Laundry: an Expose

We recently bought a new washing machine - apartment size. I couldn't tell you who made the thing but it also gets HDTV and makes ice. It's a front loader - very European don't you know. It trills a little ditty when you turn it on, and sings a chorus when the cycle is through. It has 34 different wash/rinse combinations and when you add in the options for water temperature, the freedom of choice becomes exponentially larger. It has other features - a digital timer and surround sound - but my favourite is the Jiffy Wash. I'm in a hurry today, I thought I'd try it. The digital timer says 32. For a normal wash it's 57. And my thinking on this is that if I have an item of clothing that won't be clean after 32 minutes in soap and water, I should throw it out.