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43 Bizarre Toilets and Urinals

A Tribute to Joe the Plumber

— October 17, 2008 — Unique
The media attention on Joe the Plumber, AKA Joe Wurzelbacher, inspired the following slide show of incredibly unique toilets and urinals.

As silly as this cluster might seem, the level of innovation is really quite incredible in modern plumbing. This is in no way defamatory, it is my way of showing respect; I have huge admiration for Joe the Plumber for standing up to Obama. Joe the Plumber raised the point that Obama’s proposal to increase taxation for higher earners would penalize him, and others who work 12 hour days, unfairly.

As a tribute to Joe the Plumber, here are the most interesting plumbing innovations on Trend Hunter.
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Elephant Toilet Cleaners
Elephant Toilet Cleaners
Urine for a Real Surprise
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Green Urinals
Green Urinals
Water-Free Japanese Urinals
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40
Disappearing Urinals
Disappearing Urinals
Urilift Appears at Night, Disappears in the Day
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39
Electricity Producing Toilet
Electricity Producing Toilet
Benkatine Turbine Uses Potty Power
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38
Outlandish Outhouses and Less-Than-Private Privies
Outlandish Outhouses and Less-Than-Private Privies
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37
Pimped Toilet Lids
Pimped Toilet Lids
Toilet Tattoos
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36
Fun Public Restrooms For Marketing
Fun Public Restrooms For Marketing
Charmin Toilets in Times Square
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35
Milan's Portable Toilet Art
Milan's Portable Toilet Art
Sebach Designs in Arezzo
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34
Brass Musical Urinals
Brass Musical Urinals
Obsolete Instrument
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33
Pay Toilets In NYC
Pay Toilets In NYC
15 Minute Toilets Self Clean
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32
Chihuahua Urinals
Chihuahua Urinals
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31
Wii While You Pee
Wii While You Pee
Gaming in Toilets To Promote DUI Awareness
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30
Toilet Transformers
Toilet Transformers
Aviary Toiletron
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29
Toilet Lid Sinks
Toilet Lid Sinks
Wash Up With Toilet Water
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28
Gotta Pee? SMS The Door- New Public Toilets System in Finland
Gotta Pee? SMS The Door- New Public Toilets System in Finland
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27
$250,000 Self Cleaning Pay Toilets
$250,000 Self Cleaning Pay Toilets
Philly Installs High Tech Poopers
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26
Peter Potty: Training Urinal
Peter Potty: Training Urinal
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25
Carboard Toilets
Carboard Toilets
The Portable Brown Box
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Luxury Public Toilet
Luxury Public Toilet
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23
Men Can No Longer Pee in Peace, Thanks to Talking Urinals!
Men Can No Longer Pee in Peace, Thanks to Talking Urinals!
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22
Designer Urinals
Designer Urinals
Art Appreciation in the Men's Room
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21
Incinerating Waterless Toilets
Incinerating Waterless Toilets
The EcoJohn Senior
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20
Glow-in-the-Dark Urinals
Glow-in-the-Dark Urinals
Gloo
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19
Twin Toilets Face Each Other
Twin Toilets Face Each Other
The TwoDaLoo
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18
Landmark Toilets
Landmark Toilets
Plastik Architects Design in Kent
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17
Get Paid to Pee
Get Paid to Pee
EcoSan Toilets in Musiri
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16
Environmental Toilets
Environmental Toilets
Go Green with a Pink Toilet (or 14 other Colors)
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15
Transparent Toilets
Transparent Toilets
Nature Scene Tanks
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14
Rocking Horse Toilets
Rocking Horse Toilets
Perry Dixon's Saddle Toilet
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13
Blow Drying Toilets
Blow Drying Toilets
Neorest AH Tankless Toilet
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12
Bathroom Mannequins
Bathroom Mannequins
Sexy Public Toilets
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11
Vatican Urinals
Vatican Urinals
Holy Pee
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10
Urinal Golf Clubs
Urinal Golf Clubs
The Uroclub
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9
Luxury Bathrooms
Luxury Bathrooms
Dagobert Throne Toilet
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8
Artistic Outhouses
Artistic Outhouses
Visually Pleasing Portable Toilets
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7
Urinals at Home
Urinals at Home
For Boys Who Have Everything
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6
Modern Urinal Designs
Modern Urinal Designs
Spoon Urinal and Pale Ale
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5
Uni-Pee Co-ed Urinal
Uni-Pee Co-ed Urinal
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4
Urinals for Women
Urinals for Women
The Peeandgo
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3
Toilet-Themed Restaurants (Update)
Toilet-Themed Restaurants (Update)
Now in China, Expanding Globally
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2
Washing Machine Toilets
Washing Machine Toilets
WashUp
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1
Glass Toilet Cubicles
Glass Toilet Cubicles
Swiss Public Bathrooms
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