WEBVTT - What's the most expensive toilet in the world?

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<v Speaker 1>how are you quick? Tell me what is the most

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<v Speaker 1>expensive toilet in the world? Come on three? It is

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<v Speaker 1>solid gold, y'all. It is a solid gold toilet. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's not just this solid gold toilets part of this

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<v Speaker 1>huge display, right, I have a solid gold laboratory right right,

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<v Speaker 1>And there's actually um non laboratory parts of the displayers

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<v Speaker 1>like gold Buddhist and stuff. But far and away the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest tourist attraction here at Hang Funk Jewelers in Hong

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<v Speaker 1>Kong is the solid gold laboratory, which is why it

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<v Speaker 1>was such a surprise when Hang Fung announced early in

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and eight that they were going to start

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<v Speaker 1>melting down parts of it, and people were mad, and

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<v Speaker 1>not just because they had to get a really badly

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<v Speaker 1>because you can't actually use the bathroom. The toilet is

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<v Speaker 1>for a display, but it was just such an odd attraction.

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<v Speaker 1>People wanted to preserve a fa solic old toilet for

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<v Speaker 1>posterity sake, right, So Hang fun actually did start melting

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<v Speaker 1>down parts of the laboratory because the price of gold

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<v Speaker 1>had reached a thousand dollars. The dollar did weekend, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you su Prime mortgage debacle, and gold went up, so

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<v Speaker 1>Hang falling besides the cash in I mean, we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>tens of millions of dollars for a ton of gold.

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<v Speaker 1>And they assured everybody though that the solid gold toilet

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<v Speaker 1>was going to remain. Can't say the same for you know,

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<v Speaker 1>other fixtures of the laboratory, like the golden shower, the

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<v Speaker 1>golden sink, that kind of thing. But the solid gold

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<v Speaker 1>toilet remains. And that is the most expensive toilet in

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<v Speaker 1>the world, indeed, and it's a testament to luxurious bathroom

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<v Speaker 1>retreats everywhere. It is. That's kind of a big trend

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<v Speaker 1>right now. Indeed, it really is. And now, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the bathroom used to just be another room in the house,

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<v Speaker 1>but it really has become a sort of a spa

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<v Speaker 1>retreat for people. People are adding uh, marble counter tops

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<v Speaker 1>and sunken in tubs and um chandeliers in place of

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<v Speaker 1>vanity lighting. It's it's huge right now. It really adds

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<v Speaker 1>to the value of your home. So, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>actually read a study that showed that luxury bath upgrades

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<v Speaker 1>return something like of the investment, which is just ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 1>Kitchens are like, isn't that wild? And you know, it's funny, Josh,

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<v Speaker 1>because the kitchen really used to be sort of the

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<v Speaker 1>place where people would go to gather. You know, inevitably,

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<v Speaker 1>whenever you throw a party, people end up in the

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<v Speaker 1>kitchen and much to the hostesses chagrin. But um, now

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<v Speaker 1>people are apparently congregating in bathrooms a because they're big enough,

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<v Speaker 1>but b because just some are that nice. Well, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not quite sure that the guests are actually congregating there.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're kind of assembled there against their will.

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<v Speaker 1>But I read at least one article, one in the

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<v Speaker 1>Wall Street Journal that was centered around this couple who

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<v Speaker 1>threw an engagement party, a large one, uh, in their bathroom,

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<v Speaker 1>and their bathroom, like you said, it was a nice one.

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<v Speaker 1>It has This one had a coypon fireplaces and certainly

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<v Speaker 1>lots of marble and all that. But uh, these people

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<v Speaker 1>aren't just complete wackos. I mean, this is this is

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<v Speaker 1>something that's becoming a trend in America. Bathrooms are starting

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<v Speaker 1>to step up and say pay attention to me, pay

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<v Speaker 1>attention to me, and people are doing just that. People

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<v Speaker 1>are doing just that, and they have more reason to

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<v Speaker 1>with innovations like the neo rest fix toilets. This is

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite toilet in the world. I'd like to see

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<v Speaker 1>even more than the solid gold toilet, mainly because you

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<v Speaker 1>can actually use this one. And this is a really,

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<v Speaker 1>really nice little potty companion. It actually opens its lid

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<v Speaker 1>when it sendss you approaching, it warms so that your

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<v Speaker 1>to doesn't have to touch cold porceline. Right, there's a

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<v Speaker 1>there's a cleaning stream of water, a jet of water

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<v Speaker 1>followed by a puff of air to dry you off.

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<v Speaker 1>Pretty much the only thing the neoistics hunter doesn't do

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<v Speaker 1>is talk to you. Wouldn't you agree? I agree? And

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<v Speaker 1>so you've got this great near rest toilet where you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do put in some schlovey shower or something. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>there's plenty of other amenities too, that are available. Have

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<v Speaker 1>you heard about this idle lux shower? I have not, Dude.

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<v Speaker 1>This thing is a stand up shower, but it has

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<v Speaker 1>a UV lights around it, so you actually tan while

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<v Speaker 1>you're showering. Wow. That certainly is an upgrade from the

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<v Speaker 1>bathrooms of your uh cess pits and which people used

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<v Speaker 1>to urinate and defecate and open areas. Sure, yeah, but

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<v Speaker 1>I mean what came after that? It wasn't a direct

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<v Speaker 1>leap from cess pits to out houses, was it. No?

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<v Speaker 1>Trenches came next? Oh, gotcha? Yeah? And then out house

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<v Speaker 1>it's right, And then yes, and then aspensibly the near

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<v Speaker 1>rest ascendered. Right. Yeah, it's pretty much the progression. It's

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<v Speaker 1>like that a picture of the evolution of man, except

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<v Speaker 1>with bathroom Now. Well, if you want to read more

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