Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Flush the hands-free toilet

This article gives a right-good pantsing to the laser-toilet. Key points:

The auto-flush toilet violates two basic rules of technology adoption: Never replace a technology with an inferior technology; and never confiscate power from your users.

I have to deal with these shitty shitters every day and couldn't agree more with the author. Warning: link is a bit scatalogical.

1 comment:

Dick Logan said...

I agree, but our flushing capability is not the weak link in the chain of events that happens inside the stall. Instead, our ability to 1) contain "ass splatter" and 2) vent fumes to the outside is the issue. Two or 3 extra flushes doesn't solve the problem for me. Can't we get some geeks from MIT to work on this?

Full disclosure: I don't regularly use the laser shitter.