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During my earlier travels to Europe, toilets were not at all standard and the mechanisms they employed were often puzzling. My friend Dan Robbins (with whom I have made several "crossings") and I used to make a game of trying to figure out how to flush the potty.
Back then there were some really bizzare flushing mechanisms ranging from hidden levers to floor pedals to wall fixtures not located particularly close to the loo.
Here is an example of one of the more easily deciphered models:
In more recent times, the water conservation mindset has become more prevalent. However, instead of low flow toilets, most of what I am seeing on this trip consist of the variable flush intensity type, which offer two choices when flushing... usually half or full. It should be easy enough to figure out that they could just as well be named "Number One" and "Number two".Here are a couple of examples of that type:
As we got to Asia, we encountered a type of potty that none of us had any experience with (but had heard of). Fortunately, the "western style" was also usually, but not always, available.
Sorry for the blurry quality of the first shot... it's not that easy to photograph the interior of a restroom surreptitiously. You get some strange looks when you get caught in the act.
Here is a neat little trick that I have read about but had not seen until now. There is a fly etched into the porcelain which causes a semi-conscious effort on the part of the customer to actually aim. The article I read about it claims that the overall cleaning times (especially of the floor) of such-equipped facilities has been dramatically reduced.
The following shots were taken in the Bangkok airport.
Who says a pit stop has to be strictly business?
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