Now this is a toilet. Created by designer and programmer Milos Paripovic as a “satire” product, the iPoo is an Apple PT (personal toilet). In Milos’ words, it has “exactly the same function as any other toilet and costs twice as much.” Milos may find this funny, but I find Apple products superior. An ergonomic bottom design? A urine splatter-proof toilet seat? A flush button? I think Milos has accidentally invented something great. I want one. Click here for larger image. [Geek System]
A Washington, DC woman got caught with her pants down when the toilet she was using exploded suddenly. Apparently, a mechanical failure of epic proportions was triggered by her flush. She was rushed to the hospital with serious, not non-life threatening injuries. Well, this doesn’t give me any sort of anxiety about flushing. At. All. Let this story be a lesson to us all: flush with caution. Scary stuff can happen anywhere, even on the crapper. Click through to see some of the craziest toilet tales of all time. [Newslite]
The “No Toilet, No Bride” campaign began in India about two years ago and gives women the right to refuse a suitor unless he promises to furnish their future home with a toilet. It’s unfathomable here in the U.S. to think of a toilet as a bargaining chip, but consider that about 665 million people in India don’t have access to latrines. They have to squat in fields to do their business. And those who do have access to a community latrine are regularly under the gaze of prying eyes and suffer urinary tract infections and kidney and liver problems. A lack of proper sanitation in the fields and communal toilets also contributes to the spread of diarrhea, typhoid, and malaria. Keep reading »
The “No Toilet, No Bride” campaign began in India about two years ago and gives women the right to refuse a suitor unless he promises to furnish their future home with a toilet or latrine. It’s unfathomable here in the U.S. to think of a toilet as a bargaining chip, but consider that about 665 million people in India don’t have access to latrines — they have to squat in fields to do their business. And those that do have access to a community latrine are regularly under the gaze of prying eyes and suffer urinary tract infections and kidney and liver problems. A lack of proper sanitation in the fields and the communal toilets also contributes to the spread of diarrhea, typhoid, and malaria. As “No Toilet, No Bride” spreads across India’s rural areas, women are able to be more exclusive when choosing a potential husband because the practice of aborting female fetuses in favor of male ones has caused more eligible bachelors than potential brides. The women and their parents can, therefore, be more selective when making a match. But as more toilets are being built in India, one class of women are losing their jobs. Women in the untouchables caste, the lowest in India’s social order, often found jobs cleaning human waste by waste. Now, they’ll have to find other means of supporting themselves. [The Washington Post via Impact Lab] Keep reading »
Well! I have to say! I have never seen or heard of anything like this before! So, you know how it can be embarrassing to use a public bathroom? If anyone else is in there, a person can get a little self-conscious while they’re doing their duty. The people of Japan believe there’s no reason to feel so self-aware when nature calls you to a not-so-private toilet. To cover up whatever it is you’re doing in there, they’ve created the Ecohime Flush Water Sound Rose Cell Phone Strap, a rose-shaped cell phone attachment with an anti-toilet noise audio component. Push the device, and it emits the sound of a toilet flushing, drowning out any untoward noises you may be emitting. Here’s to hoping it doesn’t go off in your purse when you’re on a date. Check out the odd video demonstration after the jump. [Tokyo Mango] Keep reading »
There are plenty of things that can be done in the bathroom, including, apparently, photo shoots. A Swiss photo studio snapped people in a variety of bathrooms for calendar they made for a client. We can’t imagine looking at one of these for every month of the year. The pictures makes us feel uncomfortable, like we accidentally opened a public restroom door and someone was sitting on the pot. [via Refinery29] Keep reading »
Potty Parity laws are bringing much needed real estate to the millions of women sick of waiting in line to pee. From mildly irritating to downright hazardous to our health, the lack of women’s toilets in sports venues (and everywhere else) is flush with problems. The New York Times gives us a peek into pooper politics. [NY Times] Keep reading »
A lot of women — myself included — get pissed off when a guy leaves the toilet seat up. Sure, it’s one extra step, but would it kill him to spend a few extra seconds to escape our wrath? Apparently so. I’m sure it instigates many a fight among couples, which is why you’ll be pleased to know that some students have created a toilet that automatically puts its seat down after it’s flushed. So, even if your boyfriend is a lazy bum, you’re relationship might still work out! However, if he doesn’t flush, you have bigger problems. [Born Rich] Keep reading »
Too lazy to go to the bathroom and weight yourself? Soon you may be able to do both at the same time! Designer Haikun Deng designed this toilet seat with a built-in digital scale, so, basically, you’ll be able to see how much weight you lose each time you relieve yourself. It’s only a concept at this point, because, well, it would be kind of gross to be able to see how much your waste weighs, but it could be very useful for lazy people who are trying to watch what they eat. However, the seat/scale might be a little too useful for people with eating disorders — completely thwarting the “Bulemia is curable” toilet seat ad campaign. [Gizmodo] Keep reading »
The city of Denver’s official website says there are about 50,000 people attending the 2008 Democratic National Convention, including delegates, visitors, politicians and media. That’s a whole lot of people. And what do these people do, besides wave signs that read, “Unity” and shout “Yes, we can!”? They consume food and beverages and, therefore, have to relieve themselves a lot. The New York Post reports that despite efforts for equal restroom rights at the Pepsi Center, men have fewer toilets and urinals than women, but they take half as much time to go, so women will still have longer to wait. My recommendation for delegates sandwiched in the convention hall who don’t want to miss any of Bill Clinton’s speech tonight? Depends.
Click here for a giant image of the toilets and urinals at the DNC. Keep reading »
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