How do I use the three sea shells in Demolition Man?
03-21-05, 01:35 PM
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How do I use the three sea shells in Demolition Man?
I was reading about the toilet of the future in Wired, and thought of Demolition Man
Sylvester is faced with the "three sea shells" and is made fun of for not knowing what they are.
I'm curious, does anyone have any suggestions as to what each shell does?
Sylvester is faced with the "three sea shells" and is made fun of for not knowing what they are.
I'm curious, does anyone have any suggestions as to what each shell does?
03-21-05, 02:22 PM
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The greatest trick the scriptwriter ever pulled was convincing the world that the issue of the three sea shells had any function other than as a cheap laugh. 
03-21-05, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Filmmaker
The greatest trick the scriptwriter ever pulled was convincing the world that the issue of the three sea shells had any function other than as a cheap laugh.
03-21-05, 02:43 PM
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I thought the question itself was like a running joke throught the entire movie. Like Stallone's character struggling to intergrate himself into a different society that is vastly different from the one he left behind.
03-21-05, 03:48 PM
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I've always wondered this myself. I tried to imagine how it could work... they may dispense some sort of lotion to save on paper or I don't know what. Maybe you wipe your ass with one and the other two are for guests... or maybe you shove it up your ass. I have no idea. It has haunted me for years.
03-21-05, 04:03 PM
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Heh - found this on another forum talking about this same thing...
The first one cleans your ass.
The second one cleans your ass also.
And the third one reminds you that nothing, can replace paper!
The second one cleans your ass also.
And the third one reminds you that nothing, can replace paper!
03-21-05, 04:13 PM
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I'll tell you what though, if all I ate was Taco Bell I'd sure as hell need more than 3 seashells to get the job done.
03-21-05, 04:58 PM
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Well shells are shaped like a scoop. So you have 3 things to scoop the crap off your butt. Of course the next person in the bathroom gets a nasty surprise when he finds the 3 shells covered in crap!! Maybe they rinse them in the sink (or a special shell washing unit)? It sure makes the 'wash your hands' rule more important.
Call me old fashion, but I love the fact that we cut down trees for wiping my butt over saving trees and scrapping crap off my butt with sealife.
Call me old fashion, but I love the fact that we cut down trees for wiping my butt over saving trees and scrapping crap off my butt with sealife.
03-21-05, 08:58 PM
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i did a google search on this and saw that one of two ideas has been presented
1 - the flush rinse dry type
2 - the scoop theory. they're supposedly in a sanitizer and each one is shaped differently for, uh, yeah. scoopin'. i just dont think i could handle that. lol.
1 - the flush rinse dry type
2 - the scoop theory. they're supposedly in a sanitizer and each one is shaped differently for, uh, yeah. scoopin'. i just dont think i could handle that. lol.
03-21-05, 11:31 PM
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considering that way back when Discovery channel had that Beyond 2000 show they had a tolet with a water jet and air dryer for cleaning your ass while you sit there I'm sure the shells are just the control buttons for that system
03-22-05, 12:39 AM
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Haha they should do a three disc set and have a sea shell on each disc and the digipack can look like a tray in the bathroom. I would buy it just for the novelty of the case.
03-22-05, 12:47 AM
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Haha they should do a three disc set and have a sea shell on each disc and the digipack can look like a tray in the bathroom. I would buy it just for the novelty of the case.
03-22-05, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mikehunt
considering that way back when Discovery channel had that Beyond 2000 show they had a tolet with a water jet and air dryer for cleaning your ass while you sit there I'm sure the shells are just the control buttons for that system
You guys don't know how to use the three "sea shells."
