Ashikaga Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 i got this email showing a new public toilet supposedly in downtown houston, that's made entirely of two-way glass. so when you're inside, you can see out. i looked it up online and found another forum discussing it, with the same pictures that were in the email. does this actually exist in houston? where is it? houston public toilet discussion I might be willing to try this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dp2 Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 And everyone except a little child lavishly praised the Emperor's New Potty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashikaga Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 And everyone except a little child lavishly praised the Emperor's New Potty.At least in this toilet, you'd be able to see everything that you're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest great Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Great idea. I don't know if I could use it but I have to admit that I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 In San Francisco there were some really funky public toilets that sanitized themselves when you finished using them. The only problem was you had to wait about 10 minutes after somebody came out before you could go in while they did their automated cleaning process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniepwils Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 LOL I know what you are talking about Jax. They have those in Monte Carlo as well. My grandparents were using them and didn't know that they clean themselves and for some reason my grandmother couldn't get hers to work properly. So, after my grandfather was done he held the door open so she could go in and use it, all of a sudden all this water came out of every side of the wall. Needless to say when she came out she was soaking wet with a tint of blue.I never laughed so hard in my life.Oh the cost to use these toilets was about $3.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkjones98 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 LOL I know what you are talking about Jax. They have those in Monte Carlo as well. My grandparents were using them and didn't know that they clean themselves and for some reason my grandmother couldn't get hers to work properly. So, after my grandfather was done he held the door open so she could go in and use it, all of a sudden all this water came out of every side of the wall. Needless to say when she came out she was soaking wet with a tint of blue.I never laughed so hard in my life.Oh the cost to use these toilets was about $3.00LOL, that's one of the funniest stories I've ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 That's hilarious. Of course, not for grandma. There is one of those self-cleaning toilets in San Francisco for tourists waiting in the cable car line. Back then it was a quarter. Jeez.... three bucks to pee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 When you REALLY have to go, 3 bucks is cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I used a couple of different cool toilets in Europe. One in a hostel the other in a restaurant.The one in the restaurant was self cleaning, but I don't know if it was like the one you guys are talking about. It cleaned the top of the seat. Some scrubber would come out while the seat would rotate and cleaned itself. That was fancy.The one in the hostel was more preventative. The seat had weights in the back so anytime it was unoccupied it would be up, so when you went #2, you just put the seat down. I thought it was genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 This topic seemed too absurd but I guess anything is possible in Haifworld. I recall reading (not sure why) about Paris around the turn of the century. They had or may still have outdoor sewer systems. Pretty much a little open canal that ran down the middle of the streets where residents could pour out their dirty water and human waste. Imagine the horrible odor? Then there were outdoor public toilets which were designed like outhouses but your dangling legs and feet were clearly visible to pedestrian traffic. Imagine your friends waiting for you as you relieve yourself? and what about the ladies with all those layers of petticoats/bloomers? These also did not have dividers between them so you could carry on a conversation with your neighbor. Granted this was for the well to do in those days. What do you think the poor people had to do? but this clear thing is what must be a hoax. Must be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northbeaumont Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Too many people downtown to be Houston LOL!j/king!I would be more embarassed watching myself than the thought of other people watching me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 This topic seemed too absurd but I guess anything is possible in Haifworld.I recall reading (not sure why) about Paris around the turn of the century. They had or may still have outdoor sewer systems. Pretty much a little open canal that ran down the middle of the streets where residents could pour out their dirty water and human waste. Imagine the horrible odor? Then there were outdoor public toilets which were designed like outhouses but your dangling legs and feet were clearly visible to pedestrian traffic. Imagine your friends waiting for you as you relieve yourself? and what about the ladies with all those layers of petticoats/bloomers? These also did not have dividers between them so you could carry on a conversation with your neighbor. Granted this was for the well to do in those days. What do you think the poor people had to do? but this clear thing is what must be a hoax. Must be. Traveling Europe, I met a guy that visited Germany and said that there were holes in the ground in the middle of public for people to use the restroom in. There was zero privacy. And yes, he saw people using them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniepwils Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Most middleastern countries have bathrooms with just holes in the ground. At the airport in Dubai it is this way. There is also "western"ized stalls now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northbeaumont Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Most middleastern countries have bathrooms with just holes in the ground. At the airport in Dubai it is this way. There is also "western"ized stalls now.In India, the public "relief stations" have two rocks in front of each seat for people to knock together to cover up the sound of their flatulence because it is impolite to make that noise in public.In Saudi Arabia there are no rolls of tissue in the public stalls. Just an empty coffee can filled with rusty water for the user to simply dip his fingers into when he/she is ready to cleanup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Let's not forget some of Japan's traditional toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 It's amazing to still see some of these relics in use today. Sears downtown had them for the longest time. There are real oldies at the Federal Building downtown as well. Clearly from the 1940's or 50's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I always wondered what people in japan do if they have a broken or missing leg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northbeaumont Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I always wondered what people in japan do if they have a broken or missing leg?Do you mean their left, middle, or right leg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I always wondered what people in japan do if they have a broken or missing leg?don't know but i'll bet their name is eileen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 don't know but i'll bet their name is eileenLOL.Probably, either that or strike a skaters pose with the (broken) leg stuck out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 That thing is creepy. My sick mind is already thinking of things to do in that thing. I am pretty normal too. Imagine what a real perv would do !!! I would check it out though !!Naw, if you're thinking it, you're a perv. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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