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Re:Japanese Toilets: The Future Called 30 Years Ago by enscr on Friday April 04, 2014 @12:48AM (#7529368)
- Plus squatting is a better posture for properly emptying yourself.

Although sitting for longer than 5 minutes is painful and gets worse with age.

Re:Japanese Toilets: The Future Called 30 Years Ago by rainedin on Friday April 04, 2014 @01:27PM (#7532924)
I had a good book titled 'Humanure' that stated that the sitting posture is quite unnatural and drop toilets or rather throne-less were better for us.

At university (UK) I couldn't work out why some toilets had shit all over them, like people just evacuated all over the seats. I thought: what animals/dirty tricksters! After reading that book I realised that it was non-uk students who were struggling with the UK style toilets.

Some suggest standing on the throne as a compromise, but it's a bit precarious, and it's not nice if you miss the target.

I prefer squat toilets myself, as long as they are kept clean.

Re:Japanese Toilets: The Future Called 30 Years Ago by rikacomet on Friday April 04, 2014 @01:23AM (#7529466)
Yeah, that drawback can be seen as a JUST motivation for not taking your time in the toilet always. Even 5 minutes saved one time, is equal to 10-15 minutes everyday. 70-100 minutes a week and around 60-90 hours a year to put that into perspective.
Re:Japanese Toilets: The Future Called 30 Years Ago by sjtrny on Friday April 04, 2014 @01:57AM (#7529572)
I find my time on the toilet quite productive, it's usually when I have Eureka moments.
Re:Japanese Toilets: The Future Called 30 Years Ago by rikacomet on Friday April 04, 2014 @04:48AM (#7530078)
I figured so, occasionally it is the same for me. But I didn't say everyone should be saving time.
Re:Japanese Toilets: The Future Called 30 Years Ago by enscr on Friday April 04, 2014 @01:32AM (#7529493)
For some, it's not an option.