Imagine water that flowed into drain hole being pumped back into the showerhead.

However, this is the operational principle of dishwashers.

E: I was hit by this thought after watching Alec’s* ramble on dishwasher detergents.

*E2: Alex -> Alec

  • ProbablyBaysean@lemmy.ca
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    3 个月前

    Building off of this, some Japanese households will bathe then towel off and let the next person bathe in the same water and shower off after. Therefore there is a 2 stage cleaning cycle.

    I don’t have direct experience so call me out if I heard wrong.

    • Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world
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      I think before modern plumbing it was quite normal for more people sharing a bath one after the other, or going to large bath houses. The house I grew up in from the early 1900s didn’t have a bathroom and people would handwash and occasionally fill a bath in the kitchen. (We had a shower built in, but it was obviously not part of the original design)