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Taiwan unveils flush toilet that records user's health data
Nov 23, 2009, 11:28 GMT
Taipei - A group of Taiwan university students have invented a flush toilet which not only accept humane waste, but also gives something back.
The toilet bowl invented by students from the Kun Shan University and Southern Taiwan University measures the user's weight, body fat and heart rate, cable TV channel TVBS reported Monday.
The measurement, taking only 30 seconds, begins as soon as a person sits down. A small printer on top of the water tank behind the bowl prints out the measurements.
The measuring is made by small plastic balls embedded into the toilet seat, and are linked to a computer and the printer.
According to TVBS, the idea for the multi-function flush toilet came from a Taiwan professor who is not in good health and must check his blood pressure daily, but found it troublesome.
The printer on the water tank can also play recorded music.
Multi-function flush toilets have already been invented in Japan and China.
In 2005, Japanese sanitation equipment maker Toto and Daiwa House Industry jointly launched a multi-function toilet which not only recorded the user's weight and blood pressure, but also analyzes the urine for potential health problems.
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