http://www.metafilter.com/tags/Whirlpool Posts tagged with 'Whirlpool' at MetaFilter. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:03:35 -0800 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:03:35 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/78051/So%2DSari%2DAbout%2DYour%2DWashing%2DMachine <a href="http://interactions.acm.org/content/?p=1205">The Washing Machine That Ate My Sari: Mistakes in Cross-Cultural Design</a> is a fascinating article about making cross-culturally sensitive products for the Indian market. The title refers to how the Whirlpool company's <a href="http://nitibhan.typepad.com/Niti_Bhan_Whirlpool.doc">introduction of the World Washer into India</a> proved to be a financial disaster, because a millimeter gap between the washer's <a href="http://obsoleteskills.com/Skills/OperatingAnAgitatorWashingMachineAndClothesRinger">agitator</a> and its drum ended up shredding most traditional Indian clothing. You can also read about how the Indian preference for <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Warm-Milk-Punch-with-Indian-Spices-200519">warm milk</a> at breakfast turned <a href="http://harvardmagazine.com/2005/09/a-humanist-who-knows-cor.html">Kellogg's corn flakes into a big flop in India</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.78051 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:03:35 -0800 cereal design globalization India Kelloggs marketing washingmachines Whirlpool jonp72 http://www.metafilter.com/59476/Who%2Dpulled%2Dthe%2Ddrain%2Dplug A massive <a href=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21376947-5006009,00.html>whirlpool,</a> has a appeared off the coast of Sydney, Australia. I wonder if it spins <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect#Draining_bathtubs.2Ftoilets>counterclockwise</a>? tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.59476 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:46:12 -0800 australia whirlpool xmattxfx