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No Connection, No Flush (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (9 children)

Wait, why isn't it? There's been so many weird flush designs over the years.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I assume lack of demand. In your own home, you'd be keeping the handle clean, and public washrooms often use the touchless sensor types.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    and public washrooms often use the touchless sensor types.

    Now. I'm guessing you only have to go back to 2000 for that to be a futuristic new thing, though, while the history of the modern flush toilet goes back to the Victorian era.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Designing foot-operated things tends to fly in the face of modern accessibility standards. Wheelchair users already have enough problems using public toilets.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    They can still have both. A foot pedal for those who want it, a standard handle for those who don't or can't. In fact, retrofitting existing handle-flush toilets to add foot pedals could make a lot of sense.

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