The World’s Most High-Tech Urinal

I just saw a news report from Victoria on the pissing in the street problem ...

It may be noted that I didn't even pay $75,000 for my house ... and it has 2 bathrooms !!!

"Happy with a pot to piss in ... nb.ca"

Full-scale riot as a result from urination?

I am improving up on urilift for Indian market.

Most of hy female friends have urinated in public at one time or another, it seems that most Americans (I am one as well) just want to pretend that no one ever used the bathroom. That being said, I'd still just rather pee in an alley where it is more private.

I think this is a great idea for busy urban areas. FYI for those of you not listening/reading/watching: Raised/lowered by human with remote control while said human watches progress. To those of you needing a sink: Do you often urinate on yourselves while using a urinal? To John Chow, re: 01 dec 2006 15:10 POST: Is this really "YOUR" story?
BTW - nice blog, my first visit here. I look forward to reading more.

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We could never have one of these in the U.S. Some idiot would get killed while it was moving down and a lawyer would sue for $200 million.

It would be good to know what happens when the urinal is sinking and someone left in.

While it won't take long for the local homeless to render these things almost uselesss,I still think it's not a bad idea.Of course,if the local politicians want to do something to eliminate the night time pissers,they might want to start making laws to require that Bars and pubs have sanitation facilities for patrons.The building codes,in Texas,already require it.If you don't have a restroom,you don't get a permit for a business.You are required to have enough toilets to handle the amount of traffic you will have in your establishment.

Ok...so it is not elevated by every individual. Just had a closer look at the article and the video... that makes it more practical.

By the way; Is there any physiological reason why men need these things, and tax dollars should be spent on it? Maybe men should pay a bit more tax for not being able to urinate in the right places?? :P

Makes me think of male dogs....

Hmm... wonder if the "problem people" that urinate on church walls and such places will be the once that stand patiently waiting for this urinal to elevate? I have serious doubts. They will probably piss on top of it or something instead.... It is a cool urinal, but I don't think it is very practical...

Pretty fascinating.

there is obviously not a problem for women to find a restroom to relieve themselves so why is it ok for men to piss all over every nook and cranny. Maybe I am just jealous. HELLO ya lazy pigs find a bathroom like the ladies do. Your urge to pee is no different then ours after a six-pack and then some. UNBELIEVABLE!!

I think this is a good idea, and I am not offended that it is only for men.. If we had them here in CA my boyfriend wouldn't have watered someone's bushes so many times!
"jeff" is right though, many people here in the states don't give a f*ck about our environment and would vandalize the heck out of these things instead of take advantage of the gift. And people here are just WAITING for some event to come up so they can sue someone for $$$; you know there'd be some ultra-feminist group raising hell about the public indecency thing....
....A lot of people here in the states are too ignorant to use something like this...

"made of solid stainless steel".....im surprised they arent being ripped off with chains and 4x4's and melted down somewhere for the price of the steel.

Hmmm.. we have these things for about 3 years now in Amersfoort, in the netherlands.. so whats new...

there are a couple things that I would be curious about. Where does it open up to when hidden? you could technically stand in one of the urinal spots and wait for it to go down. then would you be let out under the city? also why is it so ok for guys to urinate in public but not women? if this were for women people would be outraged!

its much better like we do in iceland there we just wear dipers when whe go too party because of the cold its dangerous to take your friend out

They have had these in the UK for years...

2 pee or not to pee??? who gives a shit!!!!!!!

Hi, i live in Taunton (Somerset, UK), we had one of these put in our centre of town about a month ago!

They also have them everywhere in London!

A little note for the girls. Imagin a Unisex Urinal. How many of you complain about men peeing on the seat. Would you really want to use it after a hundred drunken men (who can't hit the target whe they are sobor) have went all over it. Did you notice in the film thay had drains in the floor for run off. Also these are only ment to be Urinals. Don't try to tell me a few woman wouldn't take a dump in one. Or transients for that mater.

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I've seen the one in Belfast. It puts them out on the main street when previously they would stink up an alley which became known as "Pish Alley"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/northern_ireland/42916...

It's not something to be proud of. I think that the police should stand beside it and arrest these animals for indecent exposure.

bah, they've had on of these in durham (uk) for a couple of years

The video was shot in a place called Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. Not sure about the place where the old church is. Could be Amsterdam though.

jtow: your'e Merikan right?
Have you ever been to Europe? Hmmm... I guess you don't even have a passport like most of you lot.

personally i cant wait for people too get catapulted thru the air in broad daylight when someone hacks the signal frequency(and they will)and starts fuckin flipping people like human burgers on to the pavement.......now thats money well spent ;)...and the operator havin a boring night and playin a game of up/down follow the bog games...the possibilities are endless....

I hear so many people talk about discrimination in regards to this. How can this ever be discrimation, it's meant to stop urinating in public, it's not meant to stop urinating in normal toilets.

'This is godsent, maybe now people will finally stop peeing in my toilets' said a local Victoria bar owner today in response to the news.

Yep...

Australia: Urinating in public is often charged as public indecency here.
And make no mistake about it, anyone using it is doing it in public!
You might as well have an open trough for this instead.

ne body have a zoom lense handy

I thought Europeans were supposed to be the prim and proper ones about appearance, dress and language. Now you're all peeing in the streets where everyone can see... what a shame. Ever heard of something called civic services where toilets are provided to patrons at no cost? Perhaps if you had something like that provided by your government you wouldn't be flopping out your dicks in public.

dont know if "public indecency" really fits... whats really indecent is the mess that is left from ppl urinating where-ever they like!

Thoroughly idiotic!
It would violate so many laws in the USA it's not even remotely funny.
It discriminates against women, it has no door, so the user would get hit with a possible public indecency charge! Surprise the guy & he turns around!
A perfect time & place for an armed robbery or mugging!
As for the claim by some commenter above that it require a technician to come by & raise it, so there can't be any injuries, I can't wait until someone clones the remote unit & controls it while someone is standing on it or their car is parked over it!
Or while it's in use, it gets lowered!
It works in freezing weather, hah, let's see it work in Minneapolis in January, it will be frozen solid!
As for it being vandal proof, install one in New York City, it would last just a few hours!
What a total waste [pun intended] of money!
Just require bars to have many more toilets & urinals. And clean them!
Or go to McDonald's.

I suspect as the U.S. population ages you will see a demand for more public restrooms. However, something like this is too public for the average American.

"I swear officer, there was a pissoir here a moment ago."

A ver lo q duran sin q la peña los joda...

I predict you will NEVER see one of these in the US! This is still public indecency and I can't believe municipalities anywhere would put up with it, much less support it. It is funny though.

Hey Mayo...the movie your thinking of is Grimlins 2

This is a great idea but the video was a bit stupid. its specifically designed for night time use but all the CCTV example footage were taken during the day.

Heard while walking in the street:
"Help! Someone, anyone! I'm trapped in this toilet!"

which church is the one in the very beginnig the first guy urinates? is that in amsterdam?

We've got one in Groningen too.
Works like a charm!

find a tree, go ahead try it, boys and girls

Got one of those in The Hague next to the cinema. Really nice.

urban legend or photoshop?

;-)

these are really common in England !!

been about for about 10 years...

nice to see were not behind the US in the important technologies

Why not just require all pubs and restraunts provide bathrooms, and pay a municiple contract to outfits willing to provide a simple restroom. I'm sure a number of pathetic shops can find room for a simple restroom if it is subsidized less than $75k.

The only problem is, you will get some jackasses who will take a dump in it

Although they are urinals, what stops people from defecating in them?

You've got to be frikken kidding me...