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Hell in a Handbasket: A Dutch Eco-Friendly Urinal Design That Plays Advertisements While You Pee

Last year I was disappointed to learn of in-bathroom advertising:

Thankfully I’ve not seen these at a restaurant near me, but that doesn’t mean this particular industry is stalling. From the Netherlands comes this product called Mr. Friendly, a urinal with a built-in monitor for running ads on.

I can’t be the only one who, while urinating, focuses on where the stream is going; you have to get that bank shot along the sides to prevent splashback. (Urinals really are the worst design ever.) I wouldn’t give that monitor a second of my time, unless it presented real-time AR footage of my aim, overlaying reticles and arrows to provide fine-tuned guidance.

Secondly, this urinal may remain unvandalized in civil Holland. But bring this to America, put it in any bar and I can guarantee you one bro or another will pee all over the screen.

That aside, this urinal is also meant to provide a positive impact on the environment as it’s flushless/waterless. It actually uses a rather clever liquid filter design, and if you’re curious as to how that works, it’s demonstrated (with graphics, not real footage, thankfully) in the video below.