Talking toilet orders men to sit down
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-05-19 09:06

A German inventor who developed a gadget that berates men if they try to use the toilet standing up has sold more than 1.6 million devices, his business manager said on Tuesday.

German women fed up with a man with a poor aim can turn to the ghost-shaped gadget, which lurks under the toilet rim and, if the seat is lifted, declares in a stern female tone:

"Hello, what are you up to then? Put the seat back down right away, you are definitely not to pee standing up ... you will make a right mess..."

Alex Benkhardt, 46, invented the "WC Ghost" and its creators are in negotiations to market it in Britain, Canada and Italy.

Close

Today's Top News     Top Life News
Gandhi walks away from Indian PM post         Taipei urged not to misjudge Beijing's resolve         WHO: China's SARS outbreak contained         US witness: 'Cover-up' at Iraq Abu Ghraib         Azerbaijan plane crashes, 7 dead         US delegation to Taiwan opposed	Artificial beauty pays out her ex       Talking toilet orders men to sit down       Shanghai prison inmate ties the knot       My pet, my friend       Concert 'Carmen' sets Bizet fans abuzz       The role of culture in shaping cities