In a country known for its high-tech “smart loos,” a Japanese exhibition dedicated to what gets flushed down them and featuring a giant toilet slide is making a splash in Tokyo.
Children wearing poo-shaped hats slid excitedly down a chute into a lavatory standing 5m high, following the “Journey of Poo” at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.
The aim of the exhibition, which also includes a chorus of singing toilet bowls, is to educate visitors about sewerage, health and waste.
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An angry lavatory asked out loud what would happen if the world’s loos refused to do their jobs, encouraging toddlers to say “thank you” after flushing.
Children also lined up to make their own poop from plasticene, while giggling couples enjoying an unusual date also took the opportunity to sport the popular brown hats and slide down the toilet.
(AFP)
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以高科技「智慧型馬桶」聞名的日本，在東京推出以那些被沖下馬桶的東西為主題並且設置有巨大馬桶造型溜滑梯的展覽，引起轟動。
頭戴大便帽的孩童們在日本科學未來館，興奮地從五公尺高的馬桶造型溜滑梯溜下，順著「大便行經的旅程」走一遭。
該展覽旨在教育參訪民眾關於汙水排放、健康與廢物的知識。展覽還包括一個會唱歌的「馬桶合唱團」。
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一座馬桶氣沖沖地大聲問道，若全世界馬桶拒絕履行其職務，後果將會如何？這樣的問題激發牙牙學語的孩子在沖馬桶時，會對馬桶說聲「謝謝」。
孩童們也排隊用塑膠黏土捏出自己的大便，而嘻笑享受另類約會的情侶們，則利用機會戴著超夯的咖啡色帽子並從馬桶溜滑梯上溜下。
（法新社／翻譯：林亞蒂）
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