lookingfrank said: I'm curious why Yukari still screamed when the light was on.
Ran's switching it back off in the last panel.
Nilix said: Why is the light to the bathroom outside of the room?
It's supposed to be a safety thing; water and electricity and all that. The only places I've ever been with the switch on the outside are hotel rooms, but apparently it's more common outside the US.
garyseven said: ive seen some places like that here too. poor planning IMO, but thers probly some reason or another
It's not poor planning. I think most bathrooms in Asian houses have their lamp switch outside of the room. It's to prevent short circuit if the switch ever got wet.
makkun said: It's not poor planning. I think most bathrooms in Asian houses have their lamp switch outside of the room. It's to prevent short circuit if the switch ever got wet.
Yes, it’s a safety thing, especially if you have one of those bathrooms that are common in Japan, where you can spash water all over the place. Putting the lightswitch inside the bathroom is a recipe for death.
The only reference I can find right now is an explanation of DIN VDE 0100 with a helpful diagram. According to that standard, you need to have 120 cm clearance around any water outlet (tap, shower head, …) and 60 cm clearance around anything that contains water (tub, …). While it is allowed to install ligth switches outside those safety areas, you might not have that space if your bathroom is rather small, leaving only the outside of the room to install the switch.
Also keep in mind, that the Japanese always have separate rooms for bath and toilet (Saying that you need to go to the bathroom when you actually need to use the toilet makes absolutely no sense in Japan and may make the home owner think that you want to pee in their bathtub). Those toilet rooms are usually very small and contain only the toilet and a washbasin/sink, so any place for a lightswitch would be too close to a source of water.
Why that doesn’t seem common in the USA: Who knows? Possible reasons:
Bathrooms over there are oversized and it’s “safe enough” to put the lightswitch inside.
Americans are spoilsports and don’t like being pranked while sitting on the loo.
Americans like that thrill of danger.
It goes well with the unsafe power outlets.
It’s common practice to sue the contractor instead once the kids are dead.
Deelles said: I am amazed how the community from Danbooru know so much even about toilets.
That’s the magic of the internets and the search engine of your least distrust: There’s nothing you can’t find out nowadays. You only need a bit of common sense to piece it together.
To find out whether that’s a good or a bad thing is an exercise left to the inclined reader.
Usually the wires are coming inside the ceiling or the walls, if rather expose it will be protected by plastic encasement to the light switch sticking at the wall, beside walls in America I think is thick enough for the wire to come through, the one of example can cause fire in their is a toaster being dipped in a sink fill with water while it's plug in. (I'm not American nor living in America, I'm Spanish).
Deelles said: I am amazed how the community from Danbooru know so much even about toilets.
kittey said: That’s the magic of the internets and the search engine of your least distrust: There’s nothing you can’t find out nowadays. You only need a bit of common sense to piece it together.
Well, you can usually find these common knowledge in anime, manga, some books and magazines. It doesn't have to be internet.
Lunatic6 said: Usually the wires are coming inside the ceiling or the walls, if rather expose it will be protected by plastic encasement to the light switch sticking at the wall, beside walls in America I think is thick enough for the wire to come through.
Underestimating safety can cost you your life y'know.
I find that apartments with those very tiny bathrooms that have the sink on the "outside tend to have the light switches not in the toilet room as well.
makkun said: Underestimating safety can cost you your life y'know.
Some wire may consist of some water resistance coating as long as there are no cuts or anything, also I think some wires can be submerge underwater (Electrical Powered Fountains use that), for cautions it may require to check the wiring if there are any cuts, if there is just cover the part with an electrical tape or if the central core is expose call an electrician to fix the problem, avoid holding while hands or feet are wet, avoid standing on a carpet and always cover your hands with some rubber or electrical tape when touching it just to avoid the flow of electricity, if that thing is sparking well my tip is stay away from it, call an expert, never touch the positive and the negative at the same time.
In all the fun of toilet wiring discussion, no one's commented that Chen's managed to get to the toilet by herself with no trouble (even if she can't get inside it right now), despite watching the horror movie.
I lived in South Korea(home country), India, and right now I'm living in Singapore. I stayed for some days in Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia. All of them had light switches outside the restroom.... Do western countries have switches in the toilet?'-'
Moonspeaker said: In all the fun of toilet wiring discussion, no one's commented that Chen's managed to get to the toilet by herself with no trouble (even if she can't get inside it right now), despite watching the horror movie.
That's because she's Chen! The youkai! You'd best watch out if you run into her in a dark alley.
Lick_King said: Do western countries have switches in the toilet?'-'
Yes, inside, generally within a few inches of the door frame. Generally the first thing you encounter on the way in is the sink and mirror, this the light switches and electrical sockets (with built in circuit breakers required) are there next to each other. I figure for convenience both in plugging in a hair dryer or curling iron and for the electrician.
OOZ662 said: I figure for convenience both in plugging in a hair dryer or curling iron.
The funny thing being that some of those had instructions that clearly say not use them near water. In my house you can only ever use them in the bathroom since there is the only mirror next to an electrical socket that is not a few centimeters above the floor like all the others (the cable of the hair dryer is often not long enough). The only problem I see is that said socket is like 5 inches from the washbasin/sink. I´m tempted to call that poor construction.
Wires aside, I find poor onee-san here adorable. Chen is such a brave girl, too.
This gives me a nostalgic feeling. I used to do this to my brothers while they are in the middle of their showers, they do the same to me also. (Yes, I'm a Asian in Malaysia and switches to the bathroom here are outside the toilet)
Lexes said: This gives me a nostalgic feeling. I used to do this to my brothers while they are in the middle of their showers, they do the same to me also. (Yes, I'm a Asian in Malaysia and switches to the bathroom here are outside the toilet)
yeah, me too, kinda fun pulling this prank to siblings
but the non-fun part is when your mum gave punishment in the form of locking you in the dark toilet. (as a kid, that was pretty scary)
EGGMAN2 said: This is a contemporary series, remember? Yukari has no gap powers of any kind here.
At the time, no, because I had only read this strip. I still haven't gone through the whole series, just the bits I've seen float up to the top of the Comments feed.
*click*Ran! It's so dark! Help me!I'm sorry, Yukari nee-sama.(I want to go to the) toilet~~~~~~~~~~Interesting...Ah! It came on...GYYAAAAAA~~~~NO~~~~~!!*click*Ran, are you there?Yes, I am...AhKYAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!*click*Strange Phenomenon
