11 of the most unusual toilets in history

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Works of art, strange attractions, useful inventions - and at the same time toilets. Yes, it happens. Collected the most unusual * models.

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1. Gold

The toilet is a work of art. American Maurizio Cattelan created the sculpture of 18-carat 750-carat gold. The toilet was exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2016.

Cattelan called his work "America", according to his idea, the golden toilet embodies the excesses of modern art, the American dream and the inevitability of physical needs. By the way, any visitor to the exhibition could relieve himself directly in the sculpture - however, for this it was necessary to pay $ 25.

In September 2019, the golden toilet even made headlines: America was exhibited at Blenheim Palace in the UK and was kidnapped. This led to the burst of the sewers, which damaged the interior of the palace.

2. Shiny

It sparkles not from purity, but from the radiance of Swarovski crystals. Another beautiful toilet, but unlike the gold one, you can buy and install it at home.

The sanitary ware is encrusted with 72,000 crystals and costs 84,000 pounds (about 6,899,196 rubles). The appearance of the toilet bowl in 2011 was invented by the Japanese designer Ginza Tanaka. It was first shown to the public at an international exhibition in Shanghai in 2015.

3. For speed lovers

Crazy invention from the Japanese company TOTO. This toilet is crossed with a motorcycle and, according to the authors, was created to preserve the environment. True, it moves not due to the processing of human waste, but on biogas fuel. So, apparently, the toilet was added to the design to make life easier for bikers: you can not stop with it even for going to the toilet.

4. Toilet without flush

This toilet is straight out of the future. He does not need water: he does not flush feces down the drain, but uses chemicals to process them into fertilizers.

Bill Gates presented the project of such a toilet in 2018 at The Reinvented Toilet Expo in Beijing. The development of the new technology has been carried out by the Gates and his wife charitable foundation for eight years. The billionaire spent $ 200 million to study toilets and is going to spend the same amount. All for a good purpose - to destroy harmful bacteria and stop dangerous diseases that spread due to poor hygiene.

Gates' plumbing is expected to hit the market in 2030 and will cost around $ 500.

5. With skis

Technically, this is not just a toilet, but a whole toilet room, decorated like a ski slope. Skis are attached to the toilet, the floor is covered with white tiles imitating snow, and the walls are covered with wallpaper with mountain views.

In 2013, several similar stylized washrooms appeared in Japanese ski resorts. With their help, a coffee drink was advertised. And, perhaps, such a toilet helped the novice extremists to tune in before the first descent.

6. With bidet

A toilet with a built-in bidet function is a handy piece that allows you to optimize the toilet space and take intimate hygiene to the next level. An interesting model without connecting to electricity was developed by a German company. The shower toilet is controlled by two handles: the first regulates the temperature of the water (it can be heated up to 38 degrees), the second controls the pressure (maximum - 5 liters per minute).

A hygienic shower doesn't stick out in the toilet all the time, so you don't have to worry about getting it dirty when you go to the toilet. To start the bidet, you need to turn the handle with the pressure of water: then the shower will move out of the rear wall of the structure. After completing the procedure, the handle just needs to be returned to its original position.

A bidet is one of the safest ways to cleanse your intimate area after using the toilet. The fact is that toilet paper can leave microcracks on delicate skin, carry harmful bacteria and cause perianal dermatitis, and warm water simply gently cleanses the desired area.

7. With laser

No, this is not a toilet for masochists, but salvation from scandals in the family. The laser scans the room, and if it is empty, the raised toilet seat lowers automatically. True, you cannot buy such a toilet: it exists only at the level of theory. Information about him appeared in The Telegraph in 2009, and after that there was no more news about the robotic toilet.

8. Toilet bowl-tandem

Ideal for those who do not want to leave for a minute. Even in the toilet. The toilet is called The TwoDaLoo and costs $ 1,400 (about 89,500 rubles). As conceived by the creators, it is designed to preserve marriage and nature: there are two toilet seats, and one cistern. True, how it will reduce water consumption is not very clear: the volume of the tank is twice as large.

9. Toilet bowl in the form of a pipe

An invention for big music fans. Or, conversely, her haters. After all, the Trumpet toilet looks like a huge pipe in which you need to urinate.

10. Toilet bowl - aquarium

Watching the fish in the aquarium can help you relax. Probably for this purpose the toilet-aquarium was created. Its tank is divided into two parts: the water for draining is in one, and the fish swim in the other. So don't worry, no animals were harmed while using the toilet.

11. With the collection of analyzes

The FitLoo toilet has been in development since late 2018, with experts from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the European Space Agency working on it. FitLoo will operate on technology similar to that used by astronauts on the International Space Station to track health conditions. The smart device will conduct urine analysis - compare protein and glucose indicators, and then transfer the data to a special application on a smartphone.

They promise that the novelty will go on sale in five years. And in the future, all toilets, even in public places, will be capable of testing.

There is no need to wait several years for the toilet to become more hygienic and comfortable. You can simplify your life now with the shower toilet from. It helps to maintain excellent hygiene by cleaning intimate areas with warm water. Also, the TESEone shower toilet bowl does not have a rim, so it is easy to clean.

* According to the editorial staff of Lifehacker.