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Taking some "me time" on the toilet should be a peaceful experience, and usually, it is, in the comfort of your own home, but what happens when you have to use a public restroom? Even the most bathroom shy of people has been caught in that terrifying moment of panic where you have to frantically search for a restroom and pray that you don't find anything too horrific inside.

The following is a list compiled by Bored Panda of the most extreme bathroom design fails that made at least one person if not everyone's' bathroom experience odd, uncomfortable, terrifying and possibly hilarious. From toilettes with no stall to inconveniently placed soap dispensers you won't believe these crappy designs. And remember don't forget to upvote your favs!

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Our Airbnb Had A Translucent Bathroom Door. I’m Used To My Impatient Toddler Stalking Me Through The Bathroom Door, But This Took It To A Much Creepier Level

Our Airbnb Had A Translucent Bathroom Door. I’m Used To My Impatient Toddler Stalking Me Through The Bathroom Door, But This Took It To A Much Creepier Level

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If you have ever been to a public restroom you will notice that the line for the women's bathroom tends to be longer than the men's. Well researchers have found that men actually spend more time on the toilet than women do - seven hours a year in fact. According to the poll men reported they used their bathroom time to hide from a nagging partner, avoid kids, spend time on their phone or just for some 'me time.'

#2

My Friend Sent Me This Picture. He Called It The Most Judgmental Bathroom

My Friend Sent Me This Picture. He Called It The Most Judgmental Bathroom

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Factoring both men and women, the average person spends at least 92 days in the toilet over the course of their lifetime. We use the toilet around 5 to 7 times a day which adds up to 2500 times a year. If you factor in the minutes spent each time, it could be possible you are spending more than three months or three years of your life in the bathroom!

#4

Taking "Porcelain Throne" To The Extreme

Taking "Porcelain Throne" To The Extreme

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"We Need To Decorate The Toilet For The Disabled." "Say No More"

"We Need To Decorate The Toilet For The Disabled." "Say No More"

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There is nothing particularly entertaining about going to the bathroom, but that didn't stop South Korea from opening the first (and only) 'Restroom Cultural Park.' This odd toilet themed park opened in 2012 and includes a toiled shaped museum, toilet sculptures and toilet-related artwork.

#6

Toilet In The Meeting Room

Toilet In The Meeting Room

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Ceamm
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this one takes the title of the most judgmental bathroom

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#7

Sink Attached To The Toilet, Forming A Perfect Slide

Sink Attached To The Toilet, Forming A Perfect Slide

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Martti Laurson
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why you should always pud the lid down. And of course also because when you flush, fecal matter flies around. You would not want that.

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If you have ever wondered why someone is taking extra long in the toilet it may not be for the reason that you think. Surveys that 75% of people use their cellphones whilst on the toilet, whether it's texting, emailing or even taking phone calls. With this much cell-related bathroom activity it's no wonder that 7 million phones end up in the toilet each year.

#8

This Bathroom Has A Guitar Urinal That Replays Tunes You Play For Everyone In The Restroom

This Bathroom Has A Guitar Urinal That Replays Tunes You Play For Everyone In The Restroom

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Hello it Smee
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am not a dude, but if I was... your damn straight I would wait to go pee in that urinal. Also, nice touch with the stage lights.

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#9

When You Play The Sims But Forget To Rotate

When You Play The Sims But Forget To Rotate

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Wina Jackson
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, on the Sims, we can just fix the problem easily by rotating them again. But this?

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Going to the bathroom takes up a significant amount of our lives, but using a proper toilet is something many of us take for granted. In 2001, November 19th was named as "U.N World Toilet Day" by the World Toilet Organization, "a global non-profit committed to improving toilet and sanitation conditions worldwide." The aim of this day is "breaking the silence on the sanitation crisis."

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#10

This Bathroom Is Making Me Want To Try Unrealistic Challenges

This Bathroom Is Making Me Want To Try Unrealistic Challenges

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For a largely sedentary activity, using the toilet comes with lots of risks. A reportedly 85% of bathroom-related injures occur from someone falling into the toilet after the seat has been left up. Leaving the seat up was listed as one of the top bathroom annoyance for women - hmm looks like there is a correlation there.

#12

Rule #1 In Designing A Wheelchair-Accessible Bathroom...

Rule #1 In Designing A Wheelchair-Accessible Bathroom...

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When you are entertaining guests at your house you may not focus too much on how presentable your bathroom is or what's in there but maybe you should. It has been recorded that 70% of house guests snoop through other people's bathroom cabinets and drawers.

#14

Attention

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, I am a disabled, elderly pregnant child and I do not see what is wrong with this. Please excuse me, I need the bathroom and you are standing in the doorway.

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Super Awkward Semi-Transparent Bathroom Stall Doors

Super Awkward Semi-Transparent Bathroom Stall Doors

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American Joseph Gayetty invented toilet paper in 1857 and boy is the world thankful. Americans use 433 million miles of toilet paper in a year, which is enough to stretch to the sun and all the way back.

We have all found some unsavory things in public restrooms, but regardless of how many people use these toilets there are actually no more bacteria in public toilet than in a home bathroom. The air in public restrooms is normally cool, dry, and filled with oxygen which is not ideal for supporting fecal matter bacteria. Our of the other germs found in these public bathrooms 68% of them we come into contract with just by being outside.

