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A Modern Way to Bring Home a Taste of Third World Toiletry
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... abdominal and back muscles. Only one-half to one gallon of water is used for flushing and The Flo reuses water from hand washing. To flush water from the tanks to the toilet, the Flo employs an electromagnetic ball valve. Go With the Flo also is free of mechanical parts. The toilet is fully self-sustaining and independent of electric power.
ASU press release: Industrial product design wastes away the competition ...
(hat tip: Gizmodo via Core77)
Go with the Flo toilet design a workout in itself
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... the bowl. So what, I hear you ask, has all this got to do with yoga? It's all to do with the position in which you find yourself, apparently. Squatting down builds and strengthens back and abdominal muscles, apparently.
While it may not be as beautiful as certain loos we've featured before — there's something redolent of a child's potty in the design. The only thing that confuses me is this: which way should one face?
ASU News Via Core77 Via Gizmodo
Flo Toilet promotes new way to poo
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... is environmentally friendly since it requires only one-half to a full gallon of water for flushing - no guarantees if you use plenty of toilet paper to clean up after though. All water used by the Flo is recycled from hand washing sessions, where an electromagnetic ball valve will trigger the flushing of the toilet. This self-sustaining toilet will also be independent of electric power, making us wonder whether methane from our decomposing logs are the ones powering it.
Source: Gizmodo ...
