Who likes washing machines?

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Ever since I was very young I have been fascinated with the agitators of washing machines, particularly the spinning. My family broke me of that obsession, but after over 30 years of pretending to be someone I'm not, I am embracing my true self autism and all. If thinking about and looking at washing machines makes me happy, as long as I keep taking care of my life responsibilities, then so be it. Now I view my special interest as a gift, not a hindrance. I think others should do the same and just enjoy life as much as possible.

Washing machines are cool. I am interested in the wringer type and in automatics with manual controls. Do you like clear doors or metal ones?

Maytag gasoline washers are amazing. Your gift may pay off as a fun hobby, not a problem. I collected Victrolas in high school. Now I have a couple thousand dollars worth of Victor and Edison and Columbia phonographs. (If anyone wants a simple one to listen to 78s on, I have one I'm getting rid of. Anyone want a cheap project?)

Machines are fun, easy to work on, and somewhat relaxing. You're fine. No one has ever been depraved or evil because of a fondness for clothes washers.

I use a washing machine on a weekly basis to wash my clothes, so I have a natural liking for them.

As a young child I was OBSESSED with them and anything that rotated. Being a music lover I found turntables and vinyl particularly piquant (would love to get a half-inch tape machine).

The noises of the washing machine and dryer always upset me, like, greatly. The ones in my house are ultra-quiet, so I guess now I just have an apathetic relationship with them.

They make my clothes clean every week so I vote yes for liking them.

I am a music lover as well, though I play guitar. I've always been captivated by the turning of a cd player though. Perhaps a fascination with things that spin has been great for the advancement of humanity. Anyone think that the inventor of the wheel was on the spectrum?

"I was at the laundromat, in order that I might have something to put next to Godliness."
- Lynn Stewart

Around 1950, my father bought a Thor washing machine which had a removable tub, etc, so that it could wash either clothes or dishes. I have not heard of another one. It may have had something to do with my life-long desire to get two functions out of every object.

Hans Rosling on his family's first washing machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZoKfap4g4w

When I read the title to this I was laughing because it was so Random not because I was making fun of you that's great if you like washing machine I just thought it was a random statement like who likes armpit hair. But I'm glad you found your passion and if that's what interests you go for it. Nothing wrong with it. Good for you for not being ashamed of who you are and just embracing it even if you squashed it for a while because it seemed weird to other people. Best thing you can ever be is true to yourself

as a younger person, i would find it relaxing to sit in an easy chair and listen to the washing machine and dryer go about their duties, a gentle puffy whirring pumping sound. the washing machine on agitate cycle made a sort of "pizza pizza pizza" sound, which my mother differently heard as "poonta poonta poonta." mebbe i was hungry.

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As a toddler I liked the sound of a washing machine going onto the spin cycle and rocking with rhythm, but not if the load was too unbalanced and it started banging. I had recurring nightmares about being that load.

i can't seem to adequately balance my ancient washing machine [1977 model] so i must sit on it while it spin-cycles.

There's nothing unhealthy or wrong about having washing machines as an interest.

There's a kid who is into vacuum cleaners. He got one of his collection at a garage sale for one dollar. It is worth thousands, with a standing offer from the manufacturer's museum. He's probably one of us, because his purpose in life is to make a quiet one.

I used a wringer washer for a while, and it was always tearing buttons off.

I have a friend who is quite interested in off-grid washing machines. I think that a bucket with a tight lid just rocked back and forth works quite well, and the mechanism can be as simple as a cushion base.

I do. As a child it was an obsession. It got even better when I figured out how to bypass the safety and watch the spin cycle with the lid open. It was not just washing machines though, anything that that would spin or cycled got my attention. To this day I still lose myself watching something spin or cycle. It has probably helped more than hindered me. I have an uncanny ability to troubleshoot and repair mechanical things.

In the late 50s, the rocket scientists were having trouble getting their stages to separate and light up on time. Finally, an older guy told them to throw out everything they had built, and study a washing machine timer.

When I was fixing stoves in apartments, they all had 5-position element switches. I got sent out to the boss's house, where there were 8 positions. I managed to re-build his switches with parts from the cheap ones.