Put away grandpa's gasmask when changing the Hoover bag! With the new generation machines, your vacuum cleaner automatically adds enough water to the collected detritus to ensure a solid, compacted brick of filth peels out of your bag, spam-style, rather than the usual Kansan dust-cloud twister! This idea was spawned from hojotogo's cat puke collection collar, in many ways a more useful invention...-- General Washington, Jul 30 2002 (?) gootyam's link whatever it is http://www.rainbows...html/products4.html [po, Jul 30 2002, last modified Oct 21 2004] Vacuum packing vacuum cleaner http://www.halfbake..._20vacuum_20cleanerWhere would we be without self-promotion? [phoenix, Jul 31 2002, last modified Oct 05 2004] Uh, they have a water vacuum cleaner that does the same thing.
(see link)-- gootyam, Jul 30 2002 use the link, dear boy [goot]
link provided by po - fee negotiable - I don't come cheap (except to HB)-- po, Jul 30 2002 Hm yes, does seem baked... but they don't get the Brick of Filth at the end, though...-- General Washington, Jul 30 2002 a filth brick does sound nice. maybe redesign it so the thing just barks to go out when it is full and then it can extrude the filth brick outside like a good dog.-- gootyam, Jul 30 2002 The Rainbow's by-product is a nasty semi-solid slurry of pet hair, carpet chunks, old food and other assorted yuck. I wouldn't classify the waste as a "Compacted Brick of Filth", however it is rather disgusting.
<plug>We've had a Rainbow vac in our house for years, and it is the best damn thing I've ever used, by far!</plug>-- Mr Burns, Jul 30 2002 Gee, I dunno... it seems like it would be much easier to have a self cleaning carpet... *grin and duck*-- Aurora, Jul 30 2002 Aurora, What a great idea! You should post it....-- gootyam, Jul 30 2002 What does the duck have to do with it?
I was concerned this was going to be some sort of terrorist plot involving creating a poisonous cloud from the waters behind the Hoover Dam.-- waugsqueke, Jul 31 2002 Before vacuum cleaning days, a traditional way of cleaning dusty wooden floors (which Australia was full of) was to save the tealeaves until you got a good collection, then throw the damp leaves on the floor & sweep them up. The dust stuck to the leaves. Now of course everyone drinks coffee & has carpets.. sigh.-- pfperry, Aug 01 2002 Not everyone. Not even all Australians.A common way of reducing dust in the air while (frinstance) smoothing plastered walls or using power wood-working tools is to spray the room with water from a plant mister.-- angel, Aug 01 2002 I thinking of building my dream brick of filth house soon.-- dag, Aug 01 2002 The filth bricks could also be used in the fireplace in winter.-- mawgadog, Sep 06 2005 random, halfbakery