Seres Patented In-Car Toilet: From Luxury Gag to Biohazard Nightmare?
Seres, a Chinese automaker, patented a voice-controlled, slide-out in-vehicle toilet. The mechanism deploys from a passenger seat, requiring voice activation or manual push.
Commenters split sharply. Critics immediately attack the feature's core viability, with 'comador' predicting 'smelling that slosh around as you drive around corners.' Others dismiss it as a joke accessory, like 'Project Battleshits.' Conversely, some defend its necessity, arguing it addresses mobile living issues or infrastructure gaps, as posited by 'BeMoreCareful.' 'Hubi' provided a counter-history, noting Rolls Royce used similar hidden features as early as the 1950s.
The raw reception is hostile. The overwhelming takeaway is that the concept is an absurd, extreme novelty. Major flashpoints center on hygiene, biohazard risk ('Zahille7' calling it 'awful, terrible'), and sheer impracticality, despite historical precedents being cited.
Key Points
The feature is fundamentally unhygienic and smelly.
Commenters like 'comador' predict noxious odors circulating in a moving vehicle.
The feature is a gimmick, whether as a joke or an over-engineered accessory.
'CapuccinoCoretto' viewed it purely as an elaborate, high-margin gag.
The concept has historical validation in ultra-luxury cars.
'Hubi' pointed to the Rolls Royce Silver Wraith of 1954 as precedent.
It might solve real-world mobile sanitation needs.
'BeMoreCareful' suggested it addresses broader socio-economic gaps in mobile living.
Health and safety concerns define the general consensus.
'Zahille7' condemned the feature as a potential biohazard.
Source Discussions (3)
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