Japan is the most seismically active country in the world. The likelihood of people being in an elevator when an earthquake severe enough to incapacitate the elevator hits is pretty damn high. This is just a pleasant thing to have.
Was gonna comment that I would feel a little worried seeing a toilet in the elevator because it probably means the thing gets stuck on a regular basis. Your comment makes my anxiety feel justified. 🤣
Hi! 911? Yeas, I need some help, I’m stuck in an elevator… There’s poop everywhere! Hurry!
Well, I didn’t find anyone else saying it, so…
They’re taking this shit to a whole new level.
When the ring of fire has 7 levels
Extraordinary push indeed.
It says “非常時”, which means in case of emergency or something along those lines, definitely not extraordinary
What is an emergency if not an extraordinary time? (I get what you’re saying too, just think it’s interesting as far as translation goes)
Emergencies are certainly an extraordinary time, but not all extraordinary times are an emergency. I wonder why it translated like that
Japanese and other character languages (idk the linguistic term off hand) tend to encapsulate phrases or meanings to characters. So it isn’t the same as say translating from French to English. It is a lot more challenging plus context can change the meaning of characters too.
You’re right, but there’s no additional context here, should be a pretty easy translation
ohh it’s for emergencies
(but also can be used for shitting on the go)
Isn’t every time you need to take a shit, an emergency?
i’d imagine using it would be in a similar category to an emergency exit: don’t unless it’s an emergency; the choice is yours and there are consequences for misuse
I should have kept reading before commenting lol
Well it doesn’t take much space and if it’s even a somewhat common occurrence to get stuck in a lift for even a few minutes, I see that as a good idea.
Hell, my 6-storey building on Finnish granite which never has earthquakes or power outages could use one — just because the building has a lot of impatient (or incontinent) drunks.
Honestly every weekend the lift smells worse than the ones on those fuckboats which sail between Stockholm - Turku - Helsinki.
I’d like to know more about fuckboats please
Well you’re in luck.
I just wrote an extensive writeup, sans the sexual encounters and more boys night out. (Usually they were boasting about wanting to find “bitches”, but due to them referring to the fairer sex with terms akin to “bitches” and being awkward slightly autistic guys from bumfucknowhere, none of them managed to and more focused on drinking. Well, if someone really did seem interested the few times it happened I wingmaned for them. Usually successfully, I might add. And never had trouble myself. Because it’s a load of cabins and booze so you know. There’s not much else to do.
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The removed heads are weirdly disturbing.
They are a bit, yeah. :D
But we were kinda young and making faces and whatnot so I thought I’d spare them. Would’ve just drawn a circle with paint but the eraser function was so easily available in the photo browser so I tried it, seems to work well.
Yeah it was a few years old camera from school so assuming it’s 2004 model wouldn’t be far off.
I thought the descriptions would’ve shown up better but if you open open the photos there are a few descriptions I think I mention 2007 somewhere.
Ferries between those cities. Basically a cheap cruise
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Do I have to go to my computer and start sharing photos?
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Yes please! Lol the way you describe it is hilarious to me
I’ve censored two of the faces, because those guys actually have lives and might care. Probably not, but I’m not gonna risk it don’t care to ring up permission about 18 year old photos lol. Windows edit tool eraser is pretty good nowadays, I’m sure it’s enough.
I’m gonna tag some of the others here. @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]
Haha it looks exactly as what I was picturing 😂
Almost two decades ago! I’ve recently increased my usage of the word decades to describe the past.
Yeah I had some proper flashbacks trying to find these.
Almost thought I’d lost the album, but no, it was just that I had had a camera on loan from the school which I used on that trip so it wasn’t in my DSLR folder.
God, yeah, almost two decades. I just don’t want to say that as I lived more during that trip than I have for a few years. And the few years surrounding that I lived more than I have in the past 10.
I’ve been sick.
I want another life.
*starts desperately hopping around punching a fist in the air, hoping an invisible brick box will appear pushing out a 1UP*
Alright cap, I’ll see if I can find the ext hard drive and post at least an image or two once I’m back on PC
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TBF everything smells on those boats
- doors ding open
- me: OCUPATO!!Every elevator has a toilet if you’re drunk enough
Always designate a poop corner.
The corner! Why didn’t I think of that?
literally shitposting
Well, not yet - it certainly doesn’t look used…
If it was ‘hey check out my throne’ with a shot of bare knees and shoes then that might be different
Do you think it uses a holding tank and just empties when it reaches the correct floor?
Nah it’s an incinerator toilet
Probably the idea of whoever had to clean the first time
Makes sense. Stuck elevators. They should also put some sort of nonperishables and water behind emergency* glass.
Food!? How long you expecting to be stuck in the elevator??
In a massive earthquake that knocks out the power grid you could be trapped for some time before crews reach you to free you even if the building is structurally unharmed.
I already didn’t love elevators, but now you’ve unlocked a new fear! Trapped in an elevator, that is then trapped inside rubble…
Based on the other comments, it seems like it’s more in case there’s an earthquake or something and the elevator is stuck under rumble. If you were trapped in an elevator under rubble for a few days, it’d probably be nice to have a snack on hand.
I love Japan for doing these kinds of gimmicks. Go Japan
I breathe Japan
Why everything in Japan is so personalized and given attention to detail
Imagine going down from the 30th floor and it stops at the 20th floor and a big 300lb American tourist rushes in and panic operates the buttons. As soon as the door closes he looks at you, apologies and says he has to use the toilet.
The elevator suddenly stops
Yes, because if he’s heavier, it’s grosser, because we’re children and we like to shame people based on their bodies.
Honestly, one of my big fears is being stuck in an elevator when I have to take a dump. This would be a relief.
