Ich habe gerade einen Beitrag auf Twitter gesehen, in dem stand, dass dies die übliche Toilette in deutschen Haushalten sei. Wenn das wahr ist, was ist der Hintergrund?

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They aren’t common, at least not anymore. They do exist though

You will find this sometimes, but it’s not the majority anymore in my experience.

Old houses with bathrooms from the 90s maybe.
Last time I saw one of those in the hardware store must be ages.
But I also wasn’t out looking for a new one most of the time. 🙂

So Yes, you might see one of those.
Just not everywhere anymore.

It was common, it is no longer.

Its purpose is, obviously, to admire what you did. You can turn around, you clap your hands and shout out loud: „What the hell“.

Or you make a photo and send it through snapchat.

That’s a Flachspüler (flat flush toilet). Not common anymore – you find them in older bathrooms/ buildings. Tiefspüler (deep flush toilets) are way more common now.
Benefits of a flat flush toilet: poop doesn’t drop into large amount of water – no splash. If you needed it would be easier to take stool samples but we don’t need to more often than anywhere else in the industrialised world.

Maybe the purpose was that no water splashes back up to your butt. I don’t know what else could be the a special purpose. Maybe there is none.

Not anymore

You have to sit backwards.

They WERE common in many households. And yeah I was told they are made for what they are looking like. You could easily inspect your poo afterwards. In times of unclean food you could take a Quick Look for things like parasites or other things not belonging in poop

I stayed in an apartment with my German exchange student in the 90s and they had this toilet, I was too scared to poop in it and only used the bathroom at the school and a bowling ally the whole time I was there.

I have one of these in the place I’m renting. I read that they were invented because people wanted to monitor their health by peering at their dumps. It’s especially useful for detecting parasites, apparently. I don’t know if that’s true but I also can’t think of any other possible use for this design.

You should ask Slavoj Žižek

I prefer Flachspüler toilets because I dislike the splashing that occurs with other types, as it can be unhygienic and unpleasant.

They’re there. Especially in older houses. They are extremely practical especially in medical facilities and old people’s homes.

I think they’re great, and was disappointed that we didn’t get one.

Yes, it’s probably smellier to have your turd plated up out of water, but no one minds the smell of their own shit that much, and at least you can take a good look and be able to identify what’s going on with the state of your health better.

With the design, you don’t have to deal with annoying „ghost poops“ – the ones that disappear up the u-bend before you even have a chance to take a look. I hate that. I’m always disappointed when I look down and the bowl is empty, right after I managed to get what felt like a big one out.

Also, when my father in law accidentally swallowed an expensive tooth implant that came loose, if he had this toilet, he wouldn’t have had to endure the indignity of pooping onto old towels to find that €2000 tooth – this would have been more convenient.

Easier to measure with your ruler

It is an old design. You just need to sit backwards.

In Germany, the french „Tiefspüler“-Toilets are nowdays the more common ones.