while the idea of a fully plumbed potty zooming up and down the sides of a Tokyo skyscraper may seem like Japanese technical ingenuity taken a step too far, in reality this idea is born of reasonable and sensible practical concerns. [...]
it remains likely that people will end up trapped in elevators if a large earthquake comes. [...]
Japan's elevator industry is among the most advanced in the world ... Its toilet industry also leads the world in technical advancements.
— washingtonpost.com
The below video (available in Japanese and English versions) shows off a version of a elevator-specific toilet:
More elevator news:
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Planning ahead for people to be stuck in elevators - how about a well-stocked bar? Probably far more valuable in the case of a major earthquake.
Agreed. Or a first aid kit. Honestly if I'm stuck in an elevator after an earthquake I, personally, will have no embarrassment about doing what needs to be done as politely as possible. A few drinks might help others do the same!
trap door in the floor, done. like an old train.
You've probably already s*it yourself by the time the trembling stops.
Until I read the photo caption above, those male & female symbols worried me: if you got stuck on the wrong-gendered elevator, would you be sh!t out of luck?
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