[blueoceans]

me and you are different, we are not the same. some people are short, some are tall, some are fat, some are lean. some are old, some are young, some are dead. likewise everyone is different. theres a good chance my first name is different than yours is. i doubt we have the same last name. not everyone has the same eye color either. there are many different races and ethnicities around the globe. not everyone holds the same religion. some arent religious at all. we all drive different cars and trucks, that are made by different auto makers with different colors and different years that each vehicle was made. even the transmission may be automatic or manual. lets not get into engines too much cause we could be here forever. 4 cylinder, v6, v8, v10, v12,.diesel. we live in different houses, and more than likely we live in different cities that are in different states that are in different parts of the country. some of us live in entirely different countries altogether. we eat different foods. what do you suppose are the chances that what me and you ate for breakfast today was exactly the same thing? chances are it was entirely different. we work at different jobs for different companies and have different bosses that we report to. because there is also a good chance we work different shifts as well. not everyone has hair the same color, length, or thickness. not everyone uses the same toothpaste, shampoo, or toothbrush either. not everyone has played the same games or watched the same movies either. so with all this being said, why or why is there just only one design for the common toilet stool? ok, ill admit, there is some mild variation to it, but not much. most of the differences point to manufacturer, color, and stool height. but other than that, its pretty much the same. one big hole filled with water staring back at you. that classic chrome flush handle. i think its a flaw, i think when people go to use the restroom, they should be able to choose from a wide assortment of different designs of toilets they wish to utilize. now, im not trying to be disgusting here, thats not my intent. but seriously, with everything i rationalized above, i am just trying to prove a point here. i like to use more toilet paper than the average person does, so with that being said, there are occasional times when i find that i overstuff the toilet. damn. it always makes me look like im a bastard. but someone designed the damn device, and it was introduced as being acceptable, and so there you have it, its now accepted into modern soceity as being this sort of mandatory design. its like all toilets have to made the same shape and size, etc. oh, great. how nice, but people love to bitch about the size of cars. you have those who feel that some cars are either too big or too small for so and so to drive. so automakers give in to their whims. i cant be the only person out there who is voicing this concern of the lack of choice in restrooms. there must be others. but since this is of a rather personal nature, i guess most people are afriad to voice their issues in public. thats understandable. it wouldnt exactly be a hot topic at a bus stop, im sure. maybe if some manufacturer could invent a toilet that has a knob to allow you to adjust water flow, for those who like to use more toilet paper, im sure it could solve a lot of my issues. dont get me started on toilet paper. some dispensers make me fight for 20 minutes just to get a decent amount of toilet paper. i have to use two hands. one to manually rotate the huge roll inside the metal dispenser, and the other hand to collect the single sheet i am lucky enough to finally pull and rip from it, and then the whole process repeats over and over and over again. sigh.

[Emu]

the standard toilet-design in terms of its shape seems suitable enough to me, but adjustable water flow is actually a really good idea. those new toilets that are supposed to not use up so much water are fine until they get clogged, and the standard kind are fine unless you don't want to use so much water each time. adjustible would be a happy medium.

actually, at the house where I am living for the summer, one of the toilets is broken (not too much to use, but too much to flush using the knob thingy on the side) which means you pull one of the levers inside the tank to flush it, which means that it is, in effect, adjustable (you just stop pulling the lever when you have enough water.) so, that's kind of useful. I wouldn't want to implement that in a public bathroom, however.

[Slade]

For those of you not willing to read blueocean's unnecessarily long-winded introduction, he's wondering why we don't have the same choice of difference in design in a toilet as we do for consumer goods.

I don't know why we don't, but mostly I don't care. My biggest problem is when I sit at a bowl that is too small, and then it's awkward and uncomfortable. And low flush toilets should really be called no flush toilets, because that's how effective the flush is.

[Deepsycher]

One stupid stupid thing is when they make the inside fittings plastic.

I nearly had a flood two years ago when a plastic part snapped off.
Lucky I was there at the time. I used a coat hanger to hold up the bubble or valve control thing.

Guess what, it looked pretty. They spend more effort or quality in decorating it than using stainless steel metal to ensure no chance of snapping.