Would you use an automated toilet?
By sunnflr
@sunnflr (2767)
United States
June 30, 2008 8:41pm CST
My husband had How it's Made on tonight and they were talking about toilets. At the end they showed an automated toilet in New York. It seems like a good idea. It's self cleaning, has environmentally friendly driers and water controls, non slip floors and all the bells and whistles.
Now for the draw backs. First, it cost .25 cents for 15 minutes use. The quarter isn't a bad price, but the thing is after 15 minutes the door will open whether you're done or not! I don't know about any of you but I wouldn't want the whole world watching me finish my business!
Seems they could have put another quarter slot inside so that you could have more time if need be. So, I wont be using this kind of automated toilet unless I'm absolutely sure I'll finish in the time limit!
What do you think?
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@PearlGrace (3171)
• United States
1 Jul 08
Automatic toilets sound pretty interesting to me. I've seen something about them on tv quite a while back.
Every so often, the self-cleaning ones close and lock (with no one in them) and a shower comes out of the ceiling and sprays down the whole "bathroom" and cleans up the whole place. Very sanitized, I like that. I've not been in one, but they sound very cool.
Not of fan of displaying myself on the potty. Gee, what a dilemma, I really gotta go but I'm not sure how long it will take. I am with you on this one--I'd use it if I was positive I could get done in 15 minutes. They need a coin slot inside so a person could extend the time another 15 minutes, just in case.
What an inventive mind someone must have to think of automated toilets.
PearlGrace
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@sunnflr (2767)
• United States
1 Jul 08
Yeah, I'd like to see one just for the novelty of it.
They were even talking about having some in the works that take urine samples for people and send the results automatically to your doctor. Said it would cut down on doctor visits.
That sounds like a good idea, but I wonder how they'd be 100% sure it was the right person doing the test??
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@PearlGrace (3171)
• United States
2 Jul 08
Wow, the whole idea about giving urine specimens at the automated toilets to be sent to the doctor is just way too mind boggling to me. I mean, I am getting a sick headache! How could they possibly know:
1--who is actually providing the specimen,
2--how to send which specimen to which doctor???
Weird. Interesting, though.
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i like to try that!!well 15 minutes for me is a good time...i really dont like staying long in a toilet much less a public one at that@sunnflr (2767)
• United States
1 Jul 08
Well, I don't like even using public toilets but unfortunately I have IBS and sometimes I have no control of it. I know too much information..lol.
I think it would be cool to see, but like I said before, I'd have to know for sure I'd make the time limit. It would be too embarrassing otherwise!
