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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (17 children)

I have no interest in one, but playing devil's advocate, some might consider it more sanitary since you don't have to touch the toilet to flush and have the choice of not being near it, hopefully avoiding any spray.

Also, if your guests use the restroom, you can startle them at any time.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (10 children)

more sanitary

Foot pedal flush really needs to become a thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Wait, why isn't it? There's been so many weird flush designs over the years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Designing foot-operated things tends to fly in the face of modern accessibility standards. Wheelchair users already have enough problems using public toilets.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

They can still have both. A foot pedal for those who want it, a standard handle for those who don't or can't. In fact, retrofitting existing handle-flush toilets to add foot pedals could make a lot of sense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Oh shit, I guess that's true, yeah. Wheelchair bathrooms are there own thing but not every place has them, at least where I live.

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