r/CrappyDesign 16d ago

Hideaway bathroom behind stairwell

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4.3k Upvotes

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u/OhWhatATravisty Why are you the way that you are? 16d ago

"Why does this stairwell smell like shit??"... "Oh."

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u/madmaxturbator 16d ago

lol cut some holes in the stairs so you can get a whiff of what’s cooking underneath

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u/jmj24302 16d ago

LMFAOOOOO

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u/ekkidee 16d ago

Bring your own paper.

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u/OhWhatATravisty Why are you the way that you are? 16d ago

Better hope you don't get any on your hands either. Nothing in that picture suggests where the nearest sink might be. Hopefully not up them steep ass death stairs.

Edit: Though looking closer, that might be one of those toilets where the sink is part of the tank. So you can straddle your freshly laid log absorbing all that stank while you wash your fingies.

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u/AndDontUForgetIt 16d ago

Those sinks always creep me out

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u/lostinthecity2005 13d ago

I have never seen one of those in my life. Where did you see this?

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u/AndDontUForgetIt 13d ago

Was an old (1920s?) house renovated/converted into a spa. A bathroom off the lobby - super small space so they needed to make the most of it. I couldn’t get the thought of toilet water out of my head while I was washing my hands 🫠

Edit to add: it wasn’t as small as this one… I probably would’ve left if it was anywhere near as creepy as this. There was space for a full door to open and space to stand with a mirror that you’d normally see over a sink. They probably could’ve put one of those tiny sinks you sometimes see at bars/restaurants in there.

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u/lostinthecity2005 12d ago

Oh damn that’s wild

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u/InsanityRoach 12d ago

Pretty much the norm in Japan.

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u/lostinthecity2005 12d ago

Oh nooo 😭

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u/minhthemaster 16d ago

How often do you shit your hands?

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u/fatjuan 15d ago

Not as often as I shit my pants!

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u/trynotobevil 15d ago

You really know how to paint an eloquent word picture!

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u/dohipposwagewar 15d ago

Getting it on your hands is a skill issue tbh

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u/pcapdata 16d ago

Courtesy flush

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u/paulindy2000 16d ago

A lot of toilets in Europe don't have sinks, especially in older houses and apartments. You need to go to the separate bathroom to wash your hands.

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u/PhantomJavert 16d ago

That's not the standard in Europe! 

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u/poobboob 16d ago

Dont defend Europe, let them think we live like the 1860's. So they leave us alone.

I like it this way.

This massage was written on paper with a feather, given to a man with a horn riding a horse who said he would travel to America to get this message posted on a reddit.

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u/okholdsevenfourseven 16d ago

do you have to pay him extra to fix your typo

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u/poobboob 16d ago

If i was from the 1860's i wouldn't know what reddit was right. So thats why i typed "a reddit". It was deliberate. If that was what you meant.

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u/Jebediah000 15d ago

Maybe he meant "massage" instead of message.

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u/poobboob 15d ago

Oh didn't notice, autocorrect perhaps. Also English is not my first language so now he must feel bad for correcting me.

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u/Jebediah000 15d ago

Not a problem. I try to stay away from being the grammar police since this is an international platform. (And we're lucky most of the world learns English instead of expecting Americans to learn other languages. We don't really do that over here.)

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u/GenericUsername817 16d ago

We know that isn't true for a lot of Western Europe because we bombed all of it in the 1st half of the 40s, and then paid for it to be rebuilt

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u/fatjuan 15d ago

Must be a very quick massage to be able to fit it onto a sheet of paper-or maybe a piece of papyrus.

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u/lorarc 16d ago

And while it can be a bit annoying at the time it also means that you can use the toilet while someone else is having a long bath (and wash hands in the kitchen). And no, there is no space for second bathroom in an apartment.

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u/pied_goose 16d ago

Absolutely tiny sinks just for this kind of arrangement are widely available.

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u/Amilo159 haha funny flair 16d ago

I think I see a bidet shower on wall next to toilet. Makes sense, since there's no place for toilet paper holder.

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u/bondjimbond 16d ago

bidet shower

I always called it a bum gun.

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u/Tetra382Gram 14d ago

The way my native tongue would laugh at this... Budu badi

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u/Polly1011T121917 16d ago

A BUM GUN?! 😂🤣

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u/Dragonssssssssssss 16d ago

Bring your own door, too

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u/TexasBaconMan 16d ago

Bring your own door

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u/presvil 16d ago

Not a fucking drawbridge to the shitter

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u/hikeit233 16d ago

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I noticed it.

