05-13-2025, 12:43 PM
(05-13-2025, 02:16 AM)SMcNeill Wrote: Believe it or not, I did see some article the other day about an AI toilet paper. It apparently has some type of sensor involved in the roll that determines the pressure applied to the roll. This way it can sense if it's a person who grabs it with several fingers or if it's a cat's paw that's on it and trying to roll it. It's supposed to cat-proof toilet paper and not unravel if you have a cat in the house who likes to play with the roll!Ah yes, better living through technology!
I expect it'll work about as well as those automatic toilets that sense when it's time to flush, and they flush when you first sit down and splash you, but then once you've done your business they don't ever flush again, no matter how much you wave your hands in front of them... and behind them, to the right, to the left, etc. etc. So the thing ends up with your "business" and all the toilet paper mom told you to flush a little at a time so you don't clog the plumbing. Oh well, leave it for the next guy! I'm beginning to think either there are hidden cameras somewhere and you'll wind up on America's funniest home videos, or else these things are so smart they have a sense of humor... or operate on union hours!
It's the same deal with the "intelligent" trash bins in the airport that never open when you need them, or the motion-activated sinks that don't open the tap, or the paper towel dispensers that give you one tiny sheet and then wait 60 seconds before the next one, while people line up behind you. Maybe these things are secret intelligence tests that the government uses to find their next Einstein!