

In this GIF from the cleaning montage in _Kiki's Delivery Service_ , she's
seen cleaning her flat by flooding the floor and scrubbing it down:

[![Kiki cleaning the
floor](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ee06.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ee06.gif)

Is this a real way to clean wood flooring? Isn't that damaging to the wood?
Wouldn't the water seep through the cracks? Isn't she above the bakery?

These are silly questions to ask but I am curious if this is a real technique
or artistic choice of exaggerated animation.


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Why does Kiki flood the floor of her flat to clean it?


She is scrubbing the floor. It is a very common way to clean floors -- a
search engine turned up many images showing people doing just this for "scrub
the floor." Given that the water is on it only in the short term, the damage
is not extensive even over many years.

It can leak, like any other water spill, if the floor is not watertight.


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