A lulu of a loo

This is just asking for trouble:

[quote=“CNN”]

A lulu of a loo

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[ul]Public toilet has 1,000 stalls in four stories
Chongqing officials hope for Guinness record
“We are spreading toilet culture,” official says
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BEIJING, China (AP) – They’re flush with pride in Chongqing, where a recently opened porcelain palace features an Egyptian facade, soothing music and more than 1,000 toilets spread out over 30,000 square feet.

Officials in the southwestern Chinese city plan to ask Guinness World Records to have the free four-story public bathroom listed as the world’s largest, state-run China Central Television reported Friday.

“We are spreading toilet culture. People can listen to gentle music and watch TV,” said Lu Xiaoqing, an official with the Yangrenjie, or “Foreigners Street,” tourist area where the bathroom is. “After they use the bathroom they will be very, very happy.”

Footage aired on CCTV showed people milling about the sprawling facility and washing their hands at trough sinks. For open-aired relief, there’s a cluster of stalls without a roof. Watch the wonders of world’s largest restroom »

Some urinals are uniquely shaped, including ones inside open crocodile mouths and several topped by the bust of a woman resembling the Virgin Mary.

There are also plans to build a supermarket nearby, which will sell toilet-related items, CCTV reported. E-mail to a friend [/quote]

Not sure I am convinced by the “After they use the bathroom they will be very, very happy.” argument either …

one question: WHY?

Damn, that’s a LOT of shit. You have to wonder how big the pipe (sorry, but I can’t help thinking they just all go to one pipe underground) is for this, and who the poor janitors who have to handle the “reversals” will be…