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Waterpebble gets water-wasters out of the shower
cnet ^ | March 10, 2010 | Leslie Katz

Posted on 03/20/2010 6:22:11 AM PDT by Flavius

It's easy to lose track of how long your shower's getting--especially when it's 10 degrees out and the only thing that roused you from bed was the vision of a steamy cascade of water. Well, Waterpebble is here to guilt you out of your wasteful ways.

The little round device monitors water going down the drain. It records the length of your first Waterpebble shower and uses that as a benchmark, then indicating via a series of gently flashing "traffic lights" when you need to get out of the shower already! Green tells you to start showering, amber means you're halfway through, and red means you should get ready to brave the icy air. (Wait, where's the light that tells you to stop singing before everyone in the house suffers permanent hearing loss?)

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KEYWORDS: lame; pebble; planet; prison; shower; water; waterpebble
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To: kenth

“It doesn’t cut the flow of water?”

Don’t worry, that’ll be Waterpebble 2.0.


21 posted on 03/20/2010 6:39:51 AM PDT by PLMerite (Ride to the sound of the Guns - I'll probably need help.)
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To: americanophile
"The battery will last for four to six months with average use and cannot be reused"

Probably shouldn't change the battery in the shower, with the water running...

22 posted on 03/20/2010 6:40:42 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Sarah Palin - For such a time as this...)
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To: MaxMax
Talking cars did really well back in the 80’s.

"Hey, did you know your car tells jokes?"

"No, really?"

"Yep. When is a door not a door?" (Opens door)

Mechanical voice - "A door is ajar"

/groans

23 posted on 03/20/2010 6:46:56 AM PDT by Hardastarboard (Note to self: Never post in a thread about religion again.)
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To: Flavius

Nice hot shower and use a scrub brush. Better than hot and long


24 posted on 03/20/2010 6:48:01 AM PDT by dennisw (It all comes 'round again --Fairport)
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To: Flavius

I will shower for as long and with as hot a water as I bloody well choose as long as I’m paying the bills.

Take your pebble and insert it where the sun doesn’t shine you econazi bastages!


25 posted on 03/20/2010 6:52:34 AM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg (Warning: Sarcasm/humor is always engaged. Failure to recognize this may lead to misunderstandings.)
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To: Marty62

“HAD ENOUGH YET..everyone.”

I feel like I’ve been playing Whack-a-Mole for thirty years. It just never stops.


26 posted on 03/20/2010 6:57:54 AM PDT by dljordan (Psalm 109:8 "Let his days be few; and let another take his office. ")
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To: All

In Kalifornia they’re already investigating devices which allow the authorities to control the temperature in your house. Can devices to control the length and temperature of your shower be far behind.


27 posted on 03/20/2010 6:58:59 AM PDT by Spartan79
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To: Flavius

screw them!

I’ll shower as long as the hot water lasts!

If that doesn’t suit me, i’ll change from a 40 to a 50 gallon water heater!


28 posted on 03/20/2010 7:01:31 AM PDT by dalereed
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To: Flavius

There is no such thing as wasting water or using it up. The water eventually filters back into the water cycle or the system after municipalities extract the waste from it.


29 posted on 03/20/2010 7:03:32 AM PDT by FrdmLvr
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To: Flavius
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30 posted on 03/20/2010 7:04:57 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: FrdmLvr

The municipalities are also very good at extracting taxes from the water!


31 posted on 03/20/2010 7:07:07 AM PDT by hoosierham (Waddaya mean Freedom isn't free ?;will you take a credit card?)
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To: Dem Guard
She doesn't know it won't every run out of hot water.

What kind/size heater do you have?

32 posted on 03/20/2010 7:07:07 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (The Obama magic is <strike>fading</strike>gone.)
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To: Flavius
Will a guilt ridden liberal showering with a Waterpebble be able to clean up after using a single sheet of toilet paper after a massive gassive?

Marxist boot-licking idiots.

33 posted on 03/20/2010 7:10:03 AM PDT by gathersnomoss (General George Patton had it right.)
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To: Flavius
Will a guilt ridden liberal showering with a Waterpebble be able to clean up after using a single sheet of toilet paper after a massive gassive?

Marxist boot-licking idiots.

34 posted on 03/20/2010 7:10:08 AM PDT by gathersnomoss (General George Patton had it right.)
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To: FLAMING DEATH

great comment- it hit my funnybone just the right way- you made my day!


35 posted on 03/20/2010 7:11:00 AM PDT by MissDairyGoodnessVT (Free Nobel Peace Prize with oil change =^..^=)
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To: Right Wing Assault

It’s an 80 gal electric tank. Their is just two of us so I have never seen it run out of hot water.


36 posted on 03/20/2010 7:11:47 AM PDT by Dem Guard
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To: Dem Guard

That’s great!!!


37 posted on 03/20/2010 7:16:01 AM PDT by MNDude (The Republican Congress Economy--1995-2007)
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To: Dem Guard

OK, that ought to do it! Some years back, the five of us had a 40 gal and there were a few cold showers.


38 posted on 03/20/2010 7:18:31 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (The Obama magic is <strike>fading</strike>gone.)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Well thanks for that mental image! /sarc


39 posted on 03/20/2010 7:21:19 AM PDT by xp38
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To: Flavius

I have a well... I will defend my shower with deadly force.

LLS


40 posted on 03/20/2010 7:25:11 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Wolverine)
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