A custom-built Japanese toilet is capable of blocking shots as fast as 100mph. The toilet relies upon two high-speed (250 fps) cameras mounted either side of the goal to calculate the speed and direction of a soccer ball. Once the ball's trajectory has been calculated, the toilet pivots and fires its a small ball to parry the incoming shot away from the goal. Dubbed "Super Great Toiler Keeper," it's a collaboration between TOTO, a toilet manufacturer known for its high-tech commodes, and toto, which runs various sports-based lotteries in Japan. The two companies decided to build the Super Great Toilet Keeper to highlight their efforts to "go green." It's not immediately clear what a goalkeeping toilet has to do with preserving the...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/29/3570234/super-great-toiler-keeper-toto-soccer-goalkeeper-video
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