BluKoo
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I was just sitting watching tv and saw the advert for the Dyson ball.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_9nsWJ6QbE
My first thought was, thats quite cool & why has no-one ever thought of that before? But the more i think about it, its really just a gimmik.
Imagine yourself hoovering with the Dyson ball...
Would you go round in circles because you could, or would you still do the normal 'forwards & backwards' actions.
Considdering the fact that most rooms are square and the fastest and most logical method is doing it in strips, i think its a waste of time. Its not as if you encounter many 's' bend obstacles or hairpins when you hoover.
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DannyB
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Needs a gsi kit imo.
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by Danny_v6
Needs a gsi kit imo.
Now awaits the inevitable "A 106 GTi would still out handle it through the twisties" comment.
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rossnomore
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change the ball to a speedline 
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Huwsi
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funnily enough, i saw the advert earlier and was thinking the same thing.
Also; since when do hoovers resemble 4 wheeled trucks? 
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gavin18787
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I thought the same as you. You will still do it in strips as its the easiest way to do it.
In fact it will make it harder you cant go straight
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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chloe16v
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and how many of u guys still live at home n never done the hoovering in ur life? 
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BluKoo
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I live at home, and i do the hoovering, washing, washing up, the gardening and i cook for myself!
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Planty02
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wouldnt say theyre new, been out at least 2 years now...
...and they are absolutely awful to try and use
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gavin18787
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quote:
Originally posted by cb87
and how many of u guys still live at home n never done the hoovering in ur life?
I may live at home but I know how to hoover thanks 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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ed
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I think he infringed one of his own patents when he designed this as it originally came from his wheelbarrow design from years back...
Though it's a rediculous design, plus in the advert he is admiting that even his own designs were flawed from the begninning; despite the fact that no upright hoover uses fixed axles - they all tend to use uni-directional wheels that allow the hoover to steer. Also, I think that they need to go in a straight line. It's not like you need 106 GTI handling when vacumming the house up is it.
Sorry... Can you tell i'm studying product design
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Jambo
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yes ed, i fear you have over engineered this thread 
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ed
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Bollocks, bend me over and call me James Dyson.
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
Sorry... Can you tell i'm studying product design
actually... no 
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
Bollocks, bend me over and call me James Dyson.
I would, but i know youd fucking love it
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Bram
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Dyson hand-dryers FTW. Now that is a product of distinction!
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sand-eel
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i was thinking about this aswell.....bloody pointless imo
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sand-eel
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what hoovers have 4 wheels anyway in his wee demo
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nova_gteuk
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My dad bought one ages ago,not much diffrent from our old dyson tbh..never had problems getting our old cyclone one round corners?
I cant stand upright hoovers though its annoying holding the hoover and hoovering the stairs.prefer the handheld on the stairs.
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Cosmo
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We've had one of these for well over a year now, and is actually really good when you get used to it
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Dr Pepper
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Dyson are pretty much the worst vacuum cleaner on the market at the moment- I refuse to sell them in my shop now.
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John
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The hose bit you use to hoover cars is shit on my dyson.
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Jambo
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why are they crap dr pepper? Intrested to know 
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Kurt
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quote:
Originally posted by Planty02
wouldnt say theyre new, been out at least 2 years now...
...and they are absolutely awful to try and use
that might just be operator error..
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Tommy L
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Can't believe only blokes have replied in this thread
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