Awesome Toothbrushes

For dental health, it’s important to brush your teeth a couple of times each day. If you’ve ever been curious how the toothbrush you use came to be, check out this video. Process X takes us inside the Lapis factory in Japan to see how they injection mold plastic pellets into toothbrush handles, then attach and prepare nylon bristles in the most satisfying way.

No matter how much of a neat freak you are, toothbrushes and their caddies collect germs. The Lumio toothbrush aims to end that by retracting its head into a ultraviolet cleaning compartment between uses, killing 99.9% of germs. Plus, it cleans teeth with ultrasonic power, and takes interchangeable DuPont brush heads.

Device Orchestra previously amused audiences with music played on credit card terminals. Now, they’ve figured out a way to make electric toothbrushes into musical instruments. Sit back and enjoy a buzzy rendition of Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia Hymn, a popular composition in the nation the band calls home.