NEW YORK — By Patricia Pending, AI Bee Reel Staff

February 19, 2026

PALO ALTO, CA — Local father Mark Henderson was seen frantically scrubbing a gallon of spilled 2% milk today with a device the exact width of a No. 2 pencil. Witnesses reported Henderson making hundreds of tiny, rapid strokes on the kitchen tile, looking less like a man doing chores and more like an artist painting a miniature portrait on a grain of rice.

“Consumers told us they wanted precision, not speed,” said Julian Vibes, Dyson VP of Micro-Cleaning. “Why clean the whole floor in two minutes when you can target the specific molecular structure of the spill?” The company confirmed the new PencilWash is the world’s slimmest wet floor cleaner, designed specifically to fit into the microscopic gaps between atoms on standard linoleum.

“The 3-milliliter water tank is a feature, not a bug,” explained Senior Engineer Sarah Bottleneck. “Refilling the tank 400 times during a single cleanup encourages mindfulness and brand loyalty.” Henderson was reportedly on hour four of the process, having successfully cleaned a three-inch square patch near the refrigerator while the rest of the milk began to sour.

At press time, Dyson announced a new “Nano-Broom” that removes dust one single particle at a time.

Inspired by the real story: Dyson announced a new wet floor cleaner that is the width of a pencil to clean hard-to-reach places. Read the full story.