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Japan: See-Through Public Toilets Open in Tokyo Parks

posted by Fnord666 on Monday August 24 2020, @03:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the peek-a-poo dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:

Japan: See-through public toilets open in Tokyo parks:

Transparent public toilets which light up "like a beautiful lantern" have been installed in Tokyo.

The see-through loos have opened in two parks in Shibuya, a commercial part of the Japanese capital which is renowned for its shopping facilities and quality of nightlife.

The toilets use coloured "smart glass" which turns opaque when they are occupied.

The glass technology has been used so people can identify whether the toilet is clean - and if anyone is currently inside.

Users have already said how, once inside the toilet, they cannot tell if the glass is opaque or not - giving them the strange feeling they are on display while spending a penny.

[...] There are plans to open more of the transparent toilets across the same neighbourhood by next spring.

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Monday August 24 2020, @04:04PM (5 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Monday August 24 2020, @04:04PM (#1041165) Journal

    I'm watching you while I shit! Japan keeps inventing new fetishes.

    It would be nice to know more about how the glass works. And if it has a failure commode.

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  • (Score: 2) by nostyle on Monday August 24 2020, @04:13PM (1 child)

    by nostyle (11497) on Monday August 24 2020, @04:13PM (#1041168) Journal

    There goes Tokyo!

    • (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Monday August 24 2020, @05:06PM

      by krishnoid (1156) on Monday August 24 2020, @05:06PM (#1041182)

      Nope, not while she's in charge [youtube.com] of Shibuya! Which was apparently in the 90's, actually, from the animation style.

  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 24 2020, @05:26PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 24 2020, @05:26PM (#1041206)

    Consider the submitter! Scatology is one of this big things.

    • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 24 2020, @05:53PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 24 2020, @05:53PM (#1041226)

      Submitter is studying you, yes. All of us scatologists are studying you. Please, post moar!

  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday August 25 2020, @04:29AM

    by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Tuesday August 25 2020, @04:29AM (#1041479) Homepage
    This isn't a new invention, it's ages old. I think it was initially done by an artist for a laugh, but Poe's law seems to apply to the real world and technology as much as it does to more traditionally relevant realms.
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