Sprint Scrubbing

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A Japanese Visual Arts Tropes. 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.

Often a Genki Girl or other energetic character is shown running insanely fast while doing this.

Examples of Sprint Scrubbing include:


Anime and Manga

Video Games

Real Life

  • For a Real Life example, 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.