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Very confusing (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 154 points 10 months ago (15 children)

The boring answer is that its for reaching the shower controls for adjusting the temperature and pressure without the need to stand under the shower. Mostly for people with disabilites or people who needs aides.

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  • [–] 35 points 10 months ago* (6 children)

    Wouldn't this also let water out and on to the floor? Surely a sliding or hinged opening couldn't have been that hard to implement

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

    It won't let out a ton since the water is spraying in an arc that misses it. There will be some water that splashes out after hitting you or the shower walls, but it's not going to soak the floors or anything.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I doubt it won't make much of a mess. My shower had a few leaky spots of caulking and that was enough to ruin the floors.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    That's a different issue since water pools around the caulk lines.

    I've stayed in hotels that didn't even have glass for the first foot or so of the shower and it was a non-issue, although I definitely expected it to be.

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  • [–] 19 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I don't doubt this may be the purpose but the execution looks bad. It may be an illusion but it seems a little far away from the water controls, you'd have to go past elbow deep. The toilet is definitely in the way. You can't get to it with a wheelchair or while standing, you have to be sitting on the toilet.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    That's even more confusing, why not forego the shower glass entirely and just have a shower curtain instead?

    Yes I know it's likely retrofitted, but I won't pass a chance to say that shower curtains are superior. Shower glass looks glossy in brochures, but everyone IRL has a sad squeegee hanging from it.

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