Isn’t it curious how certain everyday household appliances don’t get any better—ever? Years go by. Decades go by. And nothing changes. We can land spacecraft on Mars and create drones that deliver our groceries, but toasters & washer/dryers—as to speed and efficiency—have been stuck in quicksand for 50 years. But not anymore. Here are a few simple ideas.

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