The ‘Sink-Urinal’ Saves Water, Encourages Men To Wash Hands

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A Latvian designer named Kaspars Jursons is trying to help solve European water shortages by redesigning the men’s restroom. His new urinal design includes a tap and sink right over it.

“It’s not just a fancy piece of art,” he says. “The idea is about function and consumption. You are washing your hands in the sink on top of the urinal, and the same water that’s running is also used to flush. You don’t have to use water twice, like when you use the urinal and wash your hands in separate sink.”

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Bag of Randomness

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  • For a car that’s been out of production since 2001, there’s still a lot of Honda Preludes on the road.
  • Today is 7/11 which means free Slurpees at 7-11 between the hours of 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
  • Since the Texas Senate filibustering rules state that the person can’t lean or sit, I’m left wondering if there’s an exception for a wheel-chaired bound person.
  • Tom Hanks as Walt Disney
  • The best trained dog you’ll see this week.
  • “Daddy’s baby girl” – Remember Dr. Michael Brown? Here’s the latest on his legal problems, which involves choking a fight attendant and his ex is dating Jeff Bagwell.
  • I wonder if Rick Perry will run another variation of this campaign commercial in 2016.
  • I have lots of memories of traveling to what was then Carswell AFB and grocery shopping at the commissary.
  • Those Reagor Dykes Auto Group commercials on The TICKET sure are annoying.  It all started with Spike Dykes recording a commercial on what sounded like an answering machine from 1985.  And then there’s some guy talking about how you should do business with him because he played football at Texas Tech, like that’s relevant to buying a car.  Then there’s some graduating high school senior that said her friends told her she could get her dream BMW at the place, and now there’s some dad talking about how it’s that time of the year for baseball season and then goes on to say it lasts all year long.
  • This article made me think of the second Terminator movie – Researchers Build 3-D Structures Out of Liquid Metal
  • If there’s one thing I’ve noticed about the Rangers since Ron Washington came on board, there’s a lot of comradery, which tells me team chemistry is important, which makes me concerned about Manny Ramirez coming to town.
  • I have zero interest in the Zimmerman trial.
  • The Ten Oldest Military Vehicles Still In Service
  • How Disney makes money
  • Burger chains mapped
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