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Japan leads the world when it comes to innovation in things of daily use or otherwise. Every aspect of a Japanese household is made to maximise the use of space and other resources. An example of such innovation is going viral on Twitter.
A photograph of a Japanese toilet that has a sink attached to it is being widely circulated online. The sink allows one to wash their hands over the flush and the dirty water is later reused to flush the toilet.
This ingenious technique of saving space as well as conserving water has impressed netizens. The photo of this unique toilet-sink was shared online by a Twitter user, Fascinating (@fasc1nate), on October 11. This tweet has gathered over one lakh likes.
https://twitter.com/fasc1nate/status/1579784863884136449
https://twitter.com/matt_shakey/status/1579957325666070528
https://twitter.com/Maitre_Paine/status/1579909480208568320
Commenting on it a Twitter user wrote, “It’s slightly ridiculous, when you think about it, that fresh water is ever used for flushing toilets. I’m sure the poo and wee wouldn’t mind if they were flushed with non-drinkable water.”
Another person commented, “I lived in Japan for almost 5 years back in the 1980s and these were in use even then, except the ones I saw were always the whole top of the tank forming the sink, with the gooseneck coming up in the center back. Everyone carried a hankie to dry their hands.”
However, not everyone was equally impressed. Criticising the usability of the design, a Twitter user wrote, “That miniscule “sink” is totally inadequate to wash your hands. Water will go everywhere.”
