Amber Probyn and Hazel McShane, two graduates of the University of Bristol, revolutionize the “female” public toilets thanks to a system of urinals six times faster than conventional toilets.
Waiting patiently in an endless queue to finally be able to access the public toilets, this is a reality to which we have become used (or not). A Yougov poll relayed by The Guardian in 2018 showed that 59% of the women questioned very regularly lined up to relieve themselves, against 11% of men. An inequality between man and woman that Amber Probyn and Hazel McShane, two former students of Bristol, in England, wanted to break thanks to a system of well thought out female urinals.
Appointed The Peequal, a play on words between “pee” (to pee) and “equal” (equality), these urinal toilets would be six times faster to use than conventional toilets, BBC reports in an article from June 6, 2021. The installation, which is reminiscent of a children’s game, is portable and semi-private, since the head and shoulders are visible above a partition. She was imagined “like a boat, to minimize splashing and also to have a small space in the front for your changing room”.
The system festival fans have been waiting for
The Peequal was born following a reflection on the personal experiences of the two comrades. “During our breaks (Editor’s note: while they were doing odd jobs in music festivals), we had to choose between going to the bathroom or getting food, as the queues for the ladies were just insane, Hazel McShane said. For our master’s project, we were asked to solve a real-life problem and we knew right away what we wanted to do. ”
Bonus? This innovation is also environmentally friendly: adapted from dry toilets, it is made from 100% recyclable materials and announces that it guarantees 98% less CO2 than traditional installations, we can read on Slate.fr. Most recently, a prototype was used at the Bristol Comedy Garden Festival, which took place from June 2-6, 2021. “After a few beers, and after standing in line for about fifteen minutes already, this option suddenly becomes much more appealing”, said Amber Probyn. Strongly his arrival on French soil.