Toilet 2.0 Other / National/Panasonic Posted by zmcnulty on Sep 01, 2004 - 04:54 PM |
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I haven't seen toilet technology come too far in my lifetime, so I welcome anything that makes my "experience" that much better. Matsushita Electric Works will release the "Shower Rain TRES," a toilet with integrated warm-water bidet, on September 10th. It is billed as having a "pleasent sitting sensation," and includes the industry's largest toilet seat. The cost is 241,500 yen. In the company's "Investigation regarding Toilet Use," an unexpectedly large number of people (35% for men, 17% for women) responded that they "spend a long time" on the toilet, doing things such as reading books and magazines. Then, a formal diversified analysis regarding the toilet seat's "feeling sensation" was conducted, and the toilet seat has been enlarged based on the fundamental concepts of ergonomics. Apart from increasing the diameter (vertical direction) of the aperture by 5%, they have also widened the part where the thick of the thigh rests. This is said to be so that even if one sits for a long time, their legs will not fall asleep. The same study found that the proportion of men who "sit and piss" has increased to 30%, which is double the same figure 5 years ago. The reason for this is "to not soil the surroundings." on the TRES, the edge of the bowl has been thinned, and the aperture has been enlarged by 20% (area ratio) - allowing for men to easily piss whether they are standing or sitting. Incidentally, of those males who "sit and piss," many were born in Kyuushuu and Okinawa there was also a high proportion of men who responded in this fashion that have wives born in Kansai. While the reason is unknown, Matsushita has said that "this is a finding of great interest."     Inspired by: http://www.itmedia.co.jp/lifestyle/articles/0409/01/news119.html?pc30 [1] Press Release: http://www.mew.co.jp/press/0409/0409-1.htm [2] |
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This article is from TechJapan http://www.techjapan.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.techjapan.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=479 Links in this article [1] http://www.itmedia.co.jp/lifestyle/articles/0409/01/news119.html?pc30 [2] http://www.mew.co.jp/press/0409/0409-1.htm |