This one was such a fun read.
Why America Is Losing The Toilet Race
Japanese toilets are marvels of technological innovation. They have integrated bidets, which squirt water to clean your private parts. They have dryers and heated seats. They use water efficiently, clean themselves and deodorize the air, so bathrooms actually smell good. They have white noise machines, so you can fill your stall with the sound of rain for relaxation and privacy. Some even have built-in night lights and music players. It's all customizable and controlled by electronic buttons on a panel next to your seat.
In Japan, these high-tech toilets are everywhere: hotels, restaurants, bus stations, rest stops and around 80% of homes. It's glorious. Then, I come back to the United States, and our toilets are stuck in the age of dirty coal mines and the horse and buggy. They basically have one feature: flush. No heated seats. No nice smells and sounds. No sanitizing blasts of liquid. It's like cleaning your dishes without water. It's gross. And it got me thinking: Why can't we have high-tech toilets too?
If you want to read on, here you go:
To my recollection, I've only had 1 encounter with a fancy-schmancy toilet. It was in our suite out in Hawaii.
The lid automatically opened when a human approached.
The seat was heated.
There was the option to squirt water here, there and everywhere.
And there was a fan blowing air onto the undercarriage.
It was quite interesting.
3 things that I did not like about it:
- the heated seat: that sucker could get hot if you didn't watch it
- there was a strange plastic-y odor when the fan was running; better than the alternative..... yes
- to get everything to work, there were switches and buttons..... in a bathroom..... next to a potty..... you could almost see the germs partying on that control panel
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt