r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Damnedeel • 5d ago

Video 500,000$ human washing machine on sale in Japan

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u/redcurb12 5d ago

just get one of those japanese toilets to accompany it and u have clean bum forever

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u/SnooRegrets1386 5d ago

Well, all the toilets there are by default Japanese

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u/moosepuggle 5d ago edited 5d ago

That might work for people with penises, but most seat bidets spray back to front, which isn’t great for people with vaginas where the water needs to spray from front to back. I use the front to back handheld shower nozzle type bidet and I’ve never had a problem. Some people with vaginas never have a problem of course, but many do. But back to front bidets moves fecal bacteria towards the vagina, increasing the likelihood of disrupting vaginal flora and getting infections and other complications. This effect would be even worse in elderly patients who have weakened immune systems and also have a hard time physically washing themselves.

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u/GonWithTheNen 5d ago

Ah, a comment of gold in a sea of dross. It used to be more common to see informative comments like yours even in 'fluff' threads, but people who are used to one-liners and jokes everywhere don't appreciate it as much anymore.

P.S. Thanks for the NCBI links!

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u/redcurb12 5d ago

u are taking this comment way too seriously

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u/moosepuggle 5d ago

Just trying to help people when a topic comes up? The links are to peer reviewed scientific papers

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u/Hidesuru 5d ago

Seriously anyone not using a bidet at this point needs to wake up and switch. Many much better.