Feces Removal Technology of the World

freshmasterfresh

I recently came across an interesting article highlighting the differences between German toilets and those of most other countries. According to this article, German toilets have an inspection shelf built in, so that the water then has to push the poop into the whole rather than simply carrying it away. While I enjoy taking a peek at my accomplishments as much as the next guy, this is pretty amazing, if true. Can anybody vouch for the author's claims?

Herein we shall discuss all manners of poop-related technologies from holes in the ground to possible poop-chutes of the future!

scottlong

i don't need no fancy shit seat

darleysam

that's... horrendous.

I wonder how long this goes before Godwin has to step in.

Peewi

The toilets described in that "article" sound shitty.

Sorry, I had to.

Couscous

Only the country that gave us Nazis could come up with this.

Yeah.

SanderJK

1) Why the hell is this a topic?!?

2) It's true.

3) We have it in Netherlands too, and one of the things it does, you don't take a dump into the water, and there is no splash. This splash effect greatly annoys me in foreign toilets. Having toilet water splash against your behind = do not want.

The_Scarab

Why did you think this was something anyone cared about.

yalborap

SanderJK wrote: »

1) Why the hell is this a topic?!?

2) It's true.

3) We have it in Netherlands too, and one of the things it does, you don't take a dump into the water, and there is no splash. This splash effect greatly annoys me in foreign toilets. Having toilet water splash against your behind = do not want.

o_O Man, I have not once in my entire life been splashed while taking a dump. And I have taken monumental dumps.

domite

titmouse wrote: »

Only the country that gave us Nazis could come up with this.

Yeah.

There was an entire chapter of a book by a guy named Slavoj Zizek that said exactly that. It compared German, French and English toilets, pubic hair grooming practices ect. and the relating Ideoligies behind them. It is actually a facinating read.

Lord Jezo

I lived over in Holland for a few years a decade and a half ago and they had those types of toilets in the school I was attending.

They really are horrifying.



http://www.banterist.com/archivefiles/000212.html

I can remember pooping in them and being disgusted that the poo just sits there on a little ledge until you pull the lever and it gets pushed down the drain. Even after using them for four years I still hated them and it made me appreciate having my poops completely submerged in water.

Not all the toilets over there were like that, but the ones that were are just nasty European crazy things.

taliosfalcon

yalborap wrote: »

SanderJK wrote: »

1) Why the hell is this a topic?!?

2) It's true.

3) We have it in Netherlands too, and one of the things it does, you don't take a dump into the water, and there is no splash. This splash effect greatly annoys me in foreign toilets. Having toilet water splash against your behind = do not want.

o_O Man, I have not once in my entire life been splashed while taking a dump. And I have taken monumental dumps.

its a horrible, horrifying experience if it ever does happen to you. Not as horrible as these toiletesque abominations, but horrible nonetheless

Vicissitude

taliosfalcon wrote: »

yalborap wrote: »

SanderJK wrote: »

1) Why the hell is this a topic?!?

2) It's true.

3) We have it in Netherlands too, and one of the things it does, you don't take a dump into the water, and there is no splash. This splash effect greatly annoys me in foreign toilets. Having toilet water splash against your behind = do not want.

o_O Man, I have not once in my entire life been splashed while taking a dump. And I have taken monumental dumps.

its a horrible, horrifying experience if it ever does happen to you. Not as horrible as these toiletesque abominations, but horrible nonetheless

It's even worse in a public restroom. You don't know who's shit has been there before!

urahonky

I lived in Germany for about 4 years, and it's true. Their toilets could NOT be clogged.

I'm going to leave it at that, as no more information is necessary.

(Their sausages are amazing!!)

GroovyMr1337

personally, I prefer

slurpeepoop

Lord Jezo wrote: »

I lived over in Holland for a few years a decade and a half ago and they had those types of toilets in the school I was attending.

They really are horrifying.



http://www.banterist.com/archivefiles/000212.html

I can remember pooping in them and being disgusted that the poo just sits there on a little ledge until you pull the lever and it gets pushed down the drain. Even after using them for four years I still hated them and it made me appreciate having my poops completely submerged in water.

Not all the toilets over there were like that, but the ones that were are just nasty European crazy things.

That's terrible. It would never work in America.

For me, I regularly have poops that go down the hole, wrap around the bowl once (sometimes twice), and stick up out of the water.

If my toilet had that flat ledge, I'd have to spend the better part of my pooping standing up or use a roll of toilet paper each time.

Big Dookie

In the interest of fairness, I feel that I should probably refrain from this discussion.

Zetetic Elench

I've been splashed.

That said, you guys that are freaking out about being able to see poop: it is poop. Get over it. It is not about to eat you, or rub itself in your face. It's part of how your body works, and this weird freaking out about being able to see part of your digestive system strikes me as a little unhealthy, and kinda childish.

Raiden333

Big Dookie wrote: »

In the interest of fairness, I feel that I should probably refrain from this discussion.

Especially with that name.

Couscous

I don't like the shit not being in the water because shit smells, and I sometimes have to be on the toilet for a while.

Evander

darleysam wrote: »

that's... horrendous.

I wonder how long this goes before Godwin has to step in.

Godwin's law doesn't apply if you mention it first.

EWom

I'm just trying to imagine what kind of pressure has to rocket down that toilet to scrape away all the poop, and I for one would like to try one. Also the most annoying part of pooping are floaters. Those lil turds that just won't flush. It seems as though this would eliminate that.

Evander

Zetetic Elench wrote: »

I've been splashed.

That said, you guys that are freaking out about being able to see poop: it is poop. Get over it. It is not about to eat you, or rub itself in your face. It's part of how your body works, and this weird freaking out about being able to see part of your digestive system strikes me as a little unhealthy, and kinda childish.

so, do you bathe in your own urine?

