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Midstate (Lebanon, TN) man designs glow-in-the-dark toilet seat
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Posted on 05/12/2015 7:57:42 PM PDT by upbeat5

LEBANON, TN (WSMV) - (video at link)

If a Lebanon inventor has his way, the bathroom experience may never be the same.

Dave Reynolds thinks toilets should glow in the dark, and he's not joking.

"I kept telling this story over and over to people and they laughed," Reynolds said. "And I said, 'One day you're not going to laugh at me. One day you're going to go to the bathroom and think of me.'"

For Reynolds, a glow-in-the-dark toilet just makes sense.

"Not right now, but at 3 in the morning, that's when it comes together," he said. "When you get up in the middle of the night, forgot you installed it, turn the corner and go, wow."

Boxes of Potty Glow toilet seats are now stored under his Wilson County home and are shipping worldwide. Reynolds said it's not a novelty, but a necessity for families with little children.

"Parents would say they don't wake us up anymore. They follow the light, go to the bathroom and go back to bed," he said. "It's a win-win for the parents and a child who's potty trained."

Reynolds said his invention is also great for the elderly and those who wake up groggy in the middle of the night.

"This glow is the same that's used by the U.S. military and NASA, that's how good it is," Reynolds said. "Our seats will glow probably 15 to 20 years."

Reynolds had success as an executive in the music business before moving into his latest venture.

Right now, Home Depot, Lowe's and Amazon carry the toilet seats online for $50. Reynolds handles the shipping from his home.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chitchat; glow; seat; toilet
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Selling about 20 a day at $50 each. Why didn't I think of that!
1 posted on 05/12/2015 7:57:42 PM PDT by upbeat5
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To: upbeat5
Why don't I have one?

/johnny

2 posted on 05/12/2015 8:00:07 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: upbeat5

I’ve got one of those green glow-in-the-dark electric socket plug-ins in the bathroom. With night vision, it’s enough to see everything, and it uses hardly any power.

But, yes, it makes no sense to turn on the bathroom light at night and ruin your night vision.


3 posted on 05/12/2015 8:03:08 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Yep, waking up in the night with the specter of a glowing toilet seat reflected everywhere would take some getting use to.


4 posted on 05/12/2015 8:05:06 PM PDT by doc1019 (Blue lives matter)
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To: upbeat5

This could be very useful. Hmmm...


5 posted on 05/12/2015 8:05:54 PM PDT by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

I do it by “feel”.


6 posted on 05/12/2015 8:06:14 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th ("We The People" have met the enemy; and it is "We The People".)
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To: upbeat5
There are other options... to a glow in the dark toilet seat.
7 posted on 05/12/2015 8:09:53 PM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: upbeat5


8 posted on 05/12/2015 8:09:54 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Repeal The 17th
I would, but being single, I have to clean up. ;)

At least I won't be buying house #4 for anyone that hates me.

/johnny

9 posted on 05/12/2015 8:10:17 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: upbeat5

Awesome if you have radioactive pee that also glows in the dark.


10 posted on 05/12/2015 8:10:56 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Lord God help us.)
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To: doc1019
I have a wonderful tiny little one bedroom house. A glowing toilet seat would light up the whole house.

/johnny

11 posted on 05/12/2015 8:11:45 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: Repeal The 17th

I do it by “feel”.

That conjures up visions I don’t even want to think about!


12 posted on 05/12/2015 8:12:00 PM PDT by upbeat5
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To: JRandomFreeper

ROFLMAO! Thanks for that visual. ;-)


13 posted on 05/12/2015 8:14:19 PM PDT by doc1019 (Blue lives matter)
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To: upbeat5
"This glow is the same that's used by the U.S. military and NASA, that's how good it is," Reynolds said. "Our seats will glow probably 15 to 20 years."

Tritium?

A glow in the dark radioactive toilet seat?

What could possibly go wrong?

NOTE: It's not Tritium based, just timed release phosphors....

14 posted on 05/12/2015 8:20:59 PM PDT by null and void (My favorite drawings at the Muhammad cartoon festival in Texas were the two chalk outlines out front)
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To: JRandomFreeper; upbeat5

OK...
I seriously hope this does not cause a revocation of my “man-card”,
but, after 40 years of marriage, and numerous debates
on the proper position of the toilet seat,
I must admit that after hours, in the dark, I pee sitting down.


15 posted on 05/12/2015 8:25:47 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th ("We The People" have met the enemy; and it is "We The People".)
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To: Repeal The 17th
Man card revoked. ;)

Even living alone, I keep the seat and lid down. All the time.

I've had a big dog for most of my life, and that is not a drinking bowl... closing the lid seemed the way for me to go. lol!

/johnny

16 posted on 05/12/2015 8:30:09 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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17 posted on 05/12/2015 8:30:45 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free

Next: glow in the dark butt-paint so I can find my *** in the dark.


18 posted on 05/12/2015 8:40:20 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: upbeat5

I should have thought of this!!! grrrr

I’ll by one.


19 posted on 05/12/2015 8:52:52 PM PDT by Gator113 (~~Cruz, OR LOSE~~ Ted Cruz is the only true Conservative in this race.)
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To: Gator113

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20 posted on 05/12/2015 8:55:40 PM PDT by Gator113 (~~Cruz, OR LOSE~~ Ted Cruz is the only true Conservative in this race.)
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