I’ll never forget the day in elementary school where I saw a kid casually put his mouth directly on the spout. Then it dawned on me: “There are probably others like him.”
Sounds like you were lucky then, because I remember elementary school too and probably every 5th kid did this on the regular. And have you ever dealt with the really young kids <6 years old? They’ll ask for a boost, suck that spout like a teat, and let everything that they don’t swallow run down their neck soaking their shirt, but they’ll be hydrated.
No so much lucky - I’m just a kid that grew up with a diagnosed anxiety disorder. Good thing about an anxiety disorder is that you identify risks before everyone else. It’s like a shitty super power.
Did you by chance grow up in Pawnee? relevant Parks and Recreation clip
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Do people ever install these in their house? That might be cool actually lol
I don’t know if there’s a name for it, but I’m always fascinated to see people bring “public” stuff into their houses. Like a guy who turns his basement into an old diner, or maybe a mini-arcade with vending machines, etc. I saw one video where the person made their game room bathroom look like a public bathroom with stalls/urinals, multiple sinks, etc. It’s eccentric and weird, but creative.
A water fountain would be cool too.
(Edit: how could I forget, AVGN building a mini video rental shop in his basement!)
One thing I recommend along those lines: commercial soap dispensers in bathrooms. Doesn’t cost that much, they’re meant to take some abuse, hangs on the wall, and can go a year between refills.
My in-laws bought a house from a guy who was sort of a germophobe, and he had installed hand dryers in all the bathrooms plus in the kitchen. And not the modem AirBlade (or similar) hand dryers, but the old kind that blew an insultingly lukewarm stream of air in the general direction of your hands for 8 seconds before sputtering to a stop. It was weird and apparently the wiring was a complete fire hazard.
Really what’s the difference between the top 3? Other than buttons.
Model number
EZH2O WHEEEEZE
Honestly — how is this not just simple stealth product placement?
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These are institutional devices. Place where I work has the good work one and I like that but it’s still a product even if I’m not personally going to buy it.
Are you so deeply against “capitalism” that you’re against products as such?
Not at all but I like my advertising delivered to me on Reddit where I will never see it.
I assume this meme was originally made by some hydro homie with a special interest, since it’s not the type of product marketed to individuals.
Totally agree. But separated from the hydrohomies group, some operations vp is looking at that thinking… “hmm… it’s time. I’ll call my guy.”
I mean the meme is kind of perfect for capitalism?
I doubt the CEO cares about memes to market their water fountains. Especially on Lemmy, there’s ~40k ppl here and most would rather drink CEO blood over buying a water fountain.
I doubt people will buy a water fountain just because some people online think it’s funny, especially when 99% of their profits are for new buildings lolI want to see the meme with ceo blood now.
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Aren’t capitalists the target audience? Hopefully we’re not here just to pat one another on the back. We want to move people closer to the good side.
What good side are you talking about? A future in which only governments control the distribution of water fountains?
I’m a capitalist anyway, but I don’t really see the downside of a world in which a company makes drinking fountains and people can buy them.
We agree on the goodness of water and a free market that makes the best water fountains available. My objection is the use of a Fediverse application serving up corporate advertising. It’s feels ookie… and this thread lightened me up. Someone pointed out the meme was likely made by hydrohomies for hydrohomies.
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It’s satire!
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The C in the first model name stands for “Colored”
So where do the white people drink from?
Do you have a source for this? I can’t find anything confirming it.
edit: I found a spec sheet with a lot of details: https://www.elkayfiles.com/spec-sheets/spec12-59_vrchd(tl)(d-8).pdf
However, my phone, mobile browser and perhaps old eyes are not adequate to read the instances of “19” and “date” in the PDF to determine whether they agree with your claim. I’m very curious.
lol
I work in the industry and I have no idea why anyone would use anything other than the EZH2O for indoors. The other ones aren’t even any cheaper.
I do MEP design for commercial buildings in the US. If a job ever shows “EWC”, I don’t ask for specs, I assume the EZH2O until either the job goes out with that spec, or the client directly refuses to use that model.
Anything less, is uncivilized.
and at least on the EZH2O you can see the quality of the filter that hasn’t been replaced since twas installed
For new construction, sure. There are lots of old units out there from before EZH2O was available and they just don’t die quickly. There not cheap to replace if it’s nonessential maintenance.
This comment just made me realize that the EZH20 is both the model type as well as a description of what it does lol
Makes me wonder what the VRCTL8SC is doing
Rolls right off the tl8ngue
Good naming of the product I’d say
Until they come out with a new model that poisons everyone by remaining true to its name.
Kind of interesting that these have been a thing in Europe. It’s all just regular taps and the few ones I have seen weren’t very popular.
I think it’s probably because people in North America generally really like cold water. Virtually every restaraunt will serve all their drinks with ice cubes. I personally find ice-cold water be rather unpleasant, maybe except when it’s 30°C outside. These water fountains will refrigerate the water before it’s despensed and they have a solenoid to control the water flow, meaning it takes very little force to activate.
Oh, yeah we do. I love ice water even while shoveling snow.
I dunno what they put in those newer buttons, but they feel so satisfying XD
*Chnk* oh hell ya here comes the water
The first 3 pictures are the same
Ah, you’ve never used the LMABF8
LMABF8 spits straight ice water. Can’t be beat.
The top 3 are all this.
Yeah, as long as they change the filter. (Most places don’t, and don’t even know how to.)
LMABF8 had the coldest water. I’m all for the EZH20 because I carry a bottle around with me and it’s less likely to spread germs and causes less waste, but I feel like the water coming out of them is barely chilled. I like my water to be so cold it is borderline painful when I am drinking it.
Nothing hit as hard as coming out of gym class in high school and getting some fresh gulps of ice cold water from the LMABF8. Peak refreshment.
Hell yeah - you’d smash that bar & hear a industrial condenser turn on to supply you with artic cold water.
Australia rejects your hierarchy.
And there’s always one that some kid shoved a piece of mulch in so it sprays everywhere.
Oh yeah the fucking tanbark.
Like cattle to the trough
