unimportant questions, but curious

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

06/21/2006 10:46:31 PM · #126

Originally posted by SamDoe1:

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by crayon:

if a woman ignores the seat, take leak - she would have done 0 actions

Your logic is slightly flawed: Woman ignores toilet seat being up, falls in toilet, has to wash ass, dry ass, then puts seat down and takes leak. That's five actions ...LOL

You forgot gets pissed off and yells at you. So that's seven actions.

Plus refuses to give you action for a week... that requires 7 more actions. Then you have the numerous "do you remember whens?" those actions can pile up quickly over years.

SamDoe1

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

06/21/2006 10:49:41 PM · #127

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by SamDoe1:

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by crayon:

if a woman ignores the seat, take leak - she would have done 0 actions

Your logic is slightly flawed: Woman ignores toilet seat being up, falls in toilet, has to wash ass, dry ass, then puts seat down and takes leak. That's five actions ...LOL

You forgot gets pissed off and yells at you. So that's seven actions.

Plus refuses to give you action for a week... that requires 7 more actions. Then you have the numerous "do you remember whens?" those actions can pile up quickly over years.

Yes, so my previous idea of an automatically lowering toilet seat is sounding quite good right now. A plus if it's heated too, they tend to get cold up here in Minnesota and Wisconsin in the winter time. :)

06/21/2006 10:50:29 PM · #128

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Your logic is slightly flawed: Woman ignores toilet seat being up, falls in toilet, has to wash ass, dry ass, then puts seat down and takes leak. That's five actions ...LOL

maybe we should adopt these sort of toilets. Not sure if they are popular over in the US, but it is still widely popular in Asian countries. Answer to the toilet seat problem! :)

06/21/2006 10:52:27 PM · #129

Originally posted by crayon:

maybe we should adopt these sort of toilets. Not sure if they are popular over in the US, but it is still widely popular in Asian countries. Answer to the toilet seat problem! :)

The problem is already solved. I'm single ... LOL

Plus, I can imagine myself pissing on my feet when I came stumbing in drunk at night. BTW, how in the hell do you poo in that thing?

Message edited by author 2006-06-21 22:53:33.

06/21/2006 10:53:32 PM · #130

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

The problem is already solved. I'm single ... LOL

ooooh, but I know you get lots of visitors of the opposite sex! ;)

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06/21/2006 10:55:29 PM · #131

I gotta have a seat, man. Hard as hell to read while squatting and pooing.

SamDoe1

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

06/21/2006 10:55:54 PM · #132

My way of solving this is to get a urinal in my bathroom when I build my house. Do you piss on your feet when using a urinal drunk? It's more or less the same thing. And you poo in that thing by squatting.

06/21/2006 10:58:53 PM · #133

Originally posted by crayon:

On our flight to Guam we had a layover in Japan. My son (3yrs) and I went into the ladies restroom. We walked into the stall and that was the type of toilet! To be perfectly honest, I freaked out as I never knew such thing existed! I would make a mess of myself trying to use it. Seriously, how is a woman supposed to use one of those things without stripping from the waist down? I just held it until we got to Guam...LOL!!!

06/21/2006 11:04:40 PM · #134

Originally posted by JRalston:

how is a woman supposed to use one of those things without stripping from the waist down?

06/21/2006 11:09:00 PM · #135

Originally posted by JRalston:

You pull it all the way to your knees - we grew up with these in this part of the globe :)

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

06/21/2006 11:11:19 PM · #136

A little cartoon tutorial I just found through google. Made me chuckle:

Japanese Style Toilet Tutorial

(very slightly graphic, people who are offended by cartoon nudity that doesnt even show private parts be warned)

Message edited by author 2006-06-21 23:12:14.

deapee

Kodak V803

06/21/2006 11:11:20 PM · #137

Why do people drive on the parkway and park on the driveway anyway?

06/21/2006 11:13:30 PM · #138

Originally posted by crayon:

You pull it all the way to your knees - we grew up with these in this part of the globe :) [/quote]

Have you ever fallen in? Have you ever um...pooped all over your pants trying to accomplish such a feat?

;o)

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

06/21/2006 11:14:05 PM · #139

Originally posted by JRalston:

LMFAO!

eschelar

Canon EOS-7D

06/21/2006 11:20:54 PM · #140

Yeah, here in TW, those are pretty normal... Oddly enough, I have never used one myself, being a guy and all.. I usually just wait until I get home... Public bathrooms around here are generally pretty frightening for cleanliness... Those types of toilets are high on the 'worst offenders' lists...

I hear that things in the middle east are much worse though for bathrooms...

