My mom's shower has two settings:
1. Peel your skin off.
2. Pound you into submission.
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| Oh well...at least I am clean! |
I am not sure if it is the shower head or the pressure from the town, but it is pretty intense. Like a Shiatsu massage it will leave you relaxed and sore for days.
The first showers were taken by people who lived in caves and huts. At that time, the only powerful source of water was waterfalls. Ancient people would simply stand under the falling water to clean themselves.
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| Not an actual cave drawing according to my sources |
The Ancient Egyptians used ceramic jugs to replicate the effects of a waterfall by pouring water over themselves. This was the first manmade way of showering. Wealthy Egyptians would have servants which brought jugs of water to shower rooms.
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| Shower and chicken nuggets...the rich Egyptians knew how to live |
The ancient Greeks and Romans also developed systems of moving water to their houses and then removing the wastewater through a sewage system. However, the shower of today was not developed until 1767, when the first patent for a shower was granted to William Feetham, a stove maker from London, England. These early modern-day showers were powered by a hand pump and used less water than baths.
Showers were really not very popular until the 1960's. Up until then, most people either took baths or just waited until they could visit a waterfall. It wasn't until the 1980's that showering every day became the norm.
Which of course leads us back to my mom's shower. This torture device was cruelly invented in the early 2000's as a response to the British new wave music invasion. That is pretty much all I know about showers. It shower has been nice talking to you all about them.
Thank you for mentioning the New Wave music shower head which took your skin off. I believe it was in reaction to the Punk Rock shower that was all pins and needles.
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