Public Toilet with Transparent Walls in Lausanne [Dare to?]

Imagine that you’re in Lausanne, you had a few beers and the intoxicating fluid is trying to get out of your body. You really need to go, but the only public toilet you find has transparent walls. What a crappy idea, right? Wrong. Apparently the Swiss came up with a high-tech solution that will turn the “palace” walls (partly made of liquid crystal) opaque by a simple push of a button. They go under electric tension, darken and hence ensure the privacy you need.

However, there’s a small problem with it. Inside there’s a motion sensor that will turn everything to “visible” again if there?s no movement during a certain amount of time. Does that mean that one has to be fast even if you had a dangerous mix of pasta and a large bowl of? fish and chips? But you can always wave your hands, right?

Joke aside, the transparent public toilet is an innovative (highly expensive) idea that will force people to be more careful with what they leave behind. Don’t you think?

[via Past&Vinegar]