Platform for academics
NORTH HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/
Are you a Foot Flusher? Did you know November 19th is World Toilet Day? Eric Herbst, the inventor of The Foot Flush, a retrofit foot pedalthat makes your toilet hands free, is celebrating World Toilet Day by giving away 1,000 of his inventions at http://www.footflush.com/
If you have ever used your foot to flush a toilet you are not alone. A study by Impulse Research Corp found more than 40% of Americansusing public restrooms flush with their feet rather than touch anything with their hands. "That's over 82 million American Foot Flushers," Herbst said.
'World Toilet Day' was declared in 2001 by 17 toilet rackassociations around the world. Since then, it has become a global platform for academics, sanitation experts, environmentalists, and toilet designers to share the latest information on bathroomtechnology.
One advance is the award-winning Foot Flush, a device that allows affordable hands free operation of standard tank toilet rack. Beside the obvious health advantages associated with avoiding germs, the Foot Flush also benefits people with back problems, arthritis, MS and other physical difficulties. Mothers have also found that it gets their children to remember to flush.
"The Foot Flush hooks up to your toilet in less than 2 minutes without tools. Anyone can do it. Then you just step and flush," said Herbst. The Foot Flush(R) by FFI is available for $19.95 at national retailers around the country. Get yours today free at http://www.footflush.com/just pay shipping.
