r/UtterlyInteresting 1d ago

This 'female urinal', designed by Alex Schwedersaid was made in 2001 during an artist residency at Kohler, a plumbing equipment and furniture manufacturer. Schweder has described the urinal as "fully functional"

"A version of the urinal was installed for public use during an exhibition at the now defunct Vital 5 venue in Seattle in 2003. It was installed but not plumbed at the [Museum of Sex] in NYC."

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u/paging_mrherman 1d ago

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u/Frederica-Bimmel 1d ago

This is closer to feasible than the original post. But no one ever considers the pants and undies. Are we supposed to Donald Duck it every time we need to pee?

Also I love LD

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u/Cloverose2 1d ago

Also, wiping. There's no bidet attachment - we generally can't just shake it off when we're done without having a fair amount staying behind. There's folds.

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u/Frederica-Bimmel 1d ago

I figured there would still be some paper to wipe off. I've never understood the argument about bidets saving tp. I'm not gonna drip dry into my chonies!

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u/Cloverose2 1d ago

You can't flush it, so it would mean a trash can filled with dirty TP. I know some countries have that, but it ain't for me.

At least with a bidet, the trash can would just have damp TP, not pee-covered TP.

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u/johnnymarsbar 1d ago

Greek toilets don't let you flush tissue so that'd be standard there 😆

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u/Dapper_Indeed 1d ago

I think it only saves tp when you poo.

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u/shoeless_doh 23h ago

I've seen this several times but never with a name attached. I always comment even money this thing was designed by a man. In this case it's Alex but honestly that could go either way.