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Things just keep getting better and better

by JP Bill Jul 12, 2007 12:55AM PDT

No-touch toilet tissue dispenser debut

ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) - Richard Thorne grins as he waves his hand under a toilet paper dispenser in a women's restroom. The machine spits five sheets of tissue into his grasp.

A year in the works, the electronic tissue dispenser is being rolled out to the masses by Kimberly-Clark Professional as it seeks to capture more of the $1 billion away-from-home toilet paper market. The company believes most people will be satisfied with five sheets - and use 20 percent less toilet paper

But Thorne admits the company won't truly achieve a "touchless" bathroom until it develops a toilet that does the dirty work for you.

I won't have to do a thing, life is good.

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'a toilet that does the dirty work for you.'

by drpruner. Jul 12, 2007 1:52PM PDT

Bidet.

As Crocodile Dundee learned. (Come and say bidet?)

I encountered my first and only in a hotel in Montreal. (A little bit of Europe in N America.) I didn't have the ... courage to use it.

And that's not K-C's problem anyway. For that they need a dispenser for a heavier but still flushable drying cloth. Stay tuned.

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Uh, Oh....about time to pull the handle

by Steven Haninger Jul 13, 2007 4:00AM PDT

and flush this thing while it can still be done. It's gonna get locked...er....plugged up.

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Go with the flow Steven!

by grimgraphix Jul 15, 2007 1:11AM PDT

I you stop this now, you will have a real mess.

Maybe you're right though... this thread does appear to be circling the drain.