Thursday, April 16, 2009

on my wish list

"On earth, the priciest toilet is located in Hong Kong . Built in 2001, it is made of solid 24-carat gold and coated with gems. It is not for public use. It is a tourist attraction. Even the fixtures are made of gold." Source: World Gold Council Value: about $10 million (estimated)

You know what? That is all well and good (and please, as if they haven't had some wisenheimer tourist decide it was for human use). But even if I had the money, I still wouldn't buy it. Pure gold? Jewels? Who needs it? I don't even adorn my neckline with such things. But I would spend (er, beg, borrow or steal) twice that tomorrow if there was one that cleaned itself. I. Hate. Cleaning. Toilets.

(Technically, there is a Russian designed system in that NASA space station that costs almost twice that. Here it is:


It has leg harnesses and thigh bars, and filters the urine into drinking water. But I bet it doesn't clean itself. At least not on the outside, which is the worst part... But oh wait, I just thought about going to the bathroom in a zero gravity space. Oh gross. Great, now I won't be able to sleep tonight. Why do I get myself started on these trains of thought?)