When American man Dave Reynolds hurt himself in the bathroom one night, he decided that no one should ever have to go through the same ordeal. So he invented the world’s first glow-in-the-dark toilet seat that can be spotted and used safely in the dark. Thanks to his creation, you don’t need to worry about fumbling with the light switch or tripping in the dark anymore.
“It eliminates the problem of not knowing where you are or where you’re going,” said Reynolds, a former employee of Virgin Records. “This could help anyone from a grandparent to children.”
He first got the idea for the unique product when he suffered a bathroom mishap shortly after moving to Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 2012. “I went to the bathroom one night and literally fell off the toilet in the dark,” he recalled.
“On my way down, I felt something was wrong. I bounced off the toilet, fell to the ground and halfway into the bathtub. The next morning I was all banged and bruised and I told my family what had happened and, of course, they all laughed at me.”
The white toilet seat looks like any other common seat during the
day, but starts to glow at night. It comes in two colors – green and
blue – and two styles – elongated and regular – and is priced at $49.99.
“We decided these things would glow all night, they wouldn’t be cheap.
The best thing about it is because it’s made with high-end materials, it
can glow for 20 years and there’s nothing in it that fades away,” he
explained.The company has supposedly shipped seats to customers all over the world, including countries like Germany, Japan, Australia, UAE, Italy, and Malta. “We had no idea how they found out,” he said. “It doesn’t matter what language you speak or where you are, we all walk and go to the bathroom the same way.”
“I’ve seen what people spend dumb money on, but this will stay with you and you will use it every day. You won’t use it for two days and be done, you’ll use it as long as you want it or need it,” he added. “It’s a concept that can help someone. If we can help one person prevent an accident in the bathroom then it’s done its job.”
Reynolds said that his goal is to see at least one glowing seat in every home. “It’s a lofty goal, but I haven’t met anyone yet who says I’m nuts.”
The question that immediately springs to mind is...does any of that glow come off on your butt? No? Well why the heck not? I could see a whole (yes, I did spell that correctly!) new idea developing here, can't you? Don't think I want to pursue this any further though...
See ya, eh!
Bob
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