Comments on: The quest for the perfect toothbrush

By: John the Libertarian

John the Libertarian — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:19:13 +0000

As everyone knows, the toothbrush was invented in Maine. Any other state and they would have called it a teethbrush.

By: astonerii

astonerii — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:13:29 +0000

Unless you do not brush often enough to leave hard deposits on your teeth, just about anything can become a toothbrush when you are in need. Toothpick, wash cloth, paper towel, twig and then any thin string for floss…

By: logis

logis — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:05:25 +0000

Whatever. You still have to go buy it at the gift shop for an outrageous price.
NeoKong on December 27, 2012 at 5:56 PM

Aren’t toothbrushes pretty much “disposable” anyway? Since this one is more complicated, it would also be more expensive – so where’s the benefit?

By: NeoKong

NeoKong — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:56:27 +0000

“I traveled a lot, and one of the most frequent things I would forget would be a toothbrush,” he says. So Atkin invented a disposable, all-in-one toothbrush. (Click here and scroll down to see Atkin’s patent.) It has a hollow handle that dispenses dried toothpaste pellets. “You put them on the brush head, run them underwater, and then you have a flavored toothpaste.”

Whatever.
You still have to go buy it at the gift shop for an outrageous price.