# Somebody go invent this and sell me one. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 11, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275 "2010-11-11T04:54:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275/1 "2010-11-11T04:54:21Z")
You know those little deodorizer things you hang over the lip of your toilet? Yeah, I want that only instead of a deodorizer I want there to be a light with a sensor that can tell when I’m standing in front of the toilet. This would make getting up in the middle of the night to take a pee a whole lot easier. And make me a better aim!! ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275/2 "2010-11-11T04:55:00Z")
The nightlight’s already been invented. :3 ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275/3 "2010-11-11T05:00:57Z")
Don’t you fire a few tracer rounds to make sure you’re aiming straight? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275/4 "2010-11-11T05:03:18Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > The nightlight’s already been invented. > > :3 Yeah, but that’s not as fun though. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275/5 "2010-11-11T05:04:31Z")
> [@USCDiver](#): > > Don’t you fire a few tracer rounds to make sure you’re aiming straight? Donn’t we all? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275/6 "2010-11-11T05:07:01Z")
[You can thank me with cash](http://www.johnny-light.com/) ---
**Author:** ![ColdPhoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@ColdPhoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColdPhoenix)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275/7 "2010-11-11T08:10:24Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > … make me a better aim!! Like the username/post combo! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275/8 "2010-11-11T09:06:45Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > [You can thank me with cash](http://www.johnny-light.com/) Oh, how I want to surprise my husband with one of those. Trust me; he’ll be surprised. (It would freak me the fuck out to see that light. However, I have no problem turning on the existing light, none whatsoever. Also, there’s not the slightest chance I would miss, if you know what I mean.) ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275/9 "2010-11-11T09:44:56Z")
You might try a flashlight and a really big funnel, if no reasonable alternatives come to mind. Like turning on the light and lifting the lid. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275/10 "2010-11-11T10:04:29Z")
Or you might inject your penis with radium or some other glow in the dark material; cover it with fireflies before you go to sleep. I can’t answer for the results if the fireflies decided to walk around in their idle time. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275/11 "2010-11-11T14:12:50Z")
If I have to go in the middle of the night, I just sit. It allows me to keep the lights off and keep my eyes closed and maintain a semblance of sleepiness, and no mess to clean up in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-and-sell-me-one/560275/12 "2010-11-11T14:18:37Z")
No matter how dark it is it’s hard to miss the shower.