Craptastic!
Ah, those driven, ingenious, industrious Japanese. They've given the world sushi, Toyotas, rentable sleep cubicles, anime -- and now a new take on the porta potty. It's a car poop pot for those too busy to stop and take a proper piss.
"Gives new meaning to "going in the car"
TOKYO (Reuters) - If you're stuck in traffic when Mother Nature calls, Japan's Kaneko Sangyo Co. has developed the loo for you.
The manufacturer of plastic car accessories drew back the curtain on Tuesday on its new portable toilet for cars.
The toilet comes with a curtain large enough to conceal users and a plastic bag to collect waste.
"The commode will come in handy during major disasters such as earthquakes or when you are caught in a traffic jam," a company official told reporters, according to Kyodo News.
Japan is situated on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.
Drivers stranded by tectonic movements or stuck in tailbacks simply assemble the cardboard toilet bowl, fit a water-absorbent sheet inside and draw round the curtain.
The product is small enough to fit inside a suitcase, the company said.
But prospective customers will have to hang on until November 15, when the firm begins selling the new product online.
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Now, you, too, can turn your Mercedes CL 600 into a $120,000 rolling thunder mug. Order yours now and avoid the holiday rush. It's the perfect gift for that busy commuter in your family.
WTF?
I suppose it's an improvement over members of the drunken French (not particularly known for their hygiene, anyway) aristocracy back in Marie Antoinette's time taking dumps in their opera boxes and flinging poo in besotted disdain at the Great Unwashed in the cheap seats below.
But not really.
Just yuck!
On my count. One, two, three. Everybody say, "Ee-uuu-www."