#18

The Sink In My Hotel Was A Bit... Complicated

The Sink In My Hotel Was A Bit... Complicated

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Hello it Smee
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG, I know where this is!!!! It is at McMenamins Olympic Club, in Centralia, WA. Great restaurant & movie theater, very bohemian with eclectic art by local artists.

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#19

Not Exactly The Color Pattern You Like To See In A Bathroom

Not Exactly The Color Pattern You Like To See In A Bathroom

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University of Arizona microbiology professor Charles P. Gerba found that soap in public toilets can actually make you dirtier. There’s “so much fecal matter that you’re almost better off washing your hands in the toilet after you flush it,” said Gerba. Airborne bacteria finds its way into open dispensers and the over-dilution of soap mixtures make it less resistant to the germs living there - gross.

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#20

My Arms Are About 7 Feet Long, So This Wasn't An Issue For Me

My Arms Are About 7 Feet Long, So This Wasn't An Issue For Me

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Another Guy And I Both Walked In The Bathroom At The Same Time. After Seeing This, He Said "This Isn't Going To Happen" And He Walked Out

Another Guy And I Both Walked In The Bathroom At The Same Time. After Seeing This, He Said "This Isn't Going To Happen" And He Walked Out

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Luis Milian
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

one goes, the other waits and then goes after the first one is done. the cycle

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Hotel Henri IV. Mosaic Art In The Bathroom

Hotel Henri IV. Mosaic Art In The Bathroom

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it in France? Because as far I know, the HIV is called in french "VIH". Maybe they simply didn't know what it means in English.

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#24

All Toilets Must Be Centered In The Middle Of The Classroom So Kids Eating Their Snacks Three Feet Away Can Bare Witness To Their Classmates Defecating

All Toilets Must Be Centered In The Middle Of The Classroom So Kids Eating Their Snacks Three Feet Away Can Bare Witness To Their Classmates Defecating

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#25

This Bathroom Window

This Bathroom Window

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Lars Lasersson
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly, the kind of a quirky detail you might actually make just for the heck of being able to do so.

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Chris Jones
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The opened window will be bigger at least! The frame, due to regulations, takes up a lot of space. Quirky and probably really sensible in reality.

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Sebastian Praus
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The intention of this window is great. The question though is: can you turn the handle to open it???

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Olga Vol
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The window is fine. Perfect to get some air in and some things out.

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Neven Pesić
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I imagine worker that have to install this. And one who created it... LOL

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Liv
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can’t even see out and that’s the worst part

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MISTAH TURTLE
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They actually do work pretty well in a small bathroom for air ventilation

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Eilat Jelin
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually, any window of any shape makes sense in a bathroom, especially one with a shower or bath, to avoid mold.

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未周 陸
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A Successful Example of “Made To Fit”, but A Failure of “Each & Every Other Aspects”!

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Nancy Baldauf
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a witch window, common in Vermont and the rest of New England. So a witch will bang her head if she tries to fly through it. Though usually they are a full-sized, rectangular window placed on an angle under the roof.

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Marzena Helena Leino
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder which way to turn the handle to open and if there is enough space ... Apart from that cure indeed.

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Sue Donim
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

fridge in the bathroom for snacks ... and you can see that light is still on with closed door.

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Sebastian Melmoth
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like the small vent windows near the front windshield on old trucks...

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Mike Hansen
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's so you can get rid of those pesky floaters that just don't want to go away (flush)!!! Just wondering where it lands!!!! LOL

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Donna Cheung
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In certain circumstances, this little window would allow much-needed fresh air!

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Kim Lorton
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep! There’s a fire, let’s crawl out the wind.... oops, well, we are going to die now!

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Trevor Hartley
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's an engineering feat just trying to cram all the mechanism into it.

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M O'Connell
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agreed! This is probably a recent replacement window. The original likely had more glass area and tilted out instead of swinging in.

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Annabell
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, you can get fresh air into the room so it‘s not bad at all. I had a window from the same size in my first flat, better a tiny one than no window!

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R.s. Potter
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When the architectural drafting person got lazy and just used the 30-60 set square to draw everything.

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Ute Kowert
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is your decision: closed window....little daylight, opened window.....more daylight!

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Molly Block
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like it! Anything to let the stink out and fresh air in!! Maybe it's really to let the cat in/out??

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Reilly Beryll
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Teases your victim with sight of the outside world, but doesn’t let them escape! Okay, that’s a dark joke, but at least the bathroom isn’t!

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John Montgomery
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When the stuff labelled "eat me" and "drink me" didn't quite agree with Alice.

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#26

Just What You Want To See In The Bathroom Of An Ice Cream Shop

Just What You Want To See In The Bathroom Of An Ice Cream Shop

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#27

My New Apartment's Toilet Is So Narrow That Even My Skinny Ass Doesn't Fit In It

My New Apartment's Toilet Is So Narrow That Even My Skinny Ass Doesn't Fit In It

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This Bathroom In My Local Cinema. Peek-A-Poo

This Bathroom In My Local Cinema. Peek-A-Poo

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