Yeah, it is natural and comes from our body, but that doesn't mean we want to keep it around. it isn't called a waste product for nothing.

I don't think anyone was complaining about SEEING it; as far as I know no one here has eyes in their ass, forcing them to look into the bowl even though they don't want to.

the complaints I've seen, which I might add are valid reasons to prefer water sumerged systems, are A) that shit stinks, and having a shelf in the way of the hole might allow a particularly massive shit to smear itself on your ass cheeks. No, that wouldn't be the end of the world, but it's still something that you have to deal with.

Also, the valid point of no splashing has bee brought up.



What I'd like to know, though, is A) how well this system works when the user's stools are less than solid, and how low within the hole the water is, because I plan on being an old man some day, and shit is gonna be sagging like a mofo when I am. My mother actually had to buy my grandfather an elevated toilet seat a couple years back.

Death_Claw

I had forgotten how I really hated taking a dump on those bathrooms while I was there, it really is as bad as it looks like and it does take quite a few flushes to completely remove the shit from that "platform". As bad as splashing and floaters can be they got nothing on these horrible horrible toilets...

slurpeepoop

Oh god, I didn't even think about liquid poop.

That stuff is pressurized, and when it starts coming out, I think a nice round bowl of water absorbs the kinetic energy pretty well.

A flat, hard surface is just asking for splashback the likes of which would be used as a valid excuse to stay home from work.

Then again, bidets are pretty popular over there, correct?

freshmasterfresh

Sometimes my poop is kind of greasy or sticky for some reason.

My first thought upon seeing the diagram in that article was man it would suck to have to wipe the shit down the toilet if it were too sticky to slide down.

Zetetic Elench

Evander wrote: »

Zetetic Elench wrote: »

I've been splashed.

That said, you guys that are freaking out about being able to see poop: it is poop. Get over it. It is not about to eat you, or rub itself in your face. It's part of how your body works, and this weird freaking out about being able to see part of your digestive system strikes me as a little unhealthy, and kinda childish.

so, do you bathe in your own urine?

Bathing in urine and being able to see poop are apparently comparable?

Lord Jezo wrote: »

They really are horrifying [...]

I can remember pooping in them and being disgusted that the poo just sits there on a little ledge until you pull the lever and it gets pushed down the drain.

Yeah, maybe I misinterpreted this, and he's complaining about the stink, or the mess, or whatever. But I more got the vibe that he was disgusted that it wasn't safely underwater.

EDIT: Man, to bring this more vaguely into the realm of G&T, uh, I've always been secretly curious about the Japanese robotoilets.

Evander

The more I think about it, the more I realize just how much water those things must waste.

powerss

Mother of god.

They can build great cars... but shit... literally.

What were they thinking???

Zetetic Elench

Yeah. Don't get me wrong, I think these toilets are pretty awfully designed. I've had to use one before.

powerss

Zetetic, awesome avatar Marathon FTMFW

IShallRiseAgain

There is a much worse type of splash than the one you get while sitting on the toilet....urinal splash.

Evander

Zetetic Elench wrote: »

Evander wrote: »

Zetetic Elench wrote: »

I've been splashed.

That said, you guys that are freaking out about being able to see poop: it is poop. Get over it. It is not about to eat you, or rub itself in your face. It's part of how your body works, and this weird freaking out about being able to see part of your digestive system strikes me as a little unhealthy, and kinda childish.

so, do you bathe in your own urine?

Bathing in urine and being able to see poop are apparently comparable?

Honestly, who in this thread was complaining about looking at poop?

The only mention I saw, AT ALL, was a guy talking about how he occassionally looks at his poop. Personally I generally take a quick glance, especially when I haven't been feeling well, just to make sure it isn't red or something (for the record, if your stool is magenta colored, it may not be a sign of sickness. magenta colored stool is also cause by heavy beet consumption.)

I think most people look at their own poop, at least occassionally.

So what particular machine are you raging against?

Atlus Parker

Do you realize everytime someone-

YES! Three gallons! Three gallons! Whoopdy damn doo!

Couscous

EDIT: Man, to bring this more vaguely into the realm of G&T, uh, I've always been secretly curious about the Japanese robotoilets.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilets_in_Japan
Wikipedia has an entire article on Japanese toilets.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Wireless_toilet_control_panel_w._open_lid.jpg

As of 2002, almost half of all private homes in Japan have such a toilet, exceeding the number of households with a personal computer.[3][4] While the toilet looks like a Western-style toilet at first glance, there are a number of additional features, such as blow dryer, seat heating, massage options, water jet adjustments, automatic lid opening, flushing after use, wireless control panels, heating and air conditioning for the room, et cetera, included either as part of the toilet or in the seat.[2] These features can be accessed by a control panel that is either attached to one side of the seat or on a wall nearby, often transmitting the commands wirelessly to the toilet seat.[2]

I want one. I spend enough time on the toilet thanks to me not wanting to get up while playing the DS on it.

Zombiemambo

I take my poop seriously. I won't poop in a toilet with a shelf. That's just nastay.

rayofash

I don't know if this was said already, but those toilets are old and are being phased out (if they aren't already). They were only created and used during the war when they encourages people to check their feces to see if they have any diseases.

Couscous

I wonder if there were any patriotic videos made encouraging people to check their poop for their country.

Vicissitude

With little flags and everything.

Zombiemambo

titmouse wrote: »

I wonder if there were any patriotic videos made encouraging people to check their poop for their country.

In a slump? Check your dump!

japan

I think I'd actually rather shit on a shelf than run the risk of splashback.

Jandaru

slurpeepoop wrote: »

Oh god, I didn't even think about liquid poop.

Something doesn't add up here.