May, 2002
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Crappie Crapper
"Watch God's loveliest creatures while puking out your soul.
As if smashing into an invisible wall all damned day weren't bad enough, the fish in your aquarium now have to watch you on the can! The - we're not kidding - Aquariass is the brainchild of Oliver Beckert from Elseware design collective. "I began designing for the bathroom because it was small and manageable," Beckert explains. "One day I was peeing, and I thought, Gee, I wish there were fish in there." Two years later Beckert's dream came true when he swapped a porcelain tank for one made of acrylic. (He divided the tank with a partition, sparing the users from having to restock the pond every time they flush.) Starting at around $1000, the Aquariass bolts onto any standard toilet bowl. To make your own bathroom smell fishy, check out www.elseware.to."