Gates Foundation spent $200M funding toilet research

Re:Gates Foundation spent $200M funding toilet research by asaph on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @11:49PM (#18397149)

> people keep toilets for 5-10 years per toilet on average

Do you have any data to back this up? I would have assumed it was far less often.

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Re:Gates Foundation spent $200M funding toilet research by sk5t on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @11:52PM (#18397155)

Yah, who the heck is turning over their toilets twice a decade? Best guess here is 25 year average service life.

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Re:Gates Foundation spent $200M funding toilet research by jesterjester on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @12:02AM (#18397191)

Then that only proves my point further.

Toilets in my family would get replaced every 15 years.

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Re:Gates Foundation spent $200M funding toilet research by Fins on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @12:42AM (#18397313)

And what connection could it possibly have to installation of a bidet seat?!

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