How Things Work

[varjohaltia]

So, Vince bugged me about how those automatic flush things at neat new public restrooms work, and I knew the answer: batteries. But then we decided to dig further, and found out that they actually come in three varieties: batteries, AC and water turbine/accumulator operated.

But that isn't the point of this post. No, the point of this post is that nobody's bathroom is complete without a Toto Neorest. Unless your toilet greets you by automatically assuming the position, warming and massaging your butt and finishing with a refreshing aerated water wash, you're just roughing it. And what toilet is complete without a remote control with an LCD display? What, you actually have to manually flush yours? Barbaric!

This thing looks suspiciously like a Japanese import. And here we thought that the rest of the world was squatting over holes...