Steampunk Toilet

Posted by John Farrier in Arts & Crafts, Toy & Video Games on October 12, 2009 at 9:48 am


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Sean Michael Ragan of Make magazine declares that with this video by inventor Patrick Brawley, steampunk has ‘jumped the shark’:

Introducing the Electro-Flush! Technically, TeslaPunk Urinal. Hand-made solid oak tank with battery powered flush pump, laser aiming assist (aim at the laser dot in the bowl at night), lights, antique gauges, flush capacitor, and cup holder. Bowl is a round 1949 Standard.

via Make

 
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Baffling Toilet Signs

Posted by Miss Cellania in Odd News on July 21, 2009 at 11:09 am


New signs for a public loo in Winchcombe, England have people scratching their heads. The infographic resembles a skier with poles, or a man on an escalator. The words “ambulant urinal” convey the idea of a urinal that walks.

Barbara Heard, from Gretton Road, Winchcombe, said she failed to understand how the signs could have been sanctioned by Tewkesbury Borough Council.

She said: “Does anyone have any idea what these signs mean?

“My husband and I regard ourselves as fairly intelligent but we have no idea.

“What will our overseas visitors will make of these signs?

Chris Pike of the Tewkesbury Borough Council says “ambulant” restrooms are larger than standard, and are “intended for people who may be partially disabled but cannot access the full disabled unit.” Link -via Arbroath

 
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Science Fiction Toilets

Posted by John Farrier in Movies & SciFi, Science & Tech on July 20, 2009 at 7:05 pm

When one of the two toilets on the International Space Station broke, io9 blogger Lauren Davis was inspired to write about the toilets (or utter lack thereof) in various science fiction movies, TV shows, and books.  She rounds up the commodes from Star Trek, Lexx, Babylon 5, Galaxy Quest, Firefly, and others.

Apparently on the Enterprise-D, there was only one toilet, and the post includes a video of Jonathan Frakes pointing it out on a schematic of the ship.

Link

image by flickr user Richard Freedman used under creative commons license

 
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Please Bolt the Door

Posted by Miss Cellania in Funny on June 19, 2009 at 1:30 pm


Sometimes a simple handmade sign can tell an entire story. This may be from Ireland, but I’m not sure. -via Arbroath

 
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Ski Jump Toilet

Posted by Miss Cellania in Advertising on March 12, 2009 at 10:46 am


Imagine taking a seat in this toilet stall!

Georgia Max Coffee chose to redesign the toilets of a number of key ski resorts in Japan. The cubicles were fully wrapped on all sides, so that the person caught short would have a ski jumper’s view when they were sitting on the loo. The person could look down at their skis (simply printed on the floor of the cubicle) and see the steep ski jump slope ahead of them.

Link -via Boing Boing

 
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Man Rescued from Latrine

Posted by Miss Cellania in Odd News on March 8, 2009 at 7:34 am

An unidentified man was rescued from a waste tank under a rest stop bathroom on Highway 30 near Filer, Idaho on Thursday. He had climbed into the tank to look for his keys. Another driver found him and called emergency services. Police, firefighters, paramedics, and other emergency response personnel responded, and found the man up to his neck in sewage. They summoned highway maintenance department workers, who retrieved the man by opening an access port used to remove waste. Pictured is Filer Police Chief Cliff Johnson, who told the story to local news.

“It took some lifting to get him out, and he had cut himself pretty good trying to get himself out,” Johnson said.

The man was allowed to wash off with the fire truck hose at the scene, where he made another painful discovery.

“That’s when he discovered the keys were still in his back pocket,” Johnson said.

Link -via Arbroath

(image credit: Ashley Smith/Times News)

 
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Next Generation Space Toilet

Posted by Alex in Funny, Gadget on January 6, 2009 at 8:46 am

Leave it to Japan to fiddle with the adult diaper technology and develop the next-generation space toilet. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has teamed up with engineers from the private sector to complete the project in the next five year:

Clean and easy to use, the envisioned space toilet is designed to be worn like a diaper around the astronaut’s waist at all times. Sensors detect when the user relieves him or herself, automatically activating a rear-mounted suction unit that draws the waste away from the body through tubes into a separate container. In addition to washing and drying the wearer after each use, the next-generation space toilet will incorporate features that eliminate unwanted sound and odor.

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Simple Toilets

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts on December 14, 2008 at 3:26 am


Photo: ECAL/Florian Joye

Going to the bathroom doesn’t get much simpler than this. Behold the "Simple Toilet," as envisioned by Jessie Neukomm (bag) and Alejandro Bona (shovel) for the University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL), Switzerland. Link [in French] – via Cribcandy, Thanks Justine Dufrenne!

 
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Puzzle Game Toilet Paper Dispenser

Posted by Stacy in Blog & Internet, Home & Garden on December 13, 2008 at 10:58 am

I imagine this puzzle game would be funny for about 10 seconds, and then your friends are going to start yelling for some TP… or they will put your guest towels to ingenious use, as John Brownlee from BoingBoing Gadgets puts it.

Via BoingBoing Gadgets.

 
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Things You Probably Don't Need #6

Posted by Stacy in Everything Else, Home & Garden on December 10, 2008 at 1:21 pm

I don’t really even need to offer my commentary on this, do I? I’ll just use the description from What on Earth catalog instead: “Cat lovers, take a seat. An adorable kitten’s face decorates your toilet lid; viewed from above, the matching rug completes the cat’s body to hilarious effect. Soft acrylic synthetic fabric. Hand wash. Imported. Seat cover is 13″ x 16″; rug is 24″ x 25″.”

 
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