How is this better than those "Occupied" signs that show up when you lock the door on an airplane bathroom? You can see whether it's clean as soon as you open the door and it tells you if there's...
"There are two things we worry about when entering a public restroom, especially those located at a park," according to architect Shigeru Ban's firm. "The first is cleanliness, and the second is whether anyone is inside."
How is this better than those "Occupied" signs that show up when you lock the door on an airplane bathroom? You can see whether it's clean as soon as you open the door and it tells you if there's already someone in it.
Plus, I've had people ignore those "occupied" signs and try to bash the door down while I was in the bathroom, so I don't really see this as helping in any way, and it seems quite expensive. (I've also heard that this type of glass only works for a short time, and then the fogging either stops working or becomes permanent or something like that. Maybe it's changed in recent years?)
If you'd like to know more about this project, check out this other thread on Tildes
How is this better than those "Occupied" signs that show up when you lock the door on an airplane bathroom? You can see whether it's clean as soon as you open the door and it tells you if there's already someone in it.
Plus, I've had people ignore those "occupied" signs and try to bash the door down while I was in the bathroom, so I don't really see this as helping in any way, and it seems quite expensive. (I've also heard that this type of glass only works for a short time, and then the fogging either stops working or becomes permanent or something like that. Maybe it's changed in recent years?)
I'll be interested to see how it turns out.