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Men: Pee And Wash In The Same Fixture!

Lenny Bruce would have had such fun with this, but this just makes so much sense, a sink built on top of a urinal! And designer Yeongwoo Kim has made it look good, too. The theoretical sequence is that you use the urinal, then wash your hands and the washwater rinses the urinal, saving water. Since of course, everybody washes their hands after peeing, right?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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7 Ways Food Allergies Could Actually Be Good for You — and the Earth

A food allergy diagnosis can range from being a minor inconvenience — like having to read labels to check for food dye — to a major health issue (think extreme, lethal allergies to milk, eggs, and nuts). But let’s look at the bright side for a moment: If you’re forced to pay attention to every ingredient that goes onto your plate, you could also be making better choices for your health and the environment — from choosing foods with smaller carbon footprints to defaulting to organic produce over packaged goods. In fact, we could learn a lot from the way people with food allergies approach their plate…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Design For An Electric City For The 20th Century- in 1894

Before he reinvented marketing with the disposable blade, King Gillette wanted to reinvent the city and society. Annalee Newitz of io9 describes his plans: Gillette wanted to solve the problem of social inequality with his perfect city, which he named Metropolis. The city, which he outlines in his book The Human Drift, would be built on top of Niagara Falls. Gillette wanted to Nikola Tesla design a water-… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Design For An Electric City For The 20th Century- in 1894