toilet

Toilets in Japan must be something to see. According to the Associated Press, they have reached a level of complexity that if they malfunction, they can literally burn your ass off:

Japan's leading toilet maker Toto Ltd. is offering free repairs for 180,000 bidet toilets after wiring problems caused several to catch fire, the company said Monday.

A toilet that catches fire because of wiring is a marvel to me.

Like my new bathroom?

Looking at my toilet, I notice that it is made of ceramic, and it is powered by gravity and water. You could not cause this toilet to catch fire with anything less than a flame thrower, or, I guess, the last batch of Chili I made, according to my wife. There is no place to plug this toilet in, even if electricity could DO anything. Water, electricity, fire and my ass just simply does not sound like a combination that I want to risk: