Brain Junk

Known locally as a valtoare, this bowl built into a river has been used to wash clothes for hundreds of years. Click the links, it's something to see! This week we start in a river washing clothes and dive into the history of washing machines. It's so much clean fun. (Get it? CLEAN 'cause its about washing clothes? Hehehe we'll see ourselves out).Show Notes:TikTok video of a Romanian Whirlpool in action YouTube of ladies washing with a valtoare WorldRecordAcademy.org articlePeasantartcraft.com about Romanian lifestyleFrom Trace's weird word origin deep dive:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangle_(machine)https://www.etymonline.com/word/mangle This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com