Sit or squat ? Green or high tech ?

Nevyn

So there have been rumors about the toilets in Yore Ma's getting an over all and we would just like to take the time to have a lil poll and see what the regulars want in.

Are ye sitters or squaters ?



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Proponents of squat toilets argue that:

* It is less expensive and easier to clean and maintain.
* It does not involve any contact between the buttocks and a potentially unsanitary surface.
* The lack of water in the bowl avoids the problem of splashing.
* Squatting might help to build the required pressure more comfortably and quickly.
* Squatting makes elimination faster, easier and more complete.

* Elimination in squatting posture protects the nerves that control the prostate, bladder and uterus from becoming stretched and damaged.

* Squatting relaxes the puborectalis muscle which normally chokes the rectum in order to maintain continence.

* Squatting 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.

* For pregnant women, squatting avoids pressure on the uterus when using the toilet. Daily squatting helps prepare the mother-to-be for a more natural delivery.

* Squatting may reduce the occurrence or severity of hemorrhoids] and possibly other colorectal disorders such as diverticulosisand appendicitis.

Arguments against squat toilets

* A common argument against the squat toilet is that if toilet paper is used where there is no flushing system installed, it is easy for the inexperienced user to clog the toilet. Those unfamiliar with the squat toilet should be sure to ask the location of the flushing bucket before attempting use.

* Squat toilets are more difficult to use for those with limited mobility.

* Users of the washdown seated toilet common in North America are accustomed to having the waste drop into a wide pool of water, trapping much of the odor under water, whereas other users dread the accidental splashing of possibly contaminated water onto their buttocks with such a setting. The squat toilet bowl is drier, since it is not so submerged.

* People experiencing diarrhea can spray fecal matter over the floor and onto the back of the ankles and/or clothing.

* It's more difficult to relax and read a newspaper or magazine while using a squat toilet.

Or would something green better ?
A composting toilet ?

Benefits for the environment
Separett wants to contribute to a green and sustainable environment for present and future generations. A Separett toilet needs neither water to flush with, nor expensive sewage treatment, which is a great benefit to the environment. Moreover, the separation process makes it possible to recycle the waste back to nature as an organic fertilizer. The benefit to you is a toilet solution without odour.

Easy handling of the liquid waste
Thanks to this process of separation, it is easy and safe to handle the liquid waste with simple tools. Depending on your wishes and options you have a few choices for evacuating the urine; connect it to the greywater system, to a leaching bed/soak away or to a tank. The Separett Ejektortank is an excellent choice when you wish to recycle the natural fertilizer from the urine in your flower garden.

Or something High tech

There are toilets that open the lid for you when you walk in the door,
and warm the seat, will play your favourite music and wash and dry a brothers bum with uot him ever moving a muscle.



Ok they are expensive and we would have to have a few fund raisers for the bar but it does mean that there would no longer be the need for toilet paper.

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- Adjustable water temperature and volume
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- Convenient wireless Remote Control with large LCD panel
- SoftClose anti-bacterial seat
- Convenient Control Panel
- Heated Seat with Temperature Control
- Docking Station Easy to Install and Clean

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Just as long as it doesn't look like the loos in the ladies lounge

justsomebloke

WTF!!! seriously can you see any of the brothers squatting for 20 minutes while reading the paper

Slow Motion

Thaed, with all due respec', some things should not evolve any further than they already have, not a Darwinian dead end but merely a pinnacle of achievement!

_blank_

I'd just add to SloMo's post above.

It's be great if someone could invent an anti-pins and needles device for when you are sitting for a long time.

Say when trying to get to level 42 of the latest game boy game, or reading a particularly long chapter of the latest tome.

Rob_l

Is this thread an attempt at whats known as "toilet humour"?

Tom Dunne

Rob_l wrote: »

Is this thread an attempt at whats known as "toilet humour"?

No, Thaedydal is just feeling a little flushed.

justsomebloke

here you go Tom

Shiminay

I think we're getting bogged down in puns...

Mint Sauce

jsb wrote: »

WTF!!! seriously can you see any of the brothers squatting for 20 minutes while reading the paper

i'd say you would be quite flushed after wards as well

<gets coat>

Slow Motion

Now look what you've dunny!

Nevyn

jsb wrote: »

WTF!!! seriously can you see any of the brothers squatting for 20 minutes while reading the paper

No I would not want to see it, but clearly you have been imagining it...:eek:

justsomebloke

no I tried it myself and it didn't work

dfx-

High tech. Less effort which always must be applauded and fund raisers giving even more reasons to be at the bar. Though the con is that the overall toilet experience is watered down by the effort being taken away.

Anyway, I hadn't noticed anything wrong with the current toilets in Yore Ma's?

Karl Hungus

Having used those awesome gizmotronic toilets in Japan, and felt the comforts of the warmed seat, and built in bum washer, I can think of nothing better. I should really see about getting one installed here.

Victor

You know those funny signs that tell you not to squat on the conventional toilet bowl - deadly serious.

The porcelaine can crack under point pressure and is seriously sharp. The A&E photos showed some split open from knee to waist.

Funny signs:
http://ffffound.com/image/1e75c009e8a288756797ed4a8f20126dd5ea2fce?c=605445
http://thegreatmaldito.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/korea-here-i-come/
http://www.decovo.com/DecoDepot/toilet-in-Japan.jpg
http://upload1.zoopy.com/files/photo/2007/03/28/117/1175093214_small.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dubaidavid/image/58272056
http://images.google.ie/images?gbv=2&ndsp=20&hl=en&q=toilet+sign&start=180&sa=N

Capt'n Midnight

* It's more difficult to relax and read a newspaper or magazine while using a squat toilet.

/case closed.



High tech sounds interesting but what happens if the power goes
or if you press the TR button :eek:

Karl Hungus

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

High tech sounds interesting but what happens if the power goes
or if you press the TR button :eek:

If the power goes, you've just got a regular toilet.

trout

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

High tech sounds interesting but what happens if the power goes or if you press the TR button :eek:

Plan B

The Hill Billy

This thread is more suited to the Ladies Lounge tbh. Men sit to shít.

Overheal

possibly, the strangest post ever.

star-pants

This is a rather odd thread alright overheal....

btw squatting toilets are not good for people with bad joints

DJ_Spider

Shirly shum mishtake? Men stand to p, sit to sh1te? I thought only wimmins sit for both? I would like a loo that works, doesn't smell, a floor that isn't covered in 2" of whee, and some soft paper. Add to this reading material, perhaps a gameboy, pens, (for the crossword) and some kind of apparatus to prevent pins & needles as Des mentioned.