On Toilets

(The post below is loosely quoted from a very inspiring talk given by Prof. Tse regarding toilet design.)

"Good toilets are discreet... When you don't need them, you don't see them, but the moment you need them you can find them right away...
When you go to malls, public buildings, you must notice that good toilets have no doors...universal design! So handicapped people, people holding stuff, mothers carrying babies can go in straight away...Eventhough there's no door, but there are turns and bends before the entrance, so you can't see anything inside.. Bad toilets..the moment you open the door, you see everything and the smell all comes out...."
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Wow I never did notice toilet design is so interesting..but based on this standard all the mall toilets in Indonesia are primitive since we still use doors...Huhuhu... Had a conversation with a fellow archimate today that rings true: we love studying architecture because it allows us to pick up things that other people normally won't even notice.

Anyway, went to browse a bit on toilet design and turns out there are so many amazing designs... The most fun ones are urinals, though..Hiks... Like this one below:
It's called the "piss-screen", where you can play a racing game while peeing...Apparently it's installed in bars to reduce drunk-driving... Goes like this, when your car crashes, a message flashes on the screen: "Too pissed to drive? Take a taxi!" This one is another cool one:

Yep, you can draw while peeing....

Dang I so want to be a dude!