Futuristic toilet designed to tell a story about 'the forward thinking of San Francisco' broke down just three days after inaugural flush

theblaze.com ^ | November 30, 2022 | JOSEPH MACKINNON

[lowbridge]

"Bill Katz, design principal at SmithGroup, explained that the restroom was made so that it "figuratively and literally reflected the neighborhoods that it's in."

"We also wanted it to tell a larger story ... about design culture and the forward thinking of San Francisco," added Katz."

A toilet.

[max americana]

We have tne same company operating it a certain intersection close to us in L.A. Guess what? I see city workers cleaning it and FIXING it almost everyday because violent homeless bums destroy it.

[V_TWIN]

“....the restroom was made so that it “figuratively and literally reflected the neighborhoods that it’s in.”

If he means shithole.......they nailed it

[mykroar]

A supervisor allegedly said that after "some lady went in there," the mechanized restroom had not reset to its sitting position.

Sounds like someone's assuming gender. (I love this game).

[Charles Martel]

[lowbridge]

OK, which of you guys broke the toilet?

[DannyTN]

"after "some lady went in there," the mechanized restroom had not reset to its sitting position."

I hate when some lady breaks the toilet.

[frank ballenger]

Street wisdom is to quickly rush to the bathroom and flush all the illegal narcotics down the toilet when the cops show up.
Probably the tenth perp was one too many.

[Billthedrill]

Touted by the San Francisco Chronicle as the "future of public toilets,"

And that's just when it's going to work. In the future.

[MayflowerMadam]

“the toilet was offline”

That’s something you never expected to hear.

[Red Badger]

[frank ballenger]

Touted by the San Francisco Chronicle as the "future of public toilets"

Then we'll take the past.

Unless it involves "two holers" with a supply of old magazines as toilet paper. Probably an idea for saving the earth's water supply, though. Better not let the think tank guys hear this.

[frank ballenger]

They’re going to put a lid on the evidence of who’s at fault.

[seowulf]

Seattle’s $5 million automated public toilets sold for $12,000
Originally published August 16, 2008 at 12:00 am

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattles-5-million-automated-public-toilets-sold-for-12000/

[GaltAdonis]

California is NOT 'embracing' the future of toilets.
California IS the future of toilets.

Feces on the sidewalks - I mean yuck...

[airborne]

Sounds like San Francisco is s#it out of luck.

Just like their residents.

[lgjhn23]

I’ll settle for a pre-woke, good, old-fashion Kilgore .
The kind that can handle a full-sized, American male dump without having to flush twice.

[Zack Attack]

Just because it’s for the homeless doesn’t mean you should be cheap when buying the 3 sea shells.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdnuOa7tDco

[Robert A Cook PE]

Couple of millions of dollars for this one too? The last public toilet put in SFO (at a park) cost over 1.3 million - for a one-holer.)

[gundog]