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Toilet as art: Kohler helps the rich poop better than us

Posted 03.30.2005 by Dave
Back in the 1700s, before the flush toilet was widely popular (that didn't happen until the 1860s), people used to poop in "close-stools" -- essentially seats and cabinets for chamber pots. You opened the lid, did your business, closed the lid, and removed the chamber pot via the front panel for emptying. Close stools were fairly common; many segments of society used them.

But rich people then were just like rich people now: they didn't want to have anything in common with the masses. So they commissioned ornate, decorative close-stools made out of the finest materials, built by the finest craftsmen. Because if they had to associate themselves with something the rabble used, they wanted to make sure that their version was a whole hell of a lot more expensive.

History repeates itsef. I give you the Kohler Purist Hatbox: for rich people who, if they have to poop like the rest of us, at least they can comfort themselves knowing they're pooping on something most of us can't afford.

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Anonymous Coward -- 03.30.2005

wow

Anonymous Coward -- 03.30.2005

wow

Anonymous Coward -- 03.30.2005

It looks like the Toto Neorest that was shown here a while back...

Since it says it has an electric mechanism, I think it works the same, too.

That electric mechanism makes me wonder if somebody will get electrocuted by one of them.

Anyway, it would be possible to make a regular toilet look like a Hatbox if you countersunk the tank into the wall. You aren't going to get the same water savings, tho...

Anonymous Coward -- 03.30.2005

It looks like the Toto Neorest that was shown here a while back...

Since it says it has an electric mechanism, I think it works the same, too.

That electric mechanism makes me wonder if somebody will get electrocuted by one of them.

Anyway, it would be possible to make a regular toilet look like a Hatbox if you countersunk the tank into the wall. You aren't going to get the same water savings, tho...

Anonymous Coward -- 03.31.2005

Yeah, I really wonder if this complies to the 1.6 gallon per flush requirement. Are objects of art exempt from this? Or perhaps it is electric because it uses an exteremly energy inefficient vacuum mechanism or something.

Anonymous Coward -- 03.31.2005

Yeah, I really wonder if this complies to the 1.6 gallon per flush requirement. Are objects of art exempt from this? Or perhaps it is electric because it uses an exteremly energy inefficient vacuum mechanism or something.

Anonymous Coward -- 03.31.2005

Many people are leary of electronics in their toilet -- where if all goes well they never come into contact with the water -- yet will submerge themselves in a heavily-wired hot tub. Curious.

Anonymous Coward -- 03.31.2005

Many people are leary of electronics in their toilet -- where if all goes well they never come into contact with the water -- yet will submerge themselves in a heavily-wired hot tub. Curious.

Anonymous Coward -- 03.31.2005

It probably takes less than 1.6 gallons, as it has electric power.

Of course I wonder how much electricity it takes, it may be more than pumping extra water up to a home, then disposing of extra sewage...

Anonymous Coward -- 03.31.2005

It probably takes less than 1.6 gallons, as it has electric power.

Of course I wonder how much electricity it takes, it may be more than pumping extra water up to a home, then disposing of extra sewage...

Anonymous Coward -- 04.14.2005

Art is just "Fart" with the "F" missing.
Wonder if we can get some rich people to take a dump on their designer crappers tomorrow (Poop for Peace)?

Anonymous Coward -- 04.14.2005

Art is just "Fart" with the "F" missing.
Wonder if we can get some rich people to take a dump on their designer crappers tomorrow (Poop for Peace)?

Anonymous Brave-Ass (not verified) -- 05.05.2008

It's wrong. It's just wrong!

And it's looks uncomfy.

daphne (3202) -- 05.05.2008

That toilet costs over three grand, according to the website now. Wow. That's a great deal for a toilet.

I have to agree with you, anon. Unless someone has a very, very up-to-date home with modern decor, it doesn't seem right.

You know, if I could have any toilet, I'd actually have one of those old toilets with the tank about five feet in the air, remodeled by a good plumber. It would fit in with the antiques in our home. That hat toilet would look totally out of place here.


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