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I found this odd sentence while I was reading a grammar article on ほど

> この洗剤は面白いほどよごれが取れる。
>
> This detergent gets rid of the stains so easily.

Is it alright to understand this sentence literally as "This detergent gets
stains off, to the extent that it is pleasant to me."? I'm uncertain about the
meaning of 面白い here. I'm not sure why it means "easily" when it is combined
with ほど.

I found the similar word
[面白いように](https://jisho.org/word/%E9%9D%A2%E7%99%BD%E3%81%84%E3%82%88%E3%81%86%E3%81%AB).
It also means "easily" like 面白いほど. What is the difference between 面白いほど and
面白いように? I found this relevant
[question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/2392/the-difference-
between-%e3%81%8f%e3%82%89%e3%81%84-and-%e3%81%bb%e3%81%a9-in-
hyperbole?noredirect=1&lq=1). After a bit of reading, I came to conclude that
くらいに/ほどに/ように have almost the same meaning. Is it alright to think this way?

Also, what kind ように used in 面白いように? I understand XXXように either as "as/like
XXX" or "in such way that XXX." Can I understand 面白いように as "in such way that
it is interesting to me"? Also, does 面白い here even mean "interesting"?
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grammar particle-ほど
Understanding「この洗剤は面白いほどよごれが取れる。」
面白い in this particular sentence roughly means 驚く in Japanese, or amaze,
delight, impress, fascinate, or whatever in English.

This sentence is apparently a detergent marketing tagline, slogan, or the
like. So, 面白い is used in a non-standard way, and does not literally mean 面白い
as we know it. It is apparently used in order to stress how effective and
delightful the product is.

The sentence can be translated as: This detergent removes dirt and stains to
such an extent that it delights you.

Meanwhile, as you suggested, 面白いように is synonymous with 面白いほど. In fact, they
are interchangeable in this instance.
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面白いほど and 面白いように are interchangeable, and these are set phrases used when
something can be done very easily and pleasantly. You can probably call them
idioms, too. This ように is "in such-and-such a way/manner". As for the meaning
of 面白い itself, I think it basically means "makes you smile/laugh" rather than
"interesting" here, but since this is a heavily-used idiomatic expression, "so
easily" or "pleasantly" is just fine. Grammatically speaking, your analysis is
not wrong, but you may not have to translate it too literally like "to the
point where it makes you laugh".
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