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As i was lugging the big three
litre jug of liquid laundry
detergent up a flight of
stairs
to the laundry area in the
apartment building, i was
thinking "George, " (because
George is what i call myself
in
my head) "George, wouldn't it
be easier if you only had to
carry a single-usage
unit of
laundry detergent, like when
you carry a single dryer
sheet?" Not surprisingly, i
also thought the answer was
"Yes".
I propose that liquid laundry
detergent could be sold as a
box/carton of single-use
spheres that is held together
by a soluble skin that quickly
comes apart and dissolves in
water. The skin allows
individual units while not
resorting to excess wasteful
packaging that would wind up
in
a landfill.
If anybody has ever played
paintball, think of a large
version of the paintball ammo.
(although i have no info on
whether they are soluble or
not)
I also picture them being
blue,
because i like blue.
Of course, the downside is
that
the detergent company gets to
determine how much laundry
detergent you use on each
load.
Maybe they could sell
different sizes for different
needs.
Persil Capsules FAQ
http://www.persil.c...s/capsules/faq.html De-Framed. They're exactly this idea. [jutta, Oct 29 2001]
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That's an obscure link you found, UnaBubba. ;) Although i've never seen/heard of that before (excep the dishwashing tablet), that's not liquid laundry detergent. I haven't used the powdered stuff (like is mentioned at your link) in a decade - i can't stand the stuff. Find me some in liquid form! |
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From what i've seen of the (current) US patent process, saying "one more time, but now with liquid" sounds like it may be patentable, even. (although maybe not now, since i divulged it publicly before application :) |
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UnaBubba - exactly! I had forgotten about bath beads! |
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Rods Tiger - i went to the Persil Capsules link and my first reaction was a pleased "oooooooo". Good work! :-) |
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I'm glad to know my idea is baked...and available. (no matter what the fishboners say ;) |
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