JweenyPwee
Nah. I'm to proud. I'd rig it to blow out straight into the dining room.
Stuart Wilshaw
I'm with JweenyPwee on this one. There is an old Icelandic proverb (or if there isn't there should be,) "Every dog likes the smell of it's own farts!"
It's an excellent way of maintaining your own personal space and done in concert with others can be great fun. I well remember one particularly trying time in hospital when three of us cleared out all the visitors by rehearsing the baked bean scene from 'Blazing Saddles.' In fact we made Blazing Saddles look like a half hearted pastiche of our performance.
Long may your bum-bags reek Loz!
Purple-Stater
Crikey! If your poo is smellable without sticking your face inside the toilet bowl, you need a better diet.
SIMSIM
This an invention that I've seen more that 10 years back
BigGoofyGuy
I think most bathrooms have air vents to remove air from a bathroom. Perhaps it could be made where it could use existing air vents?
I think it is a good way to 'clear the air' about restrooms. :)
cwolf88
The TOTO toilets already do that.
f8lee
I'm imagining the potential college applications - frat house "smell wars", "gas attacks" instead of panty raids on the sorority houses, and the like. This could be a winner!
turbolove
Trying to make this a "standard in every household"? Really? This is the most ludicrous idea I've seen yet. Yet it will be sold to a lot of fools. It's what makes this country so awesome.
Antonio Vigario
More than 30 years ago I tried to market a similar device of French origin that had two advantages over this one - didn't require a mains hook-up (worked on batteries) or an exhaust hose (used an activated charcoal disposable cartridge). Never went anywhere.
Dirk Scott
As a landlord I have to comply with UK regulations demanding timed air extraction fans in bathrooms, even if there is an opening window. Their purpose is not to extract smells, but to exhaust moist air and thereby prevent condensation. Condensation leads to the growth of moulds, which cause respiratory diseases. If you want to conserve the heat in the extracted air, coaxial fans with heat exchangers are available, however most landlords and householders think short term and never fit them. Making their use mandatory in cold climates would be a good thing. Silly toilets like this one are really only sold in Japan where the culture is incredibly uptight about crap and bodily smells. A better bet would be a bidet, so you can wash your ass after toileting. Toilet paper only does about 50% of the job.