I’ve been uncomfortable ever since I learned (via TechCrunch) about this toilet seat with a camera that takes pictures of your poop. Courtesy of an Austin-based health startup, Throne, this seat is ...

But the lavatory mystery has been solved. The mystery of the horseshoe-shaped toilet seats in public restrooms has finally been answered. Henryk Sadura – stock.adobe.com “Open front seats and ...

Open-front toilet seats — sometimes referred to as “U-shaped” or “split” seats — are almost exclusively affixed to toilets in publicly accessible bathrooms or commercial spaces.

Experts, including Hugo Aguilar of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), explained that open front toilet seats were designed to keep people from spreading ...

But the lavatory mystery has been solved. “Open front seats and elongated toilet bowls for public restrooms minimize the risk of the user coming in contact with possible contamination from a ...