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I give it an 'A' for effort. Conceptually, it really is a great way to use waste water from the wash. But yes, it DOES look like the toilet is giving a piggy back to Optemus Prime.

Just what the heck is that woman doing on the toilet?

OMG, what a freak show this thing is. In 10 yrs. we'll look at the way we look at those room sized computers from the 60s.

i'm so immature, but that picture of the woman cracks me up.

good concept though.

Wonderful idea. Hard to believe the Japanese haven't come up with a version of this yet.

I want to know what her right hand is doing.

She's enjoying the spin cycle.

I got the same thing in my house.

I live a 'green' house, not the one with glass and stuff.
But eco friendly house, just moved in.

And my washingmachine is powered by the sun or the wind.
And the water from the machine is stored in a special container to flush the toilets. But the trouble is the ecofriendly washingmachine never generates enough water to use the toilet on a daily basis. So also the drain over the shower is connected to the same container to fill it more.

So I dont think this idea would be feasable in a real situation. A toilet uses more water than a washing machine in a small house hold. Not sure what the stats are in a big household.

Re: the comment about why the Japanese don't do this.

They're very fussy about the proximity to the toilet of other objects. Many houses have a separate water closet and shower. Some have "unit baths" which are all in one, but they're not seen as preferable. I'm guessing laundry done anywhere near the toilet would be unacceptable.

Also, they aren't eco-friendly for the most part in Japan unless forced to be so by the government. Almost all of the recycling and composting, for instance is done by the trash collecting agencies, not by individuals. All individuals have to do is sort trash and put it out on the right day (and even then a lot don't do it properly).

This looks like an interesting idea, but implementation needs to be better. There's no reason the washer has to be above the toilet. The plumbing just needs to be set up differently.

The prospect of water shortages, excessive extraction harming biodiversity and higher prices would suggest dry compost toilets which separate liquids and solids. These could save up to fifty percent of our clean water usage and considerably more in water reprocessing costs as well as help replace topsoil depletion caused by industrial agriculture. The human animal, supposedly at the top of the biological hierarchy, is the only one which defecates in its own drinking water. "Washup" is just another case of a technological solution to the wrong question.

The real problem for the environment is over breeding, there's too many people... until people can face up to that, no amount of water recycling or curly lightglobes will solve the problem.

Babies are bad for the environment, it's not hard to say.

Wolfie!