I hate the fact that people are so lazy and indifferent towards public hygiene that auto-flush toilets need to exist. Is it so inconvenient to flush? Are you so busy that you can’t take two seconds to push a lever? Do you abstain from flushing at home too? If you don’t like to touch things in public restrooms, that’s fine—use your foot or put a piece of TP over your hand. Flushing is a skill that most of us mastered by age six. If you’ve forgotten, please call your mother (or similar parental figure) for a refresher.
A point against the auto-flush is that not all come equipped with a manual backup switch. This means that you can’t pre-flush if there are remainders from the previous user or inconsiderate non-flusher. It also means you can’t double flush to get rid of your own flush-resistant waste (you know this happens sometimes, right?) Auto-flush eliminates the user’s control over the cleanliness of the bowl. Sometimes, a manual flush is necessary!
You may try to use the “auto-flushers are more sanitary” argument here. If so, then you’ve obviously never been on the receiving end of the premature auto-flush. A slight movement away from the sensor and your bare arse is blasted with dirty toilet water. Not quite the germ-free experience you expected anymore.
Yeah, so can we all just agree to flush like the grown-ups we’re supposed to be, and eliminate the need for auto-flush? That would be great, thanks. -Toilet Technophobe
This article appears in May 22-28, 2014.
you know, if you just duct taped a dog pooh bag to your arse you could solve all your issues here.
It exists the for the same reason remote controls, personal phones and mini vans with tv’s do. We don’t like gettin’ up, so you’d be right we’re lazy creatures when we wanna be. But go after something important like the envoirnment, i mean there’s oil companies pouring tons of chemicals into the land, so much so that tap water can light on fire and cause fast spreading cancer and you’re worried about auto flush toilets?
OHHHHHHH! And i can too do a courtesy flush, all i gotta do is walk back to the bloody(not literally) thing and it flushes again! Brain=1 Autoflush controlling my life=0
There’s no NEED for autoflush, just like there’s no NEED for candy, but i like it and so does everyone else so leave my precious autoflush alone!
So if you wipe your ass with your hand, do you use your writing hand or the other one? Enquiring minds want to know.
This invention must have been the brainchild of someone in a high management position who thought it was beneath them to flush after themselves or they didn’t want to get their well manicured hands soiled.
I’m with OP. I actually enjoy flushing and watching the vortex of turd and toilet paper morph into a bowl of fresh water. Did you know the inventor of Auto Flush went on a killing spree, murdering 17 people?
Okay I made that up but I still prefer regular flush.