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The Weekly Inventions of
Dr Splatterjacket

A vacuum cleaner is sucking up dust and dirt from a nice living room with two sofas in it and a rug. The vacuum has a transparent body so you can see the dust being collected in the bottom half of the chamber. In the top half is a purple and green canister which contains the fresh perfume.

FreshVac

22nd August 2026

Having just used my HeatRoll to repaint the mine, I of course needed to tidy up afterwards.

I had lots of options.

I could have used SanitiClean. I could have used SoapSteps if I fancied cleaning the floor by walking around for several hours. But instead I decided to use...

FreshVac.

Bah.

FreshVac!

I ask you!

It's a vacuum cleaner that perfectly cleans the room and then releases a lovely fragrant mist which leaves everything smelling absolutely wonderful.

And the problem with FreshVac is...

...well...

...that's it.

There isn't a problem.

It just works.

Perfectly.

BORING!

I vacuumed the whole chamber.

It became spotless.

It smelled delightful.

Nothing exploded.

Nothing caught fire.

If you want to buy the most disappointing invention I have ever created… a vacuum cleaner that simply cleans brilliantly and makes your house smell nice without causing even the tiniest amount of unnecessary excitement… then go ahead.

Personally...

...I don’t want one.

Note to self: Perhaps make the FreshVac really fresh by having it plant flowers or trees every time it is used.