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A Toilet for the Hygiene-Conscious
Sunday, February 8, 2009, 8:57 PM

I've --- like many others -- seen toilets that flush themselves, activated by the slightest movement, to the frustration of some of the slower users; I've read of toilets that play soothing music to mask the embarassing sounds users inadvertently make when they 'answer the call of nature' -- ahem; I've heard of solid gold toilet bowls for those who like a bit of bling in their bleak lives. But this was the first time I have ever seen a toilet that, at the press of a button, gives new users a clean seat to perch on. Sorry --- but I just had to take a video of this. Watch this --- a toilet at Incheon Airport, Seoul, Korea:


Hope it's clear. I have no idea why there's a second box here in this entry. Am learning all the time....

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