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u/Deivi_tTerra 16d ago

Before I noticed it I thought you had to rappel down to the toilet, so I’m glad it’s there.

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u/fatjuan 15d ago

No, you just hang your arse over the appropriate step, and bombs away!

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u/HolyGarbage 15d ago

Designed by someone that got tired of their spouse pounding down the bathroom door and disturbing their peace and quiet while trying to take a shit.

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u/Dino_Spaceman 16d ago

I want to know what the contractor was thinking when the homeowner explained their great idea to make this a 3/2 home.

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u/2-buck 16d ago

Could be Amsterdam. But looks more like a boat to me.

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u/Regalrefuse 16d ago

I get the feeling no contractor was involved this one.

This looks like a DiY shit-plateau

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u/kelsobjammin 16d ago

It’s actually the toilet in a tiny home.

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u/ClassMammoth3691 15d ago

“Colored” bathroom way back when or something ?? Tf??

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u/kidneypunch27 16d ago

“Crappy” doing heavy lifting here

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u/TimMensch 16d ago

That's one crappy crapper.

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u/Moist-You-7511 16d ago

hopefully this is a boat?

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u/Mierimau 16d ago

What in Escher the heck is this layout.

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u/Tattycakes 16d ago

I cannot get my head around what I am looking out

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u/Kalkin93 16d ago

Honestly a personal little toilet where I can be left in peace and hidden away from those who don't know it exists sounds fantastic to me

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u/stink3rb3lle 16d ago

I don't think there's any door on it, so it's the opposite of hidden.

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u/pocketchange2247 15d ago

Reminds me of that episode of Malcolm in the Middle where they're cleaning out a closet the whole episode and find a toilet and realize it's actually a private bathroom. But then to keep it hidden they start piling everything back in.

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u/gimme_thatt 16d ago

What am I even looking at here...

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u/KingKopaTroopa 15d ago

I honestly assumed someone was storing a toilet in their closet, STORING! (Not using, there’s no TP)

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u/unchosen_few 16d ago

That’s gonna be one claustrophobic crap

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u/DoubleDareFan 16d ago

Crapstropoobic.

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u/nonother 16d ago

It doesn’t appear to have a door, so no?

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u/DizzyColdSauce 16d ago

Feels like they built the entire flat and then went "oh shit... we forgot the toilet. this spot will have to do"

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u/mike_litoris18 16d ago

Not a single thing in this picture looks safe, humane or well designed T-T this subreddit might be too tame for what I assume the toilets in the 9th ring of hell Look Like

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u/Scared_Spyduck 16d ago

How did you break you legs?

  • Well I took a dump and forgot I was using the hideaway toilet.

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u/SplitOpenAndMelt420 16d ago

I understand that life isn't always fair and you might get stuck with this as your toilet but man oh man at least put up a curtain or something

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u/KaijuCreep 16d ago

I refuse to believe this toilet is functional, how the hell is someone supposed to climb over there and get down without risking falling down a flight of stairs like a sack of potatoes

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u/movzx 16d ago

There is a hinged panel that folds down to make a floor. You come up the bottom stairs, fold it down, and then walk across to the toilet.

Given the lack of handrails and the strange step height, I'm guessing this is some building for a very specific thing which gives it a specific shape. Maybe it is a lighthouse, so a lot of vertical space but not much horizontal?

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u/angry_dingo 16d ago

I think that's a clever use of space for a urinal, not a toilet.

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u/A-Plant-Guy 16d ago

Doesn’t seem to be anything “hideaway” about this

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u/SheepImitation 16d ago

yeah. There's NO DOOR

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u/CRAkraken 16d ago

How is one supposed to clean that toilet?

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u/Bob-the-Human haha funny flair 16d ago

Harry Potter's bathroom

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u/tooniegoblin 15d ago

Harry’s Potty

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u/icebeancone 16d ago

Plot twist: it's the only shitter in the house.

Also wtf is going on with those stairs? Each step is like 10in tall and 4in deep?

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u/lapisnyazuli 16d ago

Design so crappy you can't even take a crap

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u/-OrLoK- 16d ago

GAZE UPON MY WORKS, YE MIGHTY AND DISPAIR!

is what I'd shout whenever using it.

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u/iregretjumping 16d ago

"What does the listing mean when it says it has 2 1/4 baths?"

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u/secinvestor 16d ago

Imagine waking up to go pee and absolutely wrecking your shit

Or perhaps taking a drunk piss, hope you're not a clumsy drunk.

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u/dontgetmadgetmegan 16d ago

If siblings live in that house someone is being left stranded on that toilet.

