And I quote: "A company in Cheshire is designing a futuristic toilet which can monitor human waste and spot health problems." This British manufacturer wants to send a message to your doctor via the Internet as soon as it finds any problems with your stool or urine. In addition, their spokesman says they'd like to link their loo to the local supermarket: ""If, for example, a person is short on roughage one day, an order of beans or pulses will be sent from the VIP [toilet] to the supermarket and delivered that same day." Does Britain celebrate April Fool's on a different day than we do? By the way, VIP stands for "Versatile Interactive Pan". Err...I think just about the last thing I want in my house to be "interactive" is my toilet. Perhaps they'll put in a conversational agent: "Good morning, Cathy! Don't forget to eat your celery! Say, have you been eating blue ice cream??" (Link from freaklog)