Brush & Rinse magical toothbrush about ready for production
By Paul Miller 
posted March 11th 2009 10:18AM
posted March 11th 2009 10:18AM
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posted March 11th 2009 10:18AM
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Well I suck. I was gonna reply to wesbos, then decided not to. Can't Engadget read my mind? Sheesh!
LOL! Beeday...! You have completely overflown everyone's heads on engadget.
man, it wastes lots of water. maybe gargle with a glassful of water. this one would be a total failure.
plus the fact that the back part is used for tongue cleaners. :)
Man this will be a Hit with Kids all over, did any of you think about that. Also I would say that after they get their 50 000 presell units gone then one of the larger companies might pick them up and produce. I like the idea, paper cups are bad I hope you like drinking your own Feces because if you don't close the toilet lid when flushing then micro particulate gets thrown all over your bathroom. Tongue Scrapers are not that great when they're that small on the back of a toothbrush and for the same reason. So yeah good idea if there's a cover for it, oh and for the TROLL above us, go out and do something productive for a change.
"a hit with kids" And the next "hit" comes from Mom or Dad when little Johny and Susan decide to have a water fight with the stupid things.
: ) really nice ...
what about most of the water going straight to the drain. i use my hands when i want to rinse/drink from a faucet.
Man, and to think I just dropped $1,750 on that prototype brush...
People will buy anything, including your old underwear if the stain resembles something.
If I wanted to hit myself in the face with water, I'd stick my head under the tap.
I could buy this to rinse my mouth, or I could use... ummm.... oh yeah! A plastic or ceramic cup! There seem to be plenty of those around that assist in placing water in a person's mouth. (And as far as fecal matter and cups are concerned as sooper pointed out... you'd have that problem with your toothbrush, too. But neither the brush or cup have to be stored out in the open - you can place both in a medicine cabinet).
Either that, or a person could just gather water by scooping with their hand or tipping their head to the side and gathering water straight from the faucet that way, like many people do.
I think this toothbrush is a solution looking for a problem.
yeah. it took me a little while to figure out the point of this product. i've always just used a plastic cup when brushing my teeth.
The answer to the question no one was asking.
what a useless pos...*shakehead*
hmm, im pretty sure it *does* in fact have a use...
I now present the Most Unnecessary Personal Hygiene Invention of 2009. This must be some kind of mistake. The mother of this invention is definitely not necessity. I'm thinking it's the bastard child of a late night drinking and a haphazard attempt to brush ones teeth while extremely drunk. Show me a toothbrush ipod charger combo and we'll talk.
I think this is actually pretty damn clever.
It's not necessarily a huge leap forward, but it doesn't have to be. It's just cool. Video games aren't progressing civilization, but they're still the shit.
Yes a pointless tooth brushes and video games what a load of nonsense.
This would be great if I wanted to spray water all over my pants every time I brushed my teeth. Which I don't.
WOW that will save me 2 seconds, not having to lift a glass to my lips and help spray water all over my clothes.
Well done guys just wait for the design awards to start raining down on you, or bags of flaming dog poo.
There sure are a lot of people being assholes about this :/ I can see this being very useful for travellers, particularly. If you want to brush your teeth in a hostel, or a public restroom, on a train, or even at a friend's house but you don't fancy putting your mouth near the tap to rinse then this is a fantastic little device to have. Certainly more convenient than squeezing a bulky and easily broken ceramic mug into your travel wash bag.
Is there something wrong with using hands? I know mine are clean when I'm brushing my teeth.
I'm finding myself having doubts about you being the supreme form of myself. (Please don't smite me. Us. You. However this works...)
That was a insanely bad typo
("AN insanely simple idea")
honestly wheres the 'for sucker humans only' label? this benefits a martian, how??
What a waste of water. Use a glass you stupid bitches. Who cares around a toothbrush to use in a public restroom? If you do, get a collapsible drinking cup.
Returning home from a long day at work, tired and exhausted. Finding a product that I expect will amuse me, and then, with the music of THE MARS VOLTA! It totally made my day!
