On record
A "smart" public toilet inaugurated by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation had its glass panel damaged within two months of opening. A study by five architecture students and three faculty advisors catalogued 19 design and safety flaws, including undersized ventilation, slippery tiles despite anti-slip alternatives being available, an overflowing overhead tank, an exposed electrical meter box, and non-standard plumbing using flexible pipes instead of bottle traps.
The official record states: "Not specified"
“A smart toilet with nineteen catalogued design flaws, one of them the glass, which broke in two months.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
- https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2024/11/4/Smart-toilet-in-Civil-Lines-Not-so-smart-after-all-.html
Visitor reviews Satire
“Nineteen design and safety flaws catalogued by architecture students, including the glass panel that broke in month two.”
“Slippery tiles were chosen when anti-slip ones were available, and the electrical meter box is out in the open.”
“The overhead tank overflows onto the floor, which the ventilation is too small to dry.”
