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Toilets around the world
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Toilets around the world

Japanese toilet. Didn't know if I should you it or not. Nozzle had a directional pad, pressure sensor, warm or cold water, crazy stuff. It would have been an experience.

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#27

Toilets around the world

Squatters do it better.

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#28

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High-tech ways to take a dump




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#29

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2/3 of the world squats to take dumps. It was the way we were designed to do it.

http://naturesplatform.com/health_benefits.html

"
Seven Advantages of Squatting
Makes elimination faster, easier and more complete. This helps prevent "fecal stagnation," a prime factor in colon cancer, appendicitis and inflammatory bowel disease.
Protects the nerves that control the prostate, bladder and uterus from becoming stretched and damaged.
Securely seals the ileocecal valve, between the colon and the small intestine. In the conventional sitting position, this valve is unsupported and often leaks during evacuation, contaminating the small intestine.
Relaxes the puborectalis muscle which normally chokes the rectum in order to maintain continence.
Uses the thighs to support the colon and prevent straining. Chronic straining on the toilet can cause hernias, diverticulosis, and pelvic organ prolapse.
A highly effective, non-invasive treatment for hemorrhoids, as shown by published clinical research.
For pregnant women, squatting avoids pressure on the uterus when using the toilet. Daily squatting helps prepare one for a more natural delivery."

Historical Background
Man, like his fellow primates, has always used the squatting position for resting, working and performing bodily functions. Infants of every culture instinctively squat to relieve themselves. Although it may seem strange to someone who has spent his entire life deprived of the experience, this is the way the human body was designed to function.



And this is the way our ancestors performed their bodily functions until the middle of the 19th century. Before that time, chair-like toilets had only been used by royalty and the disabled. But with the advent of indoor plumbing in the 1800's, the throne-like water closet was invented 22 to give ordinary people the same "dignity" previously reserved for kings and queens. The plumber and cabinet maker who designed it had no knowledge of human physiology – and sincerely believed that they were improving people's lives.

The new device symbolized the "progress" and "creativity" of western civilization. It showed that Man could "improve" on Nature and transcend the primitive cultural practices followed by the poor "benighted" natives in the colonies. The "White Man's Burden" typified the condescending Victorian attitude toward other races and cultures.

The British plumbing industry moved quickly to install indoor plumbing and water closets throughout the country. The great benefits of improved sanitation caused people to overlook a major ergonomic blunder: The sitting position makes elimination difficult and incomplete, and forces one to strain.

Those who could not overlook this drawback had to keep silent, because the subject was considered unmentionable. Furthermore, how could they criticize the "necessary" used by Queen Victoria herself? (Hers was gold-plated, befitting the self-styled "Empress of India.")

So, like the Emperor’s New Clothes, the water closet was tacitly accepted. It was a grudging acceptance, as evidenced by the popularity of "squatting stools" sold in the famous department store, Harrods of London. As shown below on the left, these footstools merely elevated one's feet in a crude attempt to imitate squatting.



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The rest of Western Europe, as well as Australia and North America, did not want to appear less civilized than Great Britain, whose vast empire at the time made it the most powerful country on Earth. So, within a few decades, most of the industrialized world had adopted "The Emperor's New Throne."

150 years ago, no one could have predicted how this change would affect the health of the population. But today, many physicians blame the modern toilet for the high incidence of a number of serious ailments. Westernized countries have much higher rates of colon and pelvic disease, as illustrated by this report in the Israel Journal of Medical Science:

The prevalences of bowel diseases (hemorrhoids, appendicitis, polyps, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticular disease, and colon cancer) are similar in South African whites and in populations of prosperous western countries. Among rural South African blacks with a traditional life style, these diseases are very uncommon or almost unknown.19
The following sections will examine these and other diseases in more detail to see how an unnatural toilet posture could produce such a wide range of harmful effects. "
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#30

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Those Chinese toilets just look nasty. Not to make light of it, but I'd almost rather get colon cancer than have to use a toilet like that.

Toilets with a view are cool. Toilet, and view from the throne, on a recent hike (Otter Trail) I did.

Throne:

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View (The town of Plettenberg Bay is out there in the haze):

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#31

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Whenever I am in the area, I make sure I duck into my favorite toilet (Or as I call it, Flushing Meadows).

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Quote: (02-22-2014 10:33 PM)speakeasy Wrote:  

Quote: (02-22-2014 09:57 PM)paninaro Wrote:  

Quote: (02-22-2014 05:31 AM)Fortitudinal Wrote:  

The one thing that makes me gag in Mexico is having that can of used toilet paper next to the toilet where you're supposed to put the TP after you wipe. So disgusting.

I never understood this. If the pipes can handle some people's massive dumps, how can they not handle a bit of toilet paper?

I think the fear is exaggerated. I've thrown toilet paper in the toilet in every poor country I've ever been to and never once did it clog the pipes. I think maybe some people use half a roll to wipe their ass or something. If you throw an enormous wad in the bowl of course that'll happen, even in American toilets.

The trick is, you take a nice size strip, fold it in half, wipe, fold it in half again, wipe, fold it in half again. You get three wipes with one strip and it compresses down into a tiny little compact wad when you toss it in the toilet. And since you are folding the "messy" portion inward, you aren't getting it on your hand. I think wiping your ass with only dry paper is kinda nasty, so if you got a baby wipe to finish everything off that's good. If not, a piece of toilet paper moistened with water. But only if the paper is strong, otherwise it'll crumble when wet. Ideally it's nice to have a bidet.

Or you can do it how I do it, flush after you take a dump. Flush after you wipe (put a decent amount in), and keep doing it until it's all gone [Image: icon_lol.gif] I always do this in Mexico. [Image: tongue.gif] Works!
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#33

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The one in Canada seems really "warm", I wouldn't mind sitting on it for a few minutes.
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Fun fact: the USA was rated by all tourists to have the best public toilets in the world, with China / Russia being the worst. Makes me think theyve never been to a portapotty before tho.
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