I was somewhat of a menace to small appliances when I was a kid. I nuked metal just to see the sparks and once filled the dishwasher with hand soap. I did try to dry a pair of boots once and the ...

On more than one occasion, I have pulled something out of the washing machine and found that it was stretched out after getting caught as the spin cycle starts. Every now and again, we have to set an ...

Going to throw your clothes in the dryer and discovering that your washer hasn't spun the water out of your laundry can be extremely aggravating. Not only are you stuck with sopping wet clothes, but ...

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) --A YouTuber who has made destroying washing machines into his life's work showed what happens when a machine containing a brick was switched on atop a trampoline. The video, ...

Sacrificing appliances in exchange for viral-video hits is a longstanding tradition on the internet, going back so far that a video of someone throwing a brick into a spinning washing machine was once ...

As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...