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Apex
03-27-2002, 12:31 AM
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;?type=humannews&StoryID=742248

I'm speechless.
mojo
03-27-2002, 12:39 AM
so they're going through with it, eh? i remember this other thread (http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38623) on these things (no, i'm not doing an hrb...just giving more info). i guess they just wanna keep people from urinating on the street.
GraingerGuy
03-27-2002, 01:12 AM
HAHAHAHA!!! That would be so weird to see....

On a moonlit walk with your honey....the moon...the stars...the toliets...:hmm: :heh: :D
Apex
03-27-2002, 01:14 AM
Originally posted by GraingerGuy
HAHAHAHA!!! That would be so weird to see....

On a moonlit walk with your honey....the moon...the stars...the toliets...:hmm: :heh: :D

the glowing moon... the twinking stars... the rising toilets...
mojo
03-27-2002, 01:16 AM
...dogs drinking from public toilets...
topane
03-27-2002, 05:19 AM
...swirlies...
LPMiller
03-27-2002, 05:33 AM
why do they think god invented bushes???
Markel
03-27-2002, 07:59 AM
Originally posted by LPMiller
why do they think god invented bushes???
But bushes don't grow very well in concrete. :P
Blu
03-27-2002, 08:16 AM
What happens if you're standing on one when it decides it's time to "rise"?
attgig
03-27-2002, 08:21 AM
i remember back when i was in highschoool, bout 6 years ago, that they had the self cleaning toilets in NYC for like a month to test out...

They were REALLY cool, cause you stick in a quarter, and go into the 'portable jon' lookalike...but it was clean - after each person, the whole floor gets cleaned, the toilet flushes automatically, etc.

But it was only a test, and they got rid of them a month later i think.
One of the problems they said other cities around the world had were that bums would go to them and just sleep there.
Markel
03-27-2002, 08:23 AM
Originally posted by attgig
One of the problems they said other cities around the world had were that bums would go to them and just sleep there.
Bah. As a software engineer, I could solve that problem. Just program the thing to run it's clean cycle (during an idle period) every hour. :D
Kim
03-27-2002, 08:33 AM
Do it Markel! You could make a million dollars!
Thunder
03-27-2002, 11:47 AM
:heh:
ufcrusher
03-27-2002, 12:37 PM
Hmmm, only problem with that is if you are so drunk that you cant hold it till you get home, what are the chances that you are able to get a quarter in the slot assuming you have one. Now everyone is just going to piss on the outside of the toilets as they will provide a nice screen against cops.

Damn cops. Always bothering you when all you do is head into the bushes for a minute to relieve the pressure. Damn them.
Markel
03-27-2002, 01:01 PM
Checking back with the article, it does not say that these are "pay toilets" - it says that they are "self-cleaning telescopic urinals". I wonder if they are more like a revolving door shape (with opaque panels instead of glass :P ) with 3 or 4 "stations" that will allow the drunks to just "turn their backs" to the outside while they relieve themselves? Similar to using the nearest wall, but with a bit more privacy and a lot more sanitation, and no chance of getting bothered by the police.