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Today's New York Times has an article about the toilet market with a few interesting bits about American Standard's design center:
UPDATE: Adam Rogers points us to this much longer piece about "The King of Thrones" in the March issue of Wired. Link
In one room, 12 toilets are flushing as if under ghostly control; an electronic machine is pulling the virtual levers - and manipulating water temperature and pressure as well. In smaller rooms nearby, one man is alternately flushing cylinders of miso paste, wadded-up paper, and as many as 24 golf balls at a time, while another is inspecting different glazes on ceramic tiles.Link
Men and machines are testing and retesting the Champion, a low-to-medium priced but technically advanced toilet. American Standard, the world's largest maker of bathroom and kitchen products, has promised consumers that the Champion will never clog.
UPDATE: Adam Rogers points us to this much longer piece about "The King of Thrones" in the March issue of Wired. Link