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We here in this household are all for clean teeth but I see a conspiracy on the horizon from toothbrush manufacturers. We both use Braun Oral B toothbrushes that have a 2 minute program for brushing your teeth. Recently there have been 'studies' that suggest 3 minutes may be a better cleaner method but none of this seems to take flossing before brushing into account.

Here's the conspiracy, 2 to 3 minutes is a 50% increase in duration. We get new toothbrush heads every 3 to 4 months, for the sake of simplicity lets call it every 120 days. Therefore 4 mins every day for 120 days, my toothbrush is used for 480 mins until it is replaced. If I go with the 3 min program I will need to replace my toothbrush head in 80 days instead of 120.

So now we use 3 toothbrushes a year, the manufacturers will change their brushing programs to 3 mins and we will need to buy 4.5 toothbrushes a year. Think of the millions of people who use these toothbrushes and think of the enormous profits that the manufacturers will make, a 50% increase in headline earnings on toothbrush heads, at $5.66 per head.

We can fight back, floss more, floss is cheap :)
Fighting back against corporate greed? You are a fighter.
 
@Cindy027

I dated 2 ladies named Cindy. 1 was from Chicago and the other 1 was from Mesa, AZ. Mesa girl decided to cheat on me for yr 3 w/ some guy in Utah. She was ready to move in w/ him. Little did I know until the end when she told me. Who knew???? Not this guy. Chicago girl I couldn't date. Hated the distance from AZ to IL. She could call me all the time (before cell phones). Ask questions like, should I wear the red or blue dress. I can't make a valid choice when I have no clue what they look like nor would I see her in these dresses. She had to go. So no Cindy's for me ever since. Still love the name tho.
I am sorry the Cindy's did not work out.
 
Goodnight & Good Morning Chaosians
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See everyone later 🤗💘
 
It is morning and been up for an hour. It is sinus season so sleeping in is problematic. Any suggestions for coping with a dreary rainy days ahead?

What is on your mind this morning? Afternoon? Evening?
 
Hi B2, it's a holiday here today, nice long weekend for us.

Vacuum cleaners are on my mind. When you block the suction pipe the vacuum cleaner seems to be working harder, makes more noise. Is this bad for it?
Hello @Cindy027 . I think it puts a strain on the motor. I try to avoid blocking the suction hose but sometimes it just happens. For a short time of blocking the hose/pipe, the vaccum should be OK. I defer to the mechanical minded folks on Chaos
 
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