: Laundry balls
Pinheads,
I just spoke with someone who is thinking about buying a laundry ball
(or "Super Globe"). They asked me if they should buy one.
Laundry Balls are disk shaped plastic containers filled with white
pellets. You drop it in your wash machine and it’s supposed to clean
your clothes without detergent. According to the advertisement the
device acts as a "dirt magnet" and will last for several thousand
loads, but they cost around 50 bucks.
Here's a quote from http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/2392/ls.html
"The Super Globe" activates your laundry water naturally through a
confidential process which changes the molecular structure of your
water. It forces the dirt to leave the fabric because dirt is positively
charged and "The Super Globe" is negatively charged, thus creating an
electronic release of dirt."
I told her I had no idea how they work.
Anybody out there know of these things?
Are they just a rip-off?
-Eric
PS. I might mention that these devices are sold via a multi-level sales
scheme.
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