Computing

Tons Totally Tooting While Tweeting From Tablets Taken To Toilet

More than one third of tablet owners use them in the bathroom. Mull on that, next time you see a Twitter update sent from an iPad. A new study reveals interesting tablet-use facts, but I’d love to see even more.


August 17, 2011
Science

Why Drinking Purified Poo Water Is Gross, Even When It Shouldn’t Be

There’s a reason you don’t drink out of the toilet. It’s gross. Even if you got a super toilet that only flushed diamond rain water, it’d still be disgusting. But that’s the thing. The only thing keeping you from drinking cleansed pisswater is you.


Geek Out

Men Can’t Resist Pissing On Pictures Of Insects In Urinals

According to University of Illinois professor May Berenbaum, men “have a deep-seated instinct to aim at targets” in the urinary sense. Logically, sticking a picture on the back of a urinal will cause men to aim for it like lemmings.


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Could You Pee With A Lady’s Voice Giving You Instructions?

A small town in England is being terrorised by a talking, lady-like toilet. Men in the town are complaining that a GLaDOS-like woman’s voice in public restrooms is disconcerting, presumably leaving them too shaken to do their business. We think.


August 5, 2011
Geek Out

This Toilet Seat Will Support Up To 453kg

America didn’t invent obesity, but we brought the game to a whole new level. And that’s why we have products like the Adjustable Advantage — a toilet seat that fits any rump — and can hold up to six average-sized bloggers.


July 27, 2011
News

Aussie Caught In Exploding Toilet Baffles Military Leaders

What the hell? A Royal Australian Air Force man suffered severe burns yesterday after he was caught in a porta-potty explosion. And no one seems to be sure why it happened. I smell a conspiracy.


July 26, 2011
Geek Out

Toilet 2.0: The New King Of Thrones

For as much time as people spend on the toilet, you’d think someone would have rectified the glaring design issues with them by now. What? The Toilet 2.0 by David Hakkens did?


July 21, 2011
News

Bill Gates Wants To Build A Better Toilet

Bill Gates, nowadays basking in the accolades his philanthropy provides, noticed that toilets kind of suck in the developing world. Wanting to help stop the spread of communicable diseases, he’s ready to put down $US41.5 million for potty advancements.


July 10, 2011
Geek Out

The P-Tree Is Just Begging For You To Pee In It

You’re out with your friends one night. Tipsy. Falling asleep at the bar. Good times. You’re on your way home when, suddenly, nature calls. In your drunken stupor you wish there was a urinal on the tree you’re already peeing on. Et voilà! A toilet for drunks!


June 23, 2011
News

Why Did A Peeping Tom Hide Inside The Toilet Of A Porta Potty?

Police are looking for a man in Boulder, Colorado, who hid inside the toilet (er, cesspool) of a porta potty and spied on people while they handled their business. He was apparently covered by a tarp and a complete lack of hygiene.