Re:Smart urinals stuck on boot at a gas station in Germany
by mrighele on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @08:59AM
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What is interesting is that you don't need absolutely any technology to have a toilet that cleans your ass with water. It's really just a pipe that comes out from below the seat and a knob to manually open/close the water, it's even simpler than the flush.
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Re:Smart urinals stuck on boot at a gas station in Germany
by bluGill on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @09:27AM
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You need water pipes from your water source to the toilet. That technology is a lot more complex than you give it credit for. Most likely there is an electric pump someplace in the chain, which adds in a lot more technology. (There is also water treatment, but since we are not talking about drinking water I will ignore that)
Re:Smart urinals stuck on boot at a gas station in Germany
by DrThunder on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @11:52AM
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Every toilet already has a pressurized water line going to it.... it wouldn't be able to refill after a flush if it didn't
You literally just T junction off the line that's already present. Not complex at all. The bidet itself has a valve that stays closed until you're ready for it to spray.
Re:Smart urinals stuck on boot at a gas station in Germany
by bluGill on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @12:40PM
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That has noting to do with how complex the technology behind our water system is.
Re:Smart urinals stuck on boot at a gas station in Germany
by DrThunder on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @04:45PM
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What are you even talking about? Your responded directly to a comment about bidets, not water system complexity.
Re:Smart urinals stuck on boot at a gas station in Germany
by bluGill on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @09:04PM
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The comment specifically said it wasn't complex technology, but that pipe the bidet connects to is complex technology.
Re:Smart urinals stuck on boot at a gas station in Germany
by DrThunder on Monday April 03, 2023 @09:25AM
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So? We're not talking about putting in plumbing for the toilet, we're discussing attaching bidets to the toilet. Also, water piping in your house is not that complex unless you're just completely mechanically inept.
Re:Smart urinals stuck on boot at a gas station in Germany
by fullstop on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @09:56AM
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Look, if I'm going to blast my ass with water it had better be at least luke-warm.