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If I have to do business, I do it alone. As
always, the stall nextdoor gets occupied.
Silence.
Who'll make the first sound?
Save yourself from this embarassment. A
small speaker inside the toilet bowl, or on
the back, (or anywhere practical for that
matter) begins emitting any kind of
nature
sounds i.e. rainstorm, stream, ocean
waves, etc. as soon as your tush lands on
the porcelain.
A simpler variation would be to play loud
nature sounds over the speaker system in
the ceiling. Takes the edge off your
noises, and makes going to the bathroom
that much more pleasant. Maybe even
paint the inside of the stall to look like a
jungle or mountain clearing. The
possibilities are endless...
Otohime
http://metropolis.j...3/biginjapaninc.htm
Is this the kind of thing you mean? [nineteenthly, Oct 07 2005]
Toto Ltd's Sound Princess
http://www.wordpres...org/index.php?p=312
Another take on providing white noise to mask bodily functions while being environmentally conscious. Who cares whether it's fake nature sounds or fake toilet flushing sounds? The principle is identical, and I think this unit has a more useful and sophisticated activation device. [jurist, Oct 09 2005, last modified Oct 10 2005]
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This is baked. It happens in Japan exactly as you describe. |
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It constantly amazes me how USAians shit in their bathrooms. How the hell did you ever win the War of independence? |
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ANyway, suggest title change to Brown Noise. |
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I'm pretty sure this is redundant with an identical idea that was [mfd] and deleted as it was widely known to exist. |
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I usually strike up a conversation in this predicament. |
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Strangely enough, my boss started a conversation with me yesterday while I was.... downloading my A: drive. He kind of petered out when he realised how absurd the situation was and finished "I'll talk to you later, ok?". I laughed myself silly. |
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//I was.... downloading my A: drive.//
Top Euphemism!! |
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How is this idea baked? It's nature sounds,
not toilet flushing sounds. It's activated by
sitting down. |
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Bakeable-just put a fan in the bathroom (with a switch seperate from the light switch, in case you didnt want that noise going) |
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There has been much bruiting about brown noise. Perhaps this would be more useful in this location? |
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//just put a fan in the bathroom //
A Chelsea fan, or a ManU fan?
Either way, it is gonna be smelly. |
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[+] I wouldn't be embarrassed about the sounds that I make. I just don't want to hear my neighbor if he is having "complications" during the download. |
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+! I suggest heavy traffic sounds; horn honking, roaring motorcycles, overloud doppler-warped rap tracks... why be subtle? |
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I always put on my iPod, so I can't hear myself. That works too. :-) |
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