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A see-through toilet bowl made of glass is indeed unique. But I would want to go one step further. I would have a space between the outside and inside of the toilet bowl. I would fill that space with whatever colored water I chose. One could choose a color that matches the decor of the bathroom. One
could be even more creative and add glitter. I would have a plug at the top of the toilet bowl so colored water could be added. A funnel or large syringe would work. Does anyone have any other ideas for filling the inside of the toilet bowl? And a plug at the bottom to empty the water when one wants to change it to another color. Fluorescent water would be dynamic coming into a dark bathroom at night. Sort of a nightlight for the bathroom. Does anyone know how that can be done? I think a color change toilet bowl would dress up the bathroom nicely.
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I never really thought about fluorescent dye in water, I suppose it could work. If the dye in water will fluoresce, I wonder what the effect would be of immersing a black light source in the water? |
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For the black light source, there are coated neon tubes ("violet", "purple", etc. depending on the manufacturer) when pumped with argon/mercury put off a pretty good amount of UV. A run of this could probably be safely isolated by casting it in plastic, but the chances of getting away with high voltage in a toilet are slim. |
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If it were up to me, I'd have a drain valve (maybe operable from inside the tank or remotely by electromechanical trickery) that dumped the decor water down the regular toilet drain. Then, you could have a small mixing tank in the main tank that mixed water with a concentrated dye as it drains in to the decorative reservoir. Set up to change color automatically on a schedule. Yellow would probably be a less than optimal color choice. |
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I'd like to put goldfish in the outer chamber of water. yes, indeed. |
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fish, yes. and your piss already
flouresces. you wouldn't need the black
light *in* the bowl. it could be almost
anywhere in the room...and you'd only
get a sunburn if you passed out in the
room. |
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how about some fiber optics? there is
also low-voltage DC 'neon.' [see link] |
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I like the goldfish idea. And if you really want to be colorful you can put a Beta fish in there. Tropical like!! |
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Fiber optics would be awesome. Just leave the water out of it then. Safer way to go! |
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How about making it heated water? You could have two or three liquids of different densities and colours to create a lava lamp effect (like putting oil on water) - but as seeing lava lamps get very hot, using lava lamp technology would have a high risk of burning your bum. |
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//Does anyone have any other ideas for filling the inside of the toilet bowl? // Apart from the obvious, of course... |
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I wonder if one could make it appear invisible under the right lighting conditions. I'm fairly sure its doable. Then you could come into the bathroom at 4 am, and hit a small switch. A small HB logo pops up on a lit patch of the toilet. Take a seat, and let it flow. |
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Water appears clear under light of the same color - so, red water would be clear under red light of the same shade. |
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EDIT: A side note: perhaps it would be wise to have the inner hull of the toilet NOT be see-though. Just so the fish don't get terrified a few hours after a White Castle binge. |
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