Me too washing machine, me too... :(
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Fun fact: The electric vibrator was invented before the vacuum cleaner
To be fair, that's not very surprising. A vibrator is just an electric motor and a battery in a casing
Plus they didn’t think women could have orgasms and needed a device to treat hysteria since doctors were getting RSI from “pelvic manipulation.”
Do women really do this? I always thought it was bullshit.
It is almost certainly an old thing that has carried over from the days where you couldn't buy vibrators in Walmart or shipped to your door same day with Amazon.
This short film seems plausible to me:
Hey, thanks for sharing, really enjoyed that!
i mean i'm sure it happens from time to time but yeah i struggle to imagine it being the go-to
Glad to see at some companies are finally taking some responsibility.
you need to wrap a brick in some towels and put it in.
Every wife used to know this back in the day.
A lot of modern machines have load imbalance sensors that stop the machine if it isn't balanced. Some will even try to correct the imbalance.
So the brick trick doesn't work, stupid technology oppressing women's sexual wellness.
