On: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

[yread]

A device that sits in your toilet (under the water level) and detects trace amounts of blood or other stuff that shouldn't be in urine or stool

[icebraining → yread]

Toto is way ahead of you; their patents has already been issued and expired: https://www.google.com/patents/US5111539?pg=PA25&dq=5111539&...

[mavdi → yread]

This is an excellent idea. Lot's of cancers can be prevented this way.

[paulkaplan → mavdi]

Citation needed?

[yread → paulkaplan]

I think mavdi really meant "diagnosed sooner". Or perhaps cancer deaths could be prevented? Either way, just google "cancer blood in urine" or stool and you get the idea.

[mavdi → yread]

yes indeed, sorry I meant cancer deaths prevented