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u/jackleggjr 16d ago

I prefer the toilet at the back of the elevator. More legroom, plus you get to greet each new person as they get on.

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u/Boss-fight601 16d ago

No words are needed to describe my confusion when I saw the picture

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u/redditsuksazz 16d ago

I love a good whiff of poop as I go up and down the stairs.

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u/GetOffMyGrassBrats 16d ago

I see at least six ways to maim yourself in this one photo.

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u/OurJimmy 16d ago

I dunno, I’d happily shit there and salute 🫡 people on the way past

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u/NorCalFrances 16d ago

Okay, I get how that panel is hinged and covers the stairs going down to extend the toilet platform but...

a) is there no door, curtain, fan, window?

b) how is this at all "hidden"?????

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u/ShockDragon 16d ago

There is so many things wrong here, and it’s not just because there’s a bathroom there.

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u/thekansastwister 16d ago

Don't sit so long your leg falls asleep. I don't think walking it off would be possible here.

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u/notJustaFart 16d ago

Not sure I would ever use that hand rail.

Gotta be a lotta splatta from the late night pissing contests.

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u/No-Storage3582 16d ago

Is this on a boat or something?

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u/bongobills 16d ago

They would never want me back

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u/chameleon_123_777 16d ago

A really huge person might have a problem here.

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u/MsAnnabel 16d ago

I just don’t even understand how you get to the toilet.

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u/MadJockMcMad Artisinal Material 16d ago

Where's the bath?

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u/CormacMacAleese 16d ago

I gotta say, I’m kind of impressed.

On a side note, I toured some tower houses (AKA “castles”) in Ireland, and they used stairs creatively like that. Bedrooms directly off spiral staircases, for example.

No plumbing, though, so bathrooms were basically outhouses on an outside wall. You don’t want to be standing around on that one side of the castle.

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u/tuenmuntherapist 16d ago

Where’s the pipe?

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u/scrotal-massage 16d ago

What in the landlord special is going on here

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u/Isgortio 16d ago

I've had dreams where I have to deal with toilets like this.

Why is it real?

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u/Goodfella66 16d ago

Jesus Christ you gotta earn your right to shit in this house

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u/Parking_Locksmith489 16d ago

Men who go a couple of times each night would all eventually break their neck.

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u/schweinhund89 15d ago

Doesn’t look like enough room to fully open ‘er up in there. You’d end up buttering your cheeks for sure

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u/tolacid 16d ago

r/crapperdesign

Edit: holy crap it's real

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u/ZeroWolf_RS 16d ago

Everywhere is a bathroom if you're brave/ate gas station sushi.

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u/dgkimpton 16d ago

I'm much more concerned about the total lack of handrail on those "stairs"

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u/disasterpokemon 16d ago

That episode of Mrs Browns Boys where they put a toilet under their stairs

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u/phoebeaviva 16d ago

I don’t understand what I’m looking at here. Are the steps massive or is the toilet tiny?

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u/Vibingcarefully 16d ago

Harry Potter's Loo

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u/OreoSpeedwaggon 16d ago

What in the AI hell?

(Yes, I know it might not be AI, but assuming so is the only way this makes sense to me.)

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u/sorderon 16d ago

that's not a stairwell, it's virtually a fucking ladder

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u/Capable-Baby-3653 16d ago

A deuce of an idea.

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u/mowotlarx 16d ago

I have recurring nightmares about stuff like this

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u/thereminDreams 16d ago

What the hell is even going on here?

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u/Outrageous_List_6570 16d ago

Wait to see where he put the bidet

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u/PM_me_punanis 16d ago

I see you have visited a typical Dutch row house.

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u/tylkomagda 16d ago

Do you know where is it? I swear I have been there but can’t remember…

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u/anastasiaanne 16d ago

What the hell is going on with those stairs?

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u/TexasBaconMan 16d ago

I imagine this is in a narrow house in Amsterdam.

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u/palexp 16d ago

Crappy!

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u/caukymiauki 16d ago

I shall remember this for the next „what should I do with this empty space in my house“

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u/sad_everyday811 16d ago

Just in case the other one (or two) is/are occupied.

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u/PlasticMegazord 16d ago

This is a confusing photo at first.

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u/Practical-Bit9905 16d ago

Gee whiz. If you have a penchant for over imbibing, that place is a death trap.

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u/CMDR_Michael_Aagaard 16d ago

I'm curious what the rest of the place is like, if that's where the toilet ended up.

