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Squatty PottyCited 6× on HN, 2018-2023
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42.8M views · 11 years ago · comedy · evergreen

A viral Squatty Potty ad in which a unicorn demonstrates the supposed benefits of squatting to poop. It is a humorous product pitch about toilet posture.

HN mostly shares it as a joke and as an example of surprisingly good marketing.

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6 comments from Hacker News

@boulos2023 · in “It’s time for Alphabet to spin off YouTube”

Ahh, you mean the original Squatty Potty ads: ▶ this video It's definitely bizarre. I assume they were going for memorable, but your report sounds like it failed at the basic goal: remembering the product.

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@aasasd2021 · in “Squatting or Kneeling May Be Beneficial for Health”

Squatting may also be beneficial in other contexts, as explained in the seminal ‘kink/unkink’ video: ▶ this video

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@tzs2020 · in “Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making me use their app?”

For those wondering what "Squatty Potty" is, the company that makes it has a video that explains it well, featuring a pooping unicorn: ▶ this video

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@tareqak2019 · in “Facebook adds 5 divs, 9 spans and 30 CSS classes to every post in the timeline”

I'm surprised that companies don't create packaging materials that are actually also ads and have them be stuffed in all the packages that say Amazon sends. I'm resentful of advertising in general, so the comment above is a morbid expression of "how low can they go". There are some kinds of ads that I do like for their entertainment value e.g. the Squatty Potty ads by the Harmon Brothers or the Apple Cookie Monster ad [0][1][2]. [0] ▶ this video [1] link [2] link

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@baxtr2018 · in “The popularity of the Squatty Potty”

If you don’t know the video, enjoy it here: ▶ this video It’s hilarious. Great, great marketing. On a more serious note, my experience is that any other small chair will do the same trick.

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@jey2018 · in “To solve problems caused by sitting, learn to squat (2017)”

Yup, it's more biomechanically natural. There's a footstool product that makes Western toilets more comfortable, giving you the best of both worlds: link Here's an amusing explainer video: ▶ this video

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