# Help me choose a new washing machine.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-washing-machine/653211>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 18, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-washing-machine/653211 "2013-03-18T00:10:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-washing-machine/653211/41 "2013-03-22T21:35:37Z")

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> [@ralph124c](#):
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> How come we are not using ultrasonic washing machines now? Like those 1950’s Mechanix Illustrated articles said?

Not quite Ultrasonic so far, but the **[Xeros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeros_Washing_Machine)** uses nylon beads to achieve 90% less water usage.  
The beads then withdraw back into the bowels of the machine.

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**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-new-washing-machine/653211/42 "2013-03-22T22:01:42Z")

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> [@ralph124c](#):
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> How come we are not using ultrasonic washing machines now? Like those 1950’s Mechanix Illustrated articles said?

same reason we’re not driving flying nuclear-powered cars like the magazines in the '50s said we would 😛

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