hahaha this entire thread made me laugh out loud. I use mine a a sort of throw-all for bathroom material when I'm rushing around, and I have tried to think of how I could make it into a little flower pot of some sort, maybe a lily pond? I turned one on for the first time in a hotel last week and I ended up soaking the ceiling, and now quite frankly I'm scared of the thing! I didn't realize they were so powerful... As for Japan, I lived there one year and even the public restrooms have at least one super-toilet that not only has a bidet but heated toilet seats as well. The heated toilet seat is something to be missed, definitely.