Toto’s toilet terror erupts again
Back April of 2007, the 3Yen first reported on these BURNING BIDETS. Well, Japan’s flaming crapper threat has erupted yet again.
Warning issued over toilet seat fire risk
The Yomiuri Shimbun; Feburary 2, 2009 —Manufacturers of electric toilet seats equipped with a warm water bidet are warning users of a potential fire risk following a series of accidents, which they said were caused by defects and, in some cases, improper usage.Electric toilet seats with bidets began to be widely produced in 1980. According to a survey conducted by the Cabinet Office, 68.3 percent of households across the country had at least one such product as of March…more...
Right now my car has thin layer of volcanic ash on it and you can see a plausible reason for it below.
Ok, ok, maybe the cause was not today’s toilet terror of Toto, but rather just living on not-toilet-related Ring of Fire of the Pacific. There was a major volcanic eruption of Mount Asama about 140 km (90 miles) to the northwest of Tokyo.
Reuters, Feb 2, 2009—Japan volcano Mount Asama erupts
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