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10 Of The World's Most Famous Toilets

Posted By Cyrious Plumbing, LLC || 1-Mar-2016

1. The Original Crapper

Although Thomas Crapper is frequently credited as the inventor of the flushing toilet, his creation was not the first of its kind. Despite this, the Crapper toilet helped increase the popularity of flushing toilets throughout the nation.

2. Fountain by Marcel Duchamp

French artist Marcel Duchamp is well known for his “readymades,” or modified versions of everyday manufactured objects. One of the most famous is Fountain, an artistic take on J.L. Mott Iron Works’ Bedfordshire model urinal.

3. Elvis’ Deathbed

While Elvis’ place in pop culture history is glamorous, his death was decidedly not. The toilet Elvis died on is still hidden from public view, as no one has seen the second floor of Graceland since 1977. Elvis isn’t alone, as comedian Lenny Bruce and King George II also met their end on a throne.

4. “The Worst Toilet In Scotland”

There are many unsettling scenes in the movie Trainspotting, but one of the most grotesque is when Ewan McGregor’s character uses a toilet labeled as “the worst toilet in Scotland.” The scene that follows lives up to this – if there’s a worse toilet, we don’t want to see it.

5. The “Wide Stance” Toilet

Idaho Senator Larry Craig was one of Capitol Hill’s staunchest opponents of gay rights until 2007, when he was arrested for soliciting sex from an undercover cop. Craig’s defense? While sitting on a toilet in the Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport, Craig claims he simply took a “wide stance” and was not attempting to flirt. He eventually entered into a guilty plea for disorderly conduct.

6. The Bathroom In Space

Using a conventional toilet in zero-gravity would be distasteful, to say the least. NASA spent $19 million on a Russian-engineered toilet system for the International Space Station, complete with leg restraints. While it may not be the most deluxe toilet, it filters urine into drinking water – does your toilet do that?

7. The $29 Million Bathroom

While NASA may hold claim to the most expensive toilet, the most expensive bathroom is located in the Hong Kong showroom of Hang Fung Gold Technology. The jeweler who created the bathroom was inspired by Lenin’s suggestion that gold should be used for public toilets. This is somewhat ironic considering that the solid-gold bathroom is off limit to tourists and visitors.

8. The High-Tech Toto

It’s estimated that more than 70% of households in Japan feature a Toto toilet, the most full-featured model money can buy. These features include things like heated seats, deodorization and a built-in bidet!

9. The First Flusher

Believe it or not, the first flushing toilet predated Crapper’s invention my more than two centuries. Although he certainly would rather be remembered as a writer, Sir John Harington’s most notable contribution to later generations was his invention of the flushing toilet.

10. Hitler’s Number 2

Adolph Hitler’s private yacht found its way to a New Jersey junkyard in the 1950s, where it was quickly broken down for scrap. The toilet and sink remain, however, and for many years were available for use at Greg’s Auto Repair in Florence, New Jersey. The shop’s owner once disconnected the toilet and attempted to sell it on a TV game show – it now sits on the floor of the shop.

At Cyrious Plumbing, our knowledge of old toilets is second only to our knowledge of modern plumbing. For top notch service and top quality repairs, call our Waterbury plumbers today at (203) 577-5628.

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