Dreaming of a Tidy, Terrorist-Proof Toilet

[CHIMO]

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A A A Thursday, September 7, 2006. Issue 3492. Page 1.
Dreaming of a Tidy, Terrorist-Proof Toilet
By Valeria Korchagina

Russia may have failed so far to negotiate entry into the World Trade Organization, but it's still a member of the WTO. That's WTO as in World Toilet Organization.

Just beyond the Kremlin walls, at the Manezh exhibition center, the WTO opened its 6th annual World Toilet Summit on Wednesday. The summit is dedicated to quality public facilities, waging a public-relations campaign against age-old taboos.

"Often, we are too embarrassed to talk about this subject," said Jack Sim, the founder of the Singapore-based WTO. The group, launched in 1999, has 47 members, including the Russian Toilet Association. "Our goal is to improve the level of social acceptance of the issue."

"This toilet, because it's made of concrete set on the metal frame, can withstand a suicide-bomb attack," explained Yury Otmakhov, a director of development for the Dvoinoi Dubl firm. As he spoke, Otmakhov displayed a massive contraption, already in use in some Moscow districts. "It will crack, but it will not explode and hurt anyone."

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2006/09/07/003.html

[tocqueville]

1. Don't crap yourself, use terror-proof toilet

depends if you are inside or outside, if the terrorist is needy or not..

[mcscajun]

2. Well I guess it's okay for a case of the Moscow Meltdowns, then.

Safe for tourists after indulging too heavily in local provender/alcohol. :evilgrin:

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[skids]

3. Well, there's one that is at least...

...immune to a terrorist attack on you regional power generation facilities:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/9/5/234543/4445