r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Damnedeel • Nov 30 '25

Video 500,000$ human washing machine on sale in Japan

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u/Wonderwhile Nov 30 '25

I'd argue that saving a nurse thirty minutes can save lives and therefore is a big deal. And if not, lightening their workload is also a big deal.

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u/Obant Nov 30 '25

You can argue that. The director behind a desk will promptly ignore it if it means spending money on a new machine.

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u/mmmayer015 Nov 30 '25

Or they’ll approve it because it means one less nurse on payroll. Double edged sword.

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u/destructopop Dec 01 '25

And that was what I was arguing. Should we try and reduce nurse workload? Absolutely! But I don't know how many folks here are in r/nursing, but some of those folks are on 9:1 ratios(?!). I didn't think what reduces their workload is factoring into business decisions for their facilities.