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My first version was ill-received because
it
did not cater to both sexes.
I propose incorporating a timer into the
now commonplace automatically flushing
toilets. If a user is seated (or hovering)
for
a certain amount of time, a light is
triggered on the bathroom door
indicating
the
possibility of funk inside. The light
will
stay on for a few minutes (probably
longer
in mens rooms, we're nasty creatures,
and
our guts stink) after the user departs.
As I stated in my first version, I'm not
looking for a foolproof system to say
someone just made mooky-stink in the
loo, I would just like a warning that the
public restroom I am about to enter may
be rank.
This should do it
Negative_20Air_20Toilet
A simpler mitigating solution [twitch, May 25 2007]
[link]
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And this is your contribution to the
betterment of mankind? |
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people have made less contribution. |
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Yes, but not with a version number. |
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WARNING: The public restroom you are about to enter may be rank. |
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That seems to be a given, really. |
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It would be a lot more creative to wire a programmable sound detector to the warning sign, or hook up a methane detector or VOC meter. A timer is easy, and not selective in any way. [ ] |
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how many versions did einstein or darwin have? |
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I don't think there was a "Photoelectric
Effect 2.0", nor even a "The Formation of
Vegetable Mould Through the Action of
Worms" 2.0 |
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you have a problem with 2? |
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I think second thoughts are often the most profound. |
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No. And this is, I believe, the point. |
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I think bleh has been around long enough to decide if a .2 version is appropriate. If that's o.k with you MB? |
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//I think second thoughts are often the most profound.// |
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Or far less profound but much more clear. |
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let me waffle on as though I know what I'm talking about... |
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Sure - what harm can there be in another
few years? |
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Thanks for sticking up for me <po>, if
thats what you're doing. Does this satisfy
your "not taking care of the ladies"
complaint from version 1.0? |
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p.s. what is HB procedure, do i add a
version 1.0 to the first idea or leave it as
is? |
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//WARNING: The public restroom you are
about to enter may be rank. |
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That seems to be a given, really.// |
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Ok that is a given... maybe i should have
said |
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"WARNING: the public restroom you are
about to enter may be *freshly* rank" |
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[bleh]'s blinking "bleurgh" beacon: bun. |
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re. HB procedure, I would have thought you could have battled on with the original idea, changing it as necessary (and maybe marking the changes with [edit] or <edit> or something) - this one is more of a 1.1 than a 2.0, Shirley? |
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I thought about the 1.1 thing. maybe i'll
change it. I'm gonna think on it a bit
longer. |
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This could be an array of colors, like green-yellow-orange-red, with red being the most "dangerous". |
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Congratulations; you're back to par! So this must be your contribution to the non-deterioration of mankind. |
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I think it should be 1.2 anyway. 1.1 is
assumed for the first version isn't it? |
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I may be wrong about that, anyway I like a
stink-o-meter. Can we make one for the
private sector? Might save new couples a
lot of embarassment. |
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Well [Colonel], that depends: in the open-source world, driven by technicians, people tend to start from 0.0; in the closed-source world, driven by marketing, people tend to start with the highest number they can get away with, to create the illusion of a well-established, reliable technology even before the first code-monkey has hit 'Compile'. |
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Also, [bleh], sp. ill-received ('I' before 'E' *except* after 'C', and all that). |
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My negative air toilet should do the trick.
It's not an early warning system, it takes
care of the smell itself! |
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I always the first version was 1.0 with the
next minor improvement garnishing a 1.1
and so on until the next *major*
improvement garnishing a ver. 2.0 |
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This idea in general i suppose is too
practical for this venue. It doesn't
require complex sensors that aren't
already in place. It works without
quantum mechanics (although
Schrödinger's public toilet has a certain
appeal) or any sort of explosives. Its
just a simple warning for those who
need to go. I envisioned it being
primarily implemented in single stall
restrooms which the only seat may still
be warm and the room would reek of
freshly deposited dung. |
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First of all, no one WANTS to use a public restroom unless they really have to. Usually, it's because you can't wait until you get somewhere else, so you are going in regardless of cleanliness, smell, or a waiting line, so a warning wouldn't really matter much.
On the other hand, restrooms in places like big Casinos or fancy restaurants are usually nicer than ones' own home bathroom, so those are good to use. |
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I can tell you from painful experience that women's innards don't smell any better than men's, nor are they any more or less adept at hitting the hole. Don't ask why, I don't know. |
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