Public toilets will drench rompers with water jets

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New public loos will detect “violent movement” and douse romping couples in water. Porthcawl town council has submitted plans to launch new £170,000 toilets. If the detectors discover that a couple are having sex in the cubicle, the inhabitants will be sprayed with water, the doors will automatically open and a high-pitched alarm will sound.

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