Saturday, May 30, 2015

Seat Up or Seat Down?

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At the CGV movie theater in Andong (안동시), North Gyeongsang Province (경상북도), South Korea (대한민국), a skirt isn't enough to differentiate the men's bathroom from the women's. If the toilet seat is up, that restroom must be for men. If the toilet seat is down, that restroom must be for women. Out of curiosity, what happen when a man really has to go? Can he put the toilet seat down or does he get to use the women's room?

Sunday, May 24, 2015

#1 or #2?

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To save water, this toilet offers two kinds of flushes. Depress the handle on the side facing you for a lighter flush post-urination, and depress the handle on the side facing away from you for a stronger flush post-defecation.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Lady?

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The sign reads "lady" and the hair seems to match, but the stream raises questions.

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Just go on the floor.

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Photographed in the basement convenience store of a building somewhere in northern Seoul (서울시), or just north of Seoul, South Korea (대한민국), this section of the bathroom floor is the toilet. Though not easily visible due to poor lighting, urine drains through a hole in the wall into the ground under the building. The pan and water pipe allow you to "flush." For defecation, employees and customers go upstairs and use, presumably, more familiar bathroom facilities.

Saturday, May 9, 2015

I want to play a game.

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This photo was not staged. Someone did this as a joke in a workplace bathroom and, remarkably, everyone left it there for many months. To our knowledge, it may still be there.

The key elements are the image of Billy and his tricycle from the Saw movie franchise, the handwritten phrase "I want to play a game," and the roll of duct tape in place of a roll of toilet paper.