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    HowIsYourFlat: Unless this is a vacuum toilet, this fails for me. It makes sense if it uses the steam built pressure to suck the number 1 and 2 away, but if that's ... more »
    qandadesign: not sure if I trust compressed steam so close to my junk :( though I love Steampunk I think I'll go modern on my lavatorial needs... more »
    Dr Emilio Lizardo: Make sure that laser is pointing the right way! more »
    ManchuCandidate: A Clockwork Dump Never really understand the fascination of romanticizing old technology. It wasn't really all that good in the first place otherwis... more »
    bonniegrrl: A $19 million space toilet?! I'm in the wrong racket.... more »
    mad love for Astrid: They couldn't spring the extra 20 bucks for a real door? God it's like the communal bathrooms in my freshman dorm. more »
    4ndreVV: don't be so squeamish, just stir in some Tang more »
    Belabras: Care for some lemonaid? It's all natural. more »
    silver-bolt: "This water tastes a bit funny" more »
  • #steampunkplumbing

    Steampunk Toilet Flushes Away Your Clockwork Dreams

    Has steampunk gone too far? Perhaps to prove there's nothing that can't be enhanced with a touch of brass, one artist has built a steampunk toilet, replete with retro bells and whistles. More »
  • #crapperwatch2008

    Toilet Triumph in Space!

    At last the brave astronauts aboard the International Space Station have received their $19 million Russian toilet, and are ready to start using it to turn their urine into tasty drinking water.
  • #crapperwatch2008

    International Space Station Bowel Movements in Crisis

  • #triviagasm

    How To Shit In Space

    When you're strapped into a tin can and rocketing through the galaxy at thousands of miles an hour, your opportunities for bathroom breaks are pretty few and far between. At some point, you're going to have to step away from the controls and relieve yourself. However, in a zero gravity environment where an errant fart can send you spinning in the opposite direction, what are you supposed to do? Here's our list of the best ways science fiction has handled this delicate question. More »
  • #design

    Toilet of Tomorrow Straps to Your Back

    It's called the Dignity Toilet, and it doesn't just provide a comfy seat when you want to take a dump; it also has a strap so you can carry the full toilet on your back; and finally, its shape allows you to quickly turn your poop into fertilizer at your local field. The Dignity Toilet, designed by Cooler Solutions, just took first prize for a "sanitary solution for Africa" from Design for People in Need. More »