by James Brooke – N.Y. Times – October 2002
NARA, JAPAN — The toilet wars started in February, when Matsushita engineers introduced a toilet seat with electrodes that send a mild electric charge through the buttocks — and take a digital measurement of body-fat ratio.
Engineers from a rival company, Inax, countered in April with …
Continue reading Japan engineers focus on bottom lineJune 14, 2002 – By Barbara Demick; Los Angeles Times
SUWON, South Korea — As the tourists crowd in for a better look, Lee Pil Ung opens one of the stalls of the ladies’ room and, speaking through a hand-held microphone, extols the virtues of the toilet.
He demonstrates the plastic wrap that revolves to …
Continue reading South Korean city invests in lavish loosby Bruce Burkhardt – May 6, 2002 CNN
Laboratories are using new methods to test how well toilets are designed.
Since Congress mandated the low-flow toilet in 1992, Americans haven’t exactly felt flush with confidence about their plumbing.
These days, the double flush — or the “courtesy flush,” as Jerry Seinfeld put it — has …
Continue reading Experts overflowing with ideas for ideal toiletToilets-on-wheels take to Phnom Penh streets CNN – June 13, 2001
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Authorities in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh have rolled out the city’s first public toilets.
The toilets-on-wheels are being introduced in a bid to discourage residents from relieving themselves on sidewalks and municipal parks.
The first models began roaming the …
Continue reading Toilets on Wheelscourtesty of P & M Magazine – 2001
In another attempt to “get the federal government out of our bathroom,” Rep. Joe Knollenberg, R-Mich., reintroduced his bill proposing amending water conservation laws. The bill, HR 1479 was introduced by Knollenberg and 34 co-sponsors to the House of Representatives on April 4. The bill seeks to …
Continue reading Knollenberg Resurrects Bill To Amend Federal Low Flow Toilet LawJames A. Parcell – The Washington Post Thursday, September 28, 2000; Page H01
Some artists create on canvas. Xenia Zampolli prefers the wet porcelain of just-molded toilets and sinks. These she embosses, embellishes, carves, signs and numbers; when they dry, she paints, glazes and fires them in a kiln for eight hours.
Leopard spots. Zebra …
Continue reading Flushed With PrideThe Chain Is Pulled on Britain’s Crapper
July 26, 2000
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has flushed Britain’s claims to have invented the water closet down the pan with the discovery of a 2,000-year-old toilet complete with running water, a stone seat and a comfortable armrest.
Archaeologists found the antique latrine in the tomb of a …
Continue reading First Toilets?by Rob Heselbarth – Supply House Times Magazine, May 2000
Above average satisfaction levels were reported by customers using 13 different models of low-flow toilets in a study conducted by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
The Ultra-Low-Flush Toilets: Customer Satisfaction Survey, published in December 1999, differed from previous studies in that its sole …
Continue reading Consumers Satisfied With Low-Flow ToiletsThe reputation of 1.6-gallon toilets rises as complaints go down the drain. The results of PM’s Water Conservation Survey.
Chris King – P & M Magazine May 2000
Today’s 1.6-gallon toilets might not be perfect, but they sure have come a long way in the last few years, according to our recent survey. The last …
Continue reading High Marks For Low-Flow Toiletsby Mike McClintock – October 14, 1999
Homeowners have talked about the problem of low-flush toilets since 1992, when the U.S. Department of Energy mandated them as a water conservation measure. The units are about the same size as older designs but use about half the water–1.6 gallons instead of 3.5 gallons per flush–and consequently …
Continue reading An Update on Low-Flush Toilets