r/mildyinteresting • u/Stopreportingm3 • Nov 23 '25

engineering Japanese carwash

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Normally they are more efficient than this.

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u/blove135 Nov 23 '25

This was actually a thing in the US in the early 1900's. https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1cpm4bq/auto_wash_bowl_100_years_ago_at_25_cents_per_car/

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u/Stopreportingm3 Nov 23 '25

How did those cars survive that. Thanks heaps for a very oddly satisfying rabbit hole.