We're not going to claim that the
toothbrush can't be improved upon -- we know from experience that's not the case. But there is such a thing as going too far. The 40 Second Toothbrush, however, doesn't really claim to be more awesome than your standard stick-and-bristles affair -- just to be much, much faster. How does it cut the timesink of brushing the
pearlies down by 66 percent? By having four intense-looking heads, which are capable of hitting up to six surfaces at once, at a rate of 810 swipes per minute. We haven't taken the thing for a spin ourselves, so we're not going to bother naysaying it, but we will say that it looks like a terrifying way to begin or end a day. The mouth violating 40 Second Toothbrush runs $99.95 from
Hammacher Schlemmer and is available right now.
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posted Jun 6th 2009 1:59AM
APPLE WWDC!!!
I do not see how your comment relates to this article.
M
Paul,
Go die, fanboy.
Sincerely,
Lando
I will stab your eyes out with... a toothbrush! (You know, to insult you AND retain some relevancy to the article. I'm pretty much the master of multitasking.)
+1
can't wait for more articles on WWDC
Apple FTW.
Engadget always has the best extensive coverage on apple events!
palm pre *yawn*
TugJob, you can go die too.
But this brush is a WIN !!! .................................. For those with dentures
Bye bye teeth!
bye bye wallet!
Are the replacement heads crazy expensive like Sonicare or more only half crazy like Braun/OralB? Or are the replacement heads jacked up so high we'd be better off buying a whole new $99 each time...you know...like the majority of HP printers?
My already fragile gums cringe at the thought of 810 swipes per minute.........
Yeah, this crude looking contraction looks like it could make teeth bleed.
At speeds like that, I hope it requires user certification as a wrong movement could likely cause permanent disfigurement.
You wont ever get a cavity because this thing eats your teeth right out of your head
Reminds me of some kind of freaky alien bug.
To me, it looked like some sort of blood-stained torture device but I can definitely see the freaky alien bug thing.
It looks like it can be one of the lesser known Digimon villians.
Nice....want one
i can dig it, i love my current electric toothbrush, i already have whiter teef thanks to it
LOL mouth violating
I am so glad you pointed that out! I definitely glanced over that. Soo funny. I literally ROFL'd.
"On this doll, where did the brush touch you?"
That's what she said.
Sorry, I really couldn't help it
If you have any teeth left after using it, It would be nice to find out much time it would save during your lifetime. years maybe?
3:00 * 2 = 6:00
6:00 * 365 = 2190:00 minutes per year
:40 * 2 = 1:20
1:20 * 365 = 486:40 minutes per year
It saves you 1703:20 minutes per year which is 28 hours and 23 minutes per year.
In an average lifetime of 75 years, that's 127750 minutes or 88 days and 17 hours and 10 minutes.
You know you'd just waste those 88 days.
Actually I only brush my teeth 2 mins a day total (!) which adds up to about 32 days out of 75 years. The 40 second brush would be in the range of 11 days. Honestly, I could think of worse ways to waste a few days.
Also available in fine retail establishments... Just ask for the "Gum Shredder".
Go Zune HD!!
you appear to be mistaken, as much as this resembles the Zune HD, it is actually a toothbrush, sorry to burst your Microsoft-endorsed bubble . .
This has been a test of engadgets emergency troll awareness systems.......................for not down-ranking me, you fail.
It is a toothbrush certain 'professionals' will find highly useful after they have used their mouths to service a certain appendage of the male anatomy and have it sparkling fresh for reuse by the next customer.
I think prostitutes will also find this useful.
It cleans teeth, not the back of your throat
I actually looks like it would brush your tonsils - or any other pair of oblong kidney shaped organs... LOL
Could you rent this out for hard rock drilling?
that looks like a torture device...... or one to make your lady very very happy.....
I was thinking the SAME thing....well, not the latter part.
"Torture" and "pleasure" don't readily go together in my head, but to each his and/or her and/or their own, I guess.
I don't judge.
yes... to each her own....
A Toothbrush for $99.95! .................................. nay.
But it's sooo much more than a brush.
THE BASTARD CAN KILL.
Maybe I'll rent it first before buying.
"From the makers of the Rabbit.. the 40 second toothbrush!"
Well I don't brush my teeth for more than 30 seconds anyway...
What's with the negativity? I think this is cool. Not because it saves me 2 minutes, but because lazy ass that I am I am usually brushing way shorter than I should, and this would clean more during that time. Frankly, I can't imagine I am the only one. Anything that cleans my teeth more = WIN.
Put a couple of nano missiles in there and it could be marketed as the James Bond toothbrush.
If it works well and can brush my teeth as well as i can or better then i might actually go for it when i get the money! yes.. im a teeh freak.. live with it.
Can we overclock this?
Repost...Take 2...I'm half awake
Are the replacement heads crazy expensive like Sonicare or only half crazy like Braun/OralB? Or are the replacement heads jacked up so high we'd be better off buying a whole new $99 toothbrush each time...you know...like the majority of HP printers?
you can say that again
Looking at the site
http://www.hammacher.com/publish/76859.asp
The replacement heads are $9.95 for a set of 4
I hate my yellow teeth!
But you enjoy stuff crawling out of your mouth ?