Several years ago, I saw the perfect urinal. It was, in essence, a porcelain trashcan. It was deep and relatively narrow, and pretty much purely cylindrical. It was fairly hard to pee straight down (certainly doable)... the more natural angle hit about 3/4 of the way down on the side. This prevented all splashback, even if you were wearing shorts. It had, I believe, a small dip in one of the sides, which one might have thought about resting one's testicles on if it were a little higher... this was the cue as to where you should stand to pee. It wasn't really friendly to the very short (sub 4'5") amongst us, but for those above that, it was well on God's Own Urinal.

I later found that there were only 4 of these every made and it was a prototype from Toto, according to a plumbing contractor I met in NYC while I was visiting.

raleel

Pee in it you can, Sean Fallon. Different only in your mind. Your penis, flat in the groove you must place it. Mind what I have said-- relieve you it can.

wild homes knows where the barrio starts!

Third'ed, this is totally fantastic.

Recoil

the second shot reminds me of a fan hitting vertical blinds.

i second mastermatoro, i'd totally buy it.

emergeoriginal

I'd buy it.

mastermatoro

@Wireless Joe: If you can afford to put this in your home, you can probably also afford to have a manservant shave you with a straight razor every morning, and can also afford to build a personal shaving station with a warm water sink alongside it for his use while performing his daily services.

rekoil

Curvy Follo Washbasin Prevents Unsightly Crotch Splashes I ask you how this is so. That would be defying a universal law. The probability of getting unintended liquid on your pants in an embarrassing area is directly proportional to the size of your pants, multiplied by importance of the meeting you are going to attend, and inversely proportional to ease at which one is embarrassed.

DeadWriter

@Sexpun Tocome: Or you could just not wash your hands. I mean, you were only touching your own body.

Git Em SteveDave displays attention-grabbing vanity

What happened to.... turning it on less.. or not turning it on As Much.. that not doing it for you guys?

Okay.. then this is probably a good idea.

I mean.. if you're into your bathroom being modeled to look like a memory foam mattress...

Sexpun Tocome

So no filling the sink with hot water to dip the ol' shaving razor in.

Wireless Joe

Honestly, splashes out of a sink have never been an issue, just don't jam the handle to the highest pressure as fast as you can.

Con Seannery

@Con Seannery:
The problem is that if you are tall all sinks end right at your crotch. So when the tiniest amount of water gets away from the sink it inevitably ends up on your crotch.

So it really sucks when you manage to not piss on yourself, and then wet yourself for having good hygiene, but then again it is nice to always have an excuse...

kazuya

@theoldwolf: Not just you.

Oh...

.endejas.

i do not pee on my hands there for i do not wash them

enchantedgoose

But if everyone gets one of these, what will I blame urinal sprayback and/or flying errant post-shake pee drops on?

Just me? Oh...

theoldwolf

Oh I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who pees in the sink. Oops, here comes the gf...

The Lab

@enchantedgoose: Yeah, and I kinda giggle when I wipe my ballsweat on people as I hake their hands. What's wrong with me? What grown man giggles? That's so creepy.

Dude, you should wash your hands.

capitalass

Yeah, it looks cool. But I usually pee in the sink. Less mess! Don't tell me girlfriend!

abemonty

Have you even seen those urinals with a little fly in them? Its there for you to aim your pee at so you dont get splatter... assuming your a man... and you can aim your pee.

cyrus23

Those who don't wash after, need to take a cellular biology class.

In class we ran around campus swabbing door knobs etc...
and then growing cultures in our lab...

let me say - EWWWWWW!!! I wore surgical gloves the rest of the semester.

RG_Shrike

sink spalsh-back is horrible.
i am about 6'2" and it's rare to find a sink that you don't get crotch spalsh, or the 'wet-line' from momentarily touching the counter as you wash hands

tegronin

@enchantedgoose: Way to spread disease jerkface. Guys like you are why I avoid touching restroom doorhandles. Also, rinsing your hands under cold water for two seconds is hardly better. You need to rub your hands together for about 30 seconds with warm water and soap to get the germs off. "OMG I don't have 30 effing seconds to wash my hands properly!" Fine. Get sick. Spread disease. Whatever.

jarque

Hey, I designed this... I don't know where the crotch splash statement comes from..the grooves are not just aesthetic but also reduce standing water around the bowl. What I did find out this week is that Follo means "I f**k" in spanish. The design isn't as expensive as it looks- if you want one for trade, get in touch and mention Gizmodo .

PantheaMyrtilus