A hotel in Osaka bought the first machine and is preparing to offer the service to hotel guests, the spokeswoman said.
Other customers include Yamada Denki, a major consumer electronics retail chain in Japan, which hopes the machine will draw people to visit its outlets, she said.
“Because part of the appeal of this machine is rarity, we plan to produce only about 50 units,” Ms Maekura said.
yes but in a shower your only contact with a surface is the sole of your feet, easily covered with flip flops (this is why I said gravity was my friend)
In this you are literally seating naked where someone else sat naked. I am sure they’ll sanitize it but I just would hate it.
I am certain the end game for this one is to assist people with disabilities or the elderly though which is certainly more dignified than being washed like a dog at the groomers
My bathtub does that too for a fraction of that price
Hey hey hey. It’s 60 million yen. That’s only like ~384 000 USD.
This isn’t meant for your house. From TFA:
Ew… a reusable human waste pod
At least in a shower of the hotel, gravity is my friend
I mean isn’t every shower, bath, and toilet a reusable human waste pod
yes but in a shower your only contact with a surface is the sole of your feet, easily covered with flip flops (this is why I said gravity was my friend)
In this you are literally seating naked where someone else sat naked. I am sure they’ll sanitize it but I just would hate it.
I am certain the end game for this one is to assist people with disabilities or the elderly though which is certainly more dignified than being washed like a dog at the groomers
But it sounds soothing
People would definitely shit in it
Not likely in Japan.
That’s what the waffle stomp is for.