Bogged down in technology

Setting this baby up won’t be a mission, but who the hell uses something like this?

I did a little research and found this from one happy toilet user: “I’ve got to admit my first reaction was to laugh. But when my wife suggested I sit on my throne and listen to Ravel’s Bolero, I knew she was on to something. This iPod toilet roll is actually fantastic in my bathroom. Those long, hot soaks in the tub became a whole lot more soothing with my favourite music playing in the background.

“Some visits it’s Splish Splash I Was Taken A Bath and at other times The Long And Winding Road seems more appropriate. I’ll let you figure out how I match my activity to the song. Anyway, I’ve really enjoyed this well made, well designed, beautiful iPod docking station. And what a conversation piece. I’m here to tell you nothing in my house can top it!”

Look, the guy has a sense of humour. I give him that much.

This is the hub of the operation, a giant barrel-shaped box, fitted out with a fan, two gear motors, a little pine bedding – and a few million red worms.

It’s the worms who make this whole system work, literally eating the waste and turning it into soil, specifically, about 25-30 gallons a year, which can be disposed of in the shrubbery.

“You are here, basically at a sewage treatment plant,” says Clint, gesturing around the composter room as he explains he has basically mechanized the same process found in nature.

“You are literally looking at a box of s*** and yet, you can’t smell a thing.”