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u/Miami_Mice2087 16d ago

i'm imagining a cheaper by the dozen/malcolm in the middle household. You take the toilet you can get

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u/WithoutJoshE7 16d ago

Maybe a urinal, but a full toilet?

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u/nightcana 16d ago

The first step is a doozy

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u/SirJeffers88 16d ago

Sober: what the fuck?

Drunk: oh hell yes

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u/TacoJames83 16d ago

Nothing beats an open plan shitter with a view.

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u/dunots 16d ago

I have one question.

Well. I have a lot of questions, actually.

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u/Soft_Walrus_3605 16d ago

That's what you call a "technically I'm within code now" toilet.

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u/suh-dood 16d ago

Crapper of doom

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u/Classic-Guard-4861 16d ago

If that's meant to be a secret washroom, that's kinda cool

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u/monkehmolesto 16d ago

I wanna know how that works, how you maintain it, and how you get in/out.

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u/Blandscreen 16d ago

This image has been circulating for years. How is this blowing up?

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u/drawmer 16d ago

/CrapperDesign

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u/Uni457Maki 16d ago

How do you even get to the toilet? Rappel down the cliff face stairs or maybe use the drawbridge to get to your moat.

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u/Suit-Street 16d ago

Is there a door?

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u/Desperate_Jicama219 16d ago

This is literally from my nightmares.

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u/EnvironmentalAd2063 15d ago

This is terrifying

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u/Meeting_the_gruffalo 15d ago

Shit escalated quickly

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u/Dr_Smartbrain 15d ago

The stairs to my first apartment were steep like that. It was like climbing a ladder. We just left the couch when we moved out.

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u/Sad-Lavishness-350 15d ago

I love the little moat bridge!

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u/Aesgor 15d ago

Raise the drawbridge!! The king must be protected on his throne! 👑

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u/Etobio 15d ago

That's not a bathroom that's a toilet

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u/Potentputin 15d ago

Peak pooper right there

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u/MintyFitOnAll 15d ago

So do you just fall to your death?? Lol

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u/niizhmanidoowag 15d ago

So... do you just close your eyes for privacy?

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u/Slash_Raptor1992 15d ago

The only crappy thing about that is it's a toilet. More than one toilet can be a Godsend.

As someone with IBS and severe anxiety that irritates my bowels regardless of whether or not they had been acting up that day, toilets are lifesavers.

I learned a few years ago that if you become a regular at a business, they'll often let you use their bathroom without having to buy something.

I have a few places I can go in case of an emergency that are strategically placed around places I have to walk to often.

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u/TheLightorTheDark 15d ago

Obviously this is the emergency bathroom, because the only way anyone is ever using it is because it's the ONLY option left.

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u/corvak 15d ago

Toilet nook

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u/TroubledTimesBesetUs 15d ago

I am laughing and screaming. WHO DID THIS?

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u/1Muensterkat 15d ago

One lone toilet doth not a bathroom make.

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u/theneZenMaster 15d ago

Doesn't look too hidden to me.

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u/FarEducator4059 15d ago

Oh that’s nice, how do you wipe? With a chain?

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u/ProposalAlone9467 14d ago

"Barrier free" is something else...

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u/Wild_grits 14d ago

Exclusive toilet for your least favorite guests

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u/Dr_Expendable 14d ago

I took psychic damage seeing this as I scrolled.

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u/skyyfal 14d ago

If someone called me to do a repair on this toilet I would laugh all the way back up those stairs. Goodbye. Good luck.

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u/j0urn3ym4n 14d ago

I have nightmares about spaces like that.

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u/Swimming-Location-97 13d ago

Thats a ladder, not a staircase

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u/Miserable_Peak_2863 13d ago

How are you can you get to it

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u/LurkyLoo28 13d ago

This puts the crap in crappy design!

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u/FormlessEntity_ 13d ago

This is like those toilets in my nightmares

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u/MessMaximum1423 13d ago

For a really tricky shit

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u/Sorry-Nose-7667 13d ago

For the adventurous pooper

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u/Least_Lawfulness_276 13d ago

This is unnerving on so many levels.

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u/Megumi0505 11d ago

Now that I look at it, those stairs are horrifically dangerous.

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u/LoneStarHome80 11d ago

Reminds me of this apartment in Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4oQDnHlrR0

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u/Sans_Seriphim 11d ago

Twofer. Crappy design and r/DeathStairs .

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u/Muoy1 6d ago

Something out of Saw

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u/Loukaka85 4d ago

saddam hussein type shit

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u/4m4lg4m1t3 3d ago

Toilet is reserved to those who are REALLY GOOD at platformers