Atypical Events

Porta Potty Paradise

Posted by jessie under Amusement, Museums, Parties

As summer is about half way over, you have probably had the chance to take at least one vacation, trip to the beach, or some awesome outdoor event or concert. It is no doubt then, that you have been one of the lucky to find yourself searching for a place to relieve yourself when finally coming across the dreaded porta potty.

Do all porta potty experiences have to be so dreadful and bland? What if porta potties were exciting and fun?

We’ve compiled a list of some of the craziest, bizarre and most aesthetically-pleasing potties you’ll encounter. These aren’t your atypical run-of-the-mill green or blue porta potties.These beautiful porta potties were designed by former Benneton ad guru Oliviero Toscani, and made by the Italian porta-potty company Sebach.

Sebach is also the sponsor for the dream toilet design competition.

In Boise, Idaho, a porta potty company allowed people to “adopt” a potty and paint it.

Crazy paper mache potties from the annual Burningman festival in the Nevada desert.

This giant porta potty in Johannesburg is made of fiberglass and blue gloss enamel paint and was made to generate hype for the World Cup. The potty counts down the number of days until the World Cup.

“Amy Outhouse” spotted in Central Park, New York City.

World’s fastest porta potty, powered by a 50-year old, 750-pound Boeing jet engine.

Watch out if you see one of these in the sky!

Slash Potty from Coachella Music Festival

Tricky porta potty in Spain blends in with its surroundings.

Open air porta potties.

Porta Potty Stonehenge “poo for peace”

Next time you’re stranded in a field of wind turbines and really gotta go…

This porta potty was an experimental art piece toying with the concepts of privacy and voyeurism. Located on the River Thames in London, this public toilet was completely enclosed in one-way mirrored glass, allowing the user to look at the outside world while they’re doing their, err, business.

This isn’t a porta potty, it’s a porta party! Technically it’s not a porta potty, but you can bring your iPod in, plug it in and rock out!