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6	A {{Japanese Visual Arts Trope\|s}}. Rather than using mops, the characters take a wet towel in their hands, put it against the floor, and run back and forth putting pressure on it. Looks unusual to Westerners in that their backs are straight while their legs are running; most Westerners would either be on their knees scrubbing, or use a mop.
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8	Often a GenkiGirl or other energetic character is shown running insanely fast while doing this.
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11	!!Examples:
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16	* Keiichi is forced to do this to pay for his room and board to a Buddhist monk in the ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' anime.
17	* In ''Anime/FromUpOnPoppyHill'', during the remodeling of Quartier Latin, a few background characters are seen doing this.
18	* Lucy (as Nyu) does this in the ''Manga/ElfenLied'' anime. In the OVA, Nana tries this, but trips and [[ArtificialLimbs loses her arms]].
19	* ''Anime/SpiritedAway'': This is how the bathhouse workers clean. To demonstrate Chihiro/Sen's status as the new girl, she's shown lagging behind as the rest of the workers sprint past her twice.
20	* ''Manga/{{X1999}}'': Sorata is shown cleaning his temple this way.
21	* Happens in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''.
22	* Seen in ''Manga/LoveHina'' as part of Motoko's efforts to "become a normal woman" after she (temporarily) abandons bushido.
23	* Patamon and Takeru do this when they help clean Piccolomon's house in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure''.
24	* This how the two girls clean house in ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'' as well.
25	* Done by the main characters in ''Manga/AhMyBuddha'' on occasion.
26	* In ''[[VideoGame/HarukanaruTokiNoNakaDe Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Maihitoyo]]'' Akane is spotted doing this at one point (nearly running over Shimon in the process).
27	* {{Filler}} episode 312 of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' has Soi Fon doing this - but because she's Soi Fon, the "sprint" turns into ComicBook/TheFlash-style superspeed.
28	* Ohana in ''Anime/HanasakuIroha'' has to do this. [[spoiler: And so did her grandmother Sui during the latter's younger years.]]
29	* During [[HotBlooded Operation High Tension]] of ''Anime/AngelBeats'', [[LargeHam Takamatsu]], [[BoisterousBruiser Noda]], [[TheLancer Hinata]], and [[OnlySaneMan Otonashi]] reject using mops and opt to use dust clothes to clean and race around the hallways.
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33	* In the SurrealHorror film ''Film/{{Hausu}}'' (''House'' in the Criterion release), Sweet cleans the floors this way as a kind gesture to the infirmed spinster who lives in the titular house. [[TheFarmerAndTheViper It does nothing to save her]]. [[spoiler:The house eats her by smothering her under futons in the linen closet.]]
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37	* Done by Jan as a form of [[WaxOnWaxOff training]] using weighted cloths in an early episode of ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger''.
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41	* Rick the Hamster can do this (with Kirby as the mop) with a certain ability in ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand 3'' on the Platform/SuperNintendo.
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45	* Recruits going through basic training in the United States Marine Corps use this in place of mops to clean the floor of their squad bays each morning. This is done for a few reasons: it builds discipline, it acts as a form of exercise, and it actually gets the job done faster than a mop and bucket.
46	** Many martial arts academies, particularly karate dojos, also do this for the same reasons.
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