I was in one building here in TW though that blew me away... I walked in the door and as soon as I got close to the toilet, it beeped and talked to me saying something in Japanese. While I was waiting, it slid this plastic wrap sleeve around the U-shaped toilet seat. Then it said something else in Japanese and beeped again...

I took a leak and high-tailed it outta there because I've HEARD the stories about built in bidets with Japanese toilets!!!

Originally posted by crayon:

I mean, the way light lands on the sensor, and the digital sensor being made of photosites that would eventually keep info for 1 pixel (theoritically?) in the final image - so if we have large photosites coupled with a not-so-sharp lens, it would still produce a sharp image (assuming sharpening is not done, all things RAW) because even if the lens is sharper, the light that lands on the photosite would still be registered as 1 pixel... Imagine in extreme case (example) if you have a super sharp lens that is able to produce a detailed image of a distant star, but all those details will be lost in your photo, because your sensor only saves the light as 1 pixel (say, yellow dot)?

Just a quick reminder that there is no 'yellow' dot on a sensor... Sensors usually have RBG filters on them so they accept only one color. If a star is putting out yellow light, and it registers with a pixel it will already be impaired. If it registers with a pixel that is blue, it will be invisible...

Just a minor fault of the Bayer thing... Now, if there were a true B&W sensor with no color filters on each sensor, you would have a different story altogether.

Now I do have a question... I've seen the word "Redux" kicking about here and there lately..

What the heck is a Redux?

Message edited by author 2006-06-21 23:22:58.

06/21/2006 11:23:48 PM · #141

Originally posted by eschelar:

I was in one building here in TW though that blew me away... I walked in the door and as soon as I got close to the toilet, it beeped and talked to me saying something in Japanese. While I was waiting, it slid this plastic wrap sleeve around the U-shaped toilet seat. Then it said something else in Japanese and beeped again...

I took a leak and high-tailed it outta there because I've HEARD the stories about built in bidets with Japanese toilets!!!

It is interesting how Japan has such primitive toilets as well as the most advanced. What a way to spend an afternoon...googling about how to use a toilet....

06/21/2006 11:24:31 PM · #142

Originally posted by JRalston:

Have you ever fallen in? Have you ever um...pooped all over your pants trying to accomplish such a feat?

It's like walking, eating, running - when you're used to it, it becomes second nature :) So no, I haven't had such a mishap since toddlerhood, lol

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06/21/2006 11:26:46 PM · #143

Originally posted by crayon:

It's like walking, eating, running - when you're used to it, it becomes second nature :) So no, I haven't had such a mishap since toddlerhood, lol

I've fallen while walking and running, so those aren't good comparisons for me... I think I'll stick with the throne. You guys can keep your squatters. :-P

Message edited by author 2006-06-21 23:32:00.

SamDoe1

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

06/21/2006 11:28:09 PM · #144

Originally posted by eschelar:

Now I do have a question... I've seen the word "Redux" kicking about here and there lately..

What the heck is a Redux?

A redo.

re·dux Pronunciation Key (r-dks)
adj.

Brought back; returned. Used postpositively.

06/21/2006 11:29:58 PM · #145

Originally posted by JRalston:

It is interesting how Japan has such primitive toilets as well as the most advanced. What a way to spend an afternoon...googling about how to use a toilet....

It's just a different culture as compared to the western part of the world. It's like chopsticks - something not immediately familiared by a westerner, but a norm and even an art to easterners :p And referring to what you said - yes, Japan is one of those countries that still retains and live in a traditional lifestyle - modernized or not :)

Message edited by author 2006-06-21 23:33:39.

06/21/2006 11:30:42 PM · #146

Originally posted by crayon:

Originally posted by JRalston:
Have you ever fallen in? Have you ever um...pooped all over your pants trying to accomplish such a feat?

It's like walking, eating, running - when you're used to it, it becomes second nature :) So no, I haven't had such a mishap since toddlerhood, lol

I think I could successfully complete the challenge if the toilet had handlebars ;o) Uncoordinated American here ...LOL

06/21/2006 11:32:02 PM · #147

Originally posted by crayon:

It's just a different culture as compared to the western part of the world. It's like chopsticks - something not immediately familiared by a westerner, but a norm and even an art to easterners :)

I like eating with chopsticks. It makes my bowl of rice go a very long way.

06/21/2006 11:37:12 PM · #148

More of a gripe than a question, but WHY don't all public bathroom doors open outward?

The last thing I want to do after washing my hands is touch a nasty door handle. Ewwww. I usually resort to opening the door with a paper towel.

06/21/2006 11:41:20 PM · #149

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Wait, I thought you liked cheese?