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The World's Most-High Tech Urinal

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the japan-might-argue-with-that dept.

Mudzy writes "In an effort to handle its nighttime public urination problem, Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, is considering installing high-tech urinals that disappear below street level during the day. Then at night, an operator comes by with a remote and the Urilift hydraulically lifts to sidewalk level in about two minutes. Then the unit is ready to serve all the nighttime party animals who don't mind peeing in a very exposed public urinal. The $75,000 system has been installed across the Netherlands, and have spread to London and Belfast, but Victoria will be the first North American city to try them out."

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  1. High Tech Urinal? by billimad · · Score: 5, Funny

    They're taking the piss. Sorry.

  2. they're cool by operato · · Score: 3, Funny

    the one in belfast is cool. it's just down the street from me and instead of using the one at my place i walk down there to do my stuff and meet girls who are there spectating (they're jealous because they can't stand up to do it).

    1. Re:they're cool by jimicus · · Score: 5, Funny

      Can we have a "-1, Too Much Information" mod?

    2. Re:they're cool by Plutonite · · Score: 4, Funny

      Let's just put it like this:

      A girl can't pee while standing up and post with her real nickname :)

  3. Sad Day by arcite · · Score: 4, Funny
    :::sniff:::

    I went to uni in Victoria. Call me nostalgic but, I'll really miss the urine soaked side walks downtown...It just won't be the same dammit!

  4. Re: The World's Most-High Tech Urinal by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 3, Funny

    The bums still pee in the public parking elevators. That's about as high tech as it gets here for public peeing.

  5. Don't be silly.. by Channard · · Score: 5, Funny

    .. girls don't pee. They expel all waste products as a pine-smelling vapour emitted through their pores.

  6. A traumatic experience waiting to happen by TastyCakes · · Score: 3, Funny

    No joke. Just don't use it at twilight or you get stuck in a urinal for 12 hours.

    1. Re:A traumatic experience waiting to happen by hcob$ · · Score: 3, Funny

      Nah, the next version is the pay toilet that locks you in UNTIL you pay the fee. After a certain amount of time with non-payment, the machine just happens to "leak" previous customers "deposits" all over you.

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