Ouch, that holes gonna be full of nasty bacteria from your mouth in no time, will get clogged and yucky :D oh well , another silly idea
This is the sort of thing we need more reviews of!
Well done!
Actually, the goofy-cool of this is neat-o there boyo.
Wow, humans are becoming alarmingly lazy.....now we cant even cup our hands under the tap?
Besides, much more water is being wasted this way....
fluoride in large doses can interfere with the binding action of acetylcholine receptor sites in the brain and spine. considering acetylcholines role as the MAIN neurotransmitter in your nerves... judicious use is wise. here is a reference to rat experiments involving the nicotinic acetycholine receptors in the brain, and dementia.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T9X-46VJX2S-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=2fe42b777705acbded5681319a08c95e
This is why people suspect foul intentions from municipal water supplies adding it. While this may be paranoid, the fact is fluoride is not an inert substance and we do not fully understand its long term effects.
As far as cancer. According to the National Toxicology Program, "the preponderance of evidence" from laboratory 'in vitro' studies indicates that fluoride is a mutagen (a compound that can cause genetic damage).
It is generally accepted that if a substance can induce genetic damage there is a heightened risk that it could cause cancer as well.
Of particular concern are a series of studies indicating that fluoride can cause osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in both fluoride-treated male rats and boys under the age of 20 living in fluoridated areas. Osteosarcoma is a rare, but deadly, form of cancer that strikes primarily during the teenage years.
Of additional concern are recent studies indicating that:
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Primates (humans and great apes) are more susceptible to the mutagenic effects of fluoride than rodents (rats);
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An increased rate of mutagenic damage was detectable in humans exposed to only modestly elevated levels of fluoride; and
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Workers exposed to fluoride in industry - in the absence of other known carcinogens such as PAH - suffered an increased occurrence of bladder cancer.
Fluoride calcium and phosphorus are indeed used to remineralize your teeth. As plaque, bacteria and the broken down sugars produce acids that demineralize teeth. Before attacking a trained dentist with flames, mayhaps engage your google and research the topic. here, ill help "fluoride remineralization demineralization tooth decay" also try "acetylcholine fluoride neurotransmitters"
@topic I think this brush is silly. I applaud invention but I would never buy it. And ive found tongue scrapers to be useful, but only to gently remove coffee stains from the tongue, otherwise the normal brush works fine.
oh and to everyone who thinks whitening toothpaste does anything, the small amount of peroxide in the paste is neutralized by antioxidants present in your saliva. this is why the tray systems work, they isolate the peroxide from the saliva allowing it to actually oxidise stains. If you want a whitening toothpaste use one with micro polishing elements, such as rembrandt produces.
The good dr.
hail research science!
This is a serious waste of water. Only about 15-20% of the steam from the tap gets redirected so people will probably turn up the flow rate of the faucet to get adequate stream from the toothbrush, so they'll waste even more water. It's irresponsible to market this product with so many places experiencing drought and water usage cutbacks.
Did anybody notice how much water was wasted running down the drain for this stupid ass re-directional toothbrush. If you're too lazy to scoop water in your hand, or bend down to drink directly from the faucet - then you are a fucking failure in life and you deserve to have all of your teeth extracted with no Novocaine and subsequently have a camel shit down your throat.
A slightly indented toothbrush is worthy of appearing of Engadget?
(That's a rhetorical question.)
lol that is amazing. But were they serious about the opening price for the prototype?
this is amazing
Personally, I couldn't use this, as I have the action of bending over and rinsing ingrained in my brain like the OCD maniac I am.
This is one of those great ideas that make you wonder why it hasn't been implemented before.
Wait, what exactly was wrong with rinsing the classic way by getting water using cupped hands?
Great, now I can get water all over the floor while trying to rinse my toothbrush!
A few of you need to read 'Dentures, the Devil, and the Great Cavity Cover-up' by Jay Phillip Higginbottom. If you'd seen what I'd seen, and if you've heard what I've heard, you'd never brush your teeth again!
this is such a dumb idea, how lazy are people? you still have to lean towards the tap to get to the water. God people are so guillable