ANA's 787 Lavatory
07-15-2007 | 06:49 AM
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ANA's 787 Lavatory
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Fans of the lavish lavatories found in Japan will soon be able to benefit from the state-of-the-art facilities even while in the air.
All Nippon Airways (ANA), the nation's second largest carrier, has decided to fit its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners with toilets that project jets of warm water, allowing users to clean themselves, the Nikkei newspaper said last week.
When the new planes take off in 2008, the report said, they will be the first passenger jets equipped with the sanitary devices.
ANA has ordered 50 of the aircraft, the Nikkei said.
The airline expects the additional costs of the toilets to be offset by the fuel efficiency of the new jets, the newspaper reported.
Let's just hope these squirting commodes also have an automatic air turbulence cut-off system.
Fans of the lavish lavatories found in Japan will soon be able to benefit from the state-of-the-art facilities even while in the air.
All Nippon Airways (ANA), the nation's second largest carrier, has decided to fit its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners with toilets that project jets of warm water, allowing users to clean themselves, the Nikkei newspaper said last week.
When the new planes take off in 2008, the report said, they will be the first passenger jets equipped with the sanitary devices.
ANA has ordered 50 of the aircraft, the Nikkei said.
The airline expects the additional costs of the toilets to be offset by the fuel efficiency of the new jets, the newspaper reported.
Let's just hope these squirting commodes also have an automatic air turbulence cut-off system.
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07-15-2007 | 01:30 PM
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Bidets are gaining popularity. As nasty as it may sound, it's actually more sanitary. You never have to touch a roll of paper that every other hand before you has touched. There are also environmental bennefits. You're not using as much paper and I'd imagine that it could help lower MX costs over time because of that as well.
07-15-2007 | 04:43 PM
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I don't know how it is for men, but I like bidets. They are very convenient and an easy way to feel fresh and clean. I wanted the contractor to put one in our house, but he looked at me like I just landed from outer space.
In a Paris hotel one time, my husband woke up in the middle of the night and was thirsty. He drank from the bidet. Said the water tasted the same.
I look forward to flying ANA again and trying this out, blue squirts or not.
In a Paris hotel one time, my husband woke up in the middle of the night and was thirsty. He drank from the bidet. Said the water tasted the same.
I look forward to flying ANA again and trying this out, blue squirts or not.
07-15-2007 | 04:47 PM
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How do you dry after this bidet thing squirts you? Does it have a hairdrier type of thing down there too?
07-15-2007 | 05:00 PM
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The bidet doesn't really squirt. It's like a faucet. You, or at least I, sit on the bowl and wash myself. Depending on which part I would like cleaned, I face the faucet or I face away from it. I dry using a towel. It's like taking a bath, but only the bottom half of your body.
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07-15-2007 | 05:13 PM
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Bidets are gaining popularity. As nasty as it may sound, it's actually more sanitary
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