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My question is why don't we have self cleaning bathrooms yet. Imagine a starbucks restroom that cleans it's self every few hours or so.

krapp 2y ago
Paying someone with a mop and broom minimum wage to clean the bathrooms and everything else is always going to be more cost effective. You aren't making money on customers or employees using the toilet so there's no incentive for investment beyond the bare minimum. Businesses wouldn't have bathrooms at all if it were legal.
- ponderings 2y ago
  I went to the toilet in a very understaffed kfc and it was so dirty that I will never eat there again. The kitchen cant possibly be any better than the restroom.
ponderings 2y ago
I think you can just buy them in japan. I've had this vision where we create a niche in a building for restroom placement by fork lift. For the low end ones the interior can be 3d printed melted down and recycled. They can be pressure washed with high pressure steam. For the high end ones you can have the marble finish with gold trimmings then when it tickles your fancy have it replaced with a different color marble, different light and different ornaments. You can do various lease formulas where you get to enjoy the fancy designs until you [need to] downgrade to the economy version. That formula could also allow exotic designs that wouldn't sell as permanent installations. You could have a different marvel character theme every week/month while you wait for the steam punk and Victorian units to become available. Star wars, startrek etc. I mean, you wouldn't want a ycombinator themed restroom permanently but for a week or~so it would be hilarious. https://google.com/search?q=themed+restroom&udm=2 https://google.com/search?q=themed+restroom&udm=2
solatic 2y ago
They exist: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanisette https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanisette

krapp 2y ago

Paying someone with a mop and broom minimum wage to clean the bathrooms and everything else is always going to be more cost effective. You aren't making money on customers or employees using the toilet so there's no incentive for investment beyond the bare minimum. Businesses wouldn't have bathrooms at all if it were legal.

ponderings 2y ago
I went to the toilet in a very understaffed kfc and it was so dirty that I will never eat there again. The kitchen cant possibly be any better than the restroom.

ponderings 2y ago

I think you can just buy them in japan. I've had this vision where we create a niche in a building for restroom placement by fork lift. For the low end ones the interior can be 3d printed melted down and recycled. They can be pressure washed with high pressure steam. For the high end ones you can have the marble finish with gold trimmings then when it tickles your fancy have it replaced with a different color marble, different light and different ornaments. You can do various lease formulas where you get to enjoy the fancy designs until you [need to] downgrade to the economy version. That formula could also allow exotic designs that wouldn't sell as permanent installations. You could have a different marvel character theme every week/month while you wait for the steam punk and Victorian units to become available. Star wars, startrek etc. I mean, you wouldn't want a ycombinator themed restroom permanently but for a week or~so it would be hilarious. https://google.com/search?q=themed+restroom&udm=2 https://google.com/search?q=themed+restroom&udm=2

solatic 2y ago

They exist: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanisette https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanisette