Imagine if you could kick, bunt and play your way to clean clothing. Well Swirl, an innovative new concept for easy laundering on the go lets people do just that. This colorful ball (which we wish had been entered into the Greener Gadgets design competition) designed by German-based designaffairs Studio lets people fill it up with dirty clothes, water and soap and then the rotational motion of soccer and play does all the work. This could be especially effective in developing nations where water sources are located a far distance from homes making hauling and washing clothes a real drag. Just be prepared to fend off the mobs of kids lining up and begging you to help you with the laundry!
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Although the idea sounds good, the ball would be too large and unbalanced to play soccer with.
Not to mention, buying plastic gadgets to do laundry (where elbow grease suffices just fine) is probably not a very high priority in developing countries.
More designers need to spend some time in Africa before they come up with concepts for the place…
Standing in one place using a wash basin has yet to be topped. Not to mention the physical difficulty of playing with a ball full of clothes and water.
Does anyone know where I can buy a Swirl washing ball if I don’t live in a developing country?