Intelligent Personal Hygiene

PRODUCT COMPARISON: hai Smart Self-Powered Water-Saving 1.8GPM Shower Head vs. Being struck by lightning from a mysterious fish-shaped storm cloud and receiving the ability to pull small localized rainstorms to you

hai Smart Self-Powered Water-Saving 1.8GPM Shower Head

Pros:

• Allows you to set the desired temperature, and the app tracks it, letting you know when the water has reached that temperature before you step into the shower.
• Monitors how much water you use, so you can set goals; the light on the shower head will then change, letting you know when you’ve hit your limit.
• No batteries or charging required; an internal shower-powered turbine turns on Bluetooth and keeps it running.
• High-quality build, not just cheap-o plastic.
• Can still be a normal shower head if you don’t want to use the smart features.

Cons:

• You have to be watching the light to know when you’ve hit your water use goal.
• Due to the shower-powered turbine being the power source, the bluetooth powers down after each use; that means, in order to make use of the smart features, you need to sync at the outset of the shower.
• Even though it can curb your water usage, it still uses water and thus impacts your water bill.

Being struck by lightning from a mysterious fish-shaped storm cloud and receiving the ability to pull small localized rainstorms to you

Pros:

• No impact on your water bill; you need a shower, you just call a cloud.
• Can also be used to fill bird baths, wash cars, and water gardens.
• Don’t want to do something outside? Call in a little rain to cancel!
• Clouds can find their way through vents and windows, so you can enjoy a storm in the comfort of your tub, too.

Cons:

• Man, that lightning really hurt.
• The dreams where you’re enclosed in an enormous fist of coral, looking into the eyes of… something? Yikes! Not fun!
• Pulls from the nearest rain cloud, which means there are times you’re looking to enjoy a relaxing shower, only to find yourself besieged by a really nasty thunderstorm or even some hail.
• The hand motion to call the storms is very similar to a thumbs up, so any time you try to give an affirmative on a Zoom meeting without turning on your mic, you get soaked.
• Really can’t stress enough how upsetting the dreams are, especially because you don’t even need to be asleep to have them; just close your eyes for a second, and you’re in that coral first again.

Conclusion: While being given the power to draw upon nearby storms is nice for the water bill, it can also be really frustrating. We say, go with the hai.