This in the local rag online is rofl... On Nanosmart laundry balls - Choice said: "We put them up against plain old water in a test to remove a variety of stains in our washing machine lab, and Nanosmart lost. That's right, using nothing is better than using Nanosmart laundry balls," http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/choice-names-top-eight-shonky-products/2799373/