An archaeologist explains what ancient Roman bathrooms were like. Hint: It involved a long stick and a bucket of vinegar.
Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands
The long read: For a century, the humble paper towel has dominated public toilets. But a new generation of hand dryers has sparked a war for loo supremacy
Toilet cleaning robot
821 votes, 120 comments. Je faisais des recherches du côté de Zurich et des startups suisses en robotique. Loki Robotics s'attaque à l'automatisation…
The no-flush movement: the unexpected rise of the composting toilet
We squander masses of clean water flushing away our own waste instead of using it as fertiliser. But a lavatorial eco revolution has now begun
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Raymond Carver’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About Coronavirus”
“He put his hands under the kitchen faucet, pumped the soap dispenser, lathered, and scrubbed, being sure to suds every surface and scrub under his nails.”
Les toilettes égalitaires à l’école, une solution qui profite aux filles comme aux garçons
Les collectivités qui optent pour la mixité des toilettes à l’école ou au collège notent une amélioration du climat scolaire et une diminution des dégradations des sanitaires. Les filles comme les garçons profitent de cet espace partagé, avec moins d’attente pour les filles et une intimité respectée pour tous. Les urinoirs sont remplacés par des cabines fermées de haut en bas. Miroirs et fontaines à eau peuvent être installés à l’extérieur afin d’éviter les attroupements.
The Restroom Archive
The Restroom Archive is an ongoing repository of publicly accessible restrooms.
Collections: Why No Roman Industrial Revolution?
This week we are taking a look at the latest winner of the ACOUP Senate poll, which posed the question “Why didn’t the Roman Empire have an industrial revolution?” To answer that,…
What it cost an early-medieval civilisation to put a single book on the road to Rome: a flock of cattle, several years of scribal labour, the grain to feed sixty monks for the duration, and the life of one of its most accomplished men. Eight centuries later a person publishes an essay on a laptop, pays nothing, and reaches more readers in an afternoon than the Codex has been read in thirteen hundred years.
Communal Luxury: The Public Bathhouse
Throughout history, people have bathed in public rather than in private. Should we bring back the public bathhouse for the sake of sustainability?
atpota.to/flushes.app
The 1st decentralized social network for sharing when you're on the toilet. Post a "flush" today! Powered by the AT Protocol.
atpota.to/flushes.app
The 1st decentralized social network for sharing when you're on the toilet. Post a "flush" today! Powered by the AT Protocol.
The Baths of Trajan Reopen to the Public: “The Painted City” and the “Great Mosaic” Have Been Restored
The restoration project for the large exedra and the underground gallery of the Baths of Trajan at Colle Oppio has been completed. The project, carried out as part of the PNRR – Caput Mundi initiative, opens new archaeological spaces and important artifacts from Imperial Rome to visitors.
Digital Marbling
I’ve been working on a physics-based marbling simulation to explore the ways that the traditional craft of paper marbling can be augmented digitally. Paper marbling is a centuries-old craft that uses the movement of water to create swirling patterns of inks and paints on paper (and sometimes fabric). The earliest accounts of marbling date back to the 12th century in Japan, where it is known as “suminagashi.” Inks were floated on top of water and manipulated into delicate, flowing shapes using breath, fans, and other utensils. Later, paper marbling traditions emerged in the Middle East and Europe, making use of more viscous media and fine-toothed combs to create repeating patterns with greater regularity and control.
