Some of you have heard/experienced the...er...interestingness of the traditional Japanese toilet. Of course, some of you know of the Japanese version of the Western Toilet, too. For those of you that haven't...remember how the Japanese occasionally had the reputation of taking a simple idea just a bit too far?

Wired News: Luxury Loo: The Seat Also Rises: "'So there I am, sitting on this sleek-looking loo, idly punching the buttons on this little panel next to the toilet, and all of a sudden my bum is right smack in the middle of the perfect storm,' he said. "