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Check Out the Strangest Places People Fall Asleep

Jackie — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:45:48 +0000

According to a new survey from BetterSleep.org, 67% of Americans admit they fall asleep somewhere other than their bed at least once every few weeks. 10% say it happens daily.

What Do You Get When You Pay $6,390 For a Toilet?

Jackie — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:17:05 +0000

Kohler is about to start rolling out a new toilet called the Numi. It’ll cost you $6,390 to have one in your house. So, what do you get when you pay that much for a toilet? Here’s a list of what it does and doesn’t feature. A lid that opens automatically when it senses your [...]

Three Things You Won't Believe You're Doing Wrong

Jackie — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:35:55 +0000

Here's something you might not know: The straight-backed chair has been around for thousands of years, but it's one of the reasons 80% of Americans have back problems.

Basically, we're just not meant to sit at a 90-degree angle, and our bodies are more comfortable either kneeling, reclining, or sitting on a stool or a bench. So you've been sitting wrong your whole life and never knew it.

Here's a list from Cracked.com of three more basic things you won't believe you're doing wrong.

20% of People Take Their iPads to the Bathroom

Jackie — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:30:26 +0000

Everyone I know with an iPad really likes using it in bed, and really likes using it on the couch . . . but truly LOVES using it on the toilet. Which is why I find this survey so SHOCKING. And also why I wash my hands after touching anyone else's iPad.

In a new survey, only 20% of iPad owners, or one out of five, admit that they regularly take their iPads with them into the bathroom.

But other than that complete lie, the survey backs up the idea that people really do fall in love with their iPads.

San Francisco's Environmentally-Friendly Plumbing Has Made The City Very Stinky

95.7 KEZJ — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:54:03 +0000

Over the past five years, San Francisco has spent $100 MILLION upgrading its sewers and sewage treatment plants and pushing for low-flow toilets, in an effort to waste less water and make the whole poopin’ process more green. And while it’s good for the environment, it hasn’t been such a smooth transition. Turns out that [...]

Hotel Super Toilet Can Flush 18 Golf Balls At Once

95.7 KEZJ — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:55:15 +0000

If you want a powerful toilet, go to a Loews hotel.

Frustrated that about four guests a day were clogging up the latrine at each of their hotels, the Loews chain is now featuring an American Standard Champion 4 toilet that is so powerful it can flush 18 golf balls (or 40 feet of toilet paper) at once

Check out a display of the Champion 4's suction ability. But be advised that this shouldn't be tried at home on your weak toilet -- unless you want to clean up a mess.