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China mall installs glass windows on men’s toilet doors that turn transparent when users smoke | South China Morning Post (www.scmp.com)

submitted 2 days ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.works 166 points 2 days ago (6 children)

The glass uses a special technology that is normally opaque and cuts off the power in a few seconds after it detects smoke, making the glass transparent.

The shopping centres ensure that bathroom users are aware of the function with a notice on the door that says: “The glass will turn transparent if you smoke. Hold your urge to smoke if you do not want to become famous online.”

1: I am not a fan of it requiring power to be opaque. Lights flicker and suddenly we're all pooping with friends.

2: the power of shame is amazing

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 points 23 hours ago

Hold your urge to smoke if you do not want to become famous online.”

So, they also pointed cameras at the occasionally transparent toilet stalls?

[–] RogueBanana@piefed.zip 91 points 2 days ago

It's amazing how many people blindly put their faith in their tech stuff to never malfunction. It's getting harder and harder to find single purpose things that isn't stuffed with shitty smart features. Mf just let me buy a car that does not get bricked by a software update.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 38 points 2 days ago

The text is wrong this technology usually fails downwards to the opaque/blurred mode.

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 20 points 2 days ago

The article isnt accurate unless this is a rather unique privacy glass, they are opaque and require the driver to go on to go clear. So in a power outage these fail to opaque. They also are opaque when they fully fail.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 8 points 2 days ago

suddenly we’re all pooping with friends.

Me:

[–] klu9@piefed.social -2 points 2 days ago

If you're pooping with friends, what's there to be ashamed of?

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

So what stops people from walking into the bathroom, lighting up, and laughing at the honest poopers now perfectly visable?

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 48 points 2 days ago

If you smoke enough you won't be able to see inside again.

[–] TaterTot@piefed.social 55 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I feel like they might be overestimating the amount of fucks a person that smokes in a public bathroom gives.

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not with that social point system, they ain't.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago

Do you even understand what the Chinese social credit system is?

[–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If so many people need a place to smoke, why not create a designated smoking area?

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In Japan (Tokyo at least, idk about elsewhere)smoking is banned everywhere. Except designated smoking rooms. It's.... different.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't think they've banned it in all the bars yet

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

Yes, now that you mention it I do recall smoking bars in Tokyo.

[+] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

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[–] MBech@feddit.dk 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I used to smoke a pack/day. Sure it sucks not getting to smoke for 10 hours, but it's seriously not like they're going to die. It doesn't hurt them, they just need to get their shit together and take a little bit of responsibilty for their dumb habbits. My view on this hasn't changed since I smoked.

Smokers can be some of the most inconsiderate, self centered douche bags in this world. I thought so too when I was a smoker. You know what sucks when you're dying for a smoke in an area where it's either prohibed, or just plain fucking rude? Smelling some douche nozzle's cigarette. It makes the need 10 times worse.

My solution is to not accomodate the addicts. They chose to smoke, they can choose to stop if they actually want to.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As someone allergic to it, my main gripe is "Oh its not that noticeable!" And I'm like "But it IS, just because you have no sense of smell doesn't mean I don't!!" It reeks and makes me so nausea feeling.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 2 points 23 hours ago

Ice pick headache for the rest of the day. Yeah, no harm at all.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

vapes, gum and patches seem like the best accommodation, but i'm not an expert.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

my poops can be, uh, powerful. i'm concerned they could be mistaken for smoke.

[–] yggstyle@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

... I feel like for a very specific group this is probably like getting an extra scoop of icecream when they only paid for one.

[–] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 days ago

So, loud as fuck smoke detectors don't get the job done?

[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why just men? Is it a mainly guy thing in china?

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago

Yep, few women smoke and around half of all men do

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

How is this man going to smoke while wearing a medical mask?

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 11 points 2 days ago

Totalitarianism is a harsh mistress.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How is this even remotely onion-like?

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The glass defaults to transparent.

Being a bathroom it should be the other way round, in case of power loss it should stay opaque.

It's oniony because no sane reasonable person would design it this way, unless they were intentionally being a terminal asshole. It looks like absurd humour.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I get that and appreciate the explanation.

But at least to me this doesn't read as satirical in the least. Which has been a trend for awhile. Nottheonion has become politics2 because people are just posting anything. The comments reflect the same. I haven't seen anyone say "Oop, you got me" in months.

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago

I think it's more the other way round. Politics has become the Onion, and even gone well past it, while the Onion has stayed in the same place and accidentally become a serious news source.