The Iron Throne From 'Game Of Thrones' Is Now A Toilet In Real Life. Who shall sit on the porcelain throne? Carl Williott.
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'Game of Thrones' characters don't exactly have the best track record with sitting on the Iron Throne or toilets.
For the case of the Iron Throne, one needs only to look at everyone who has died while ruling on it (which is, by rough estimation, like a million people).
For toilets, one needs only to consider Tywin Lannister, who died mid-poop (and amid poop).
Well, the middle of the Iron Throne and toilets' Venn diagram is this glorious bathroom arrangement created by a very prodigious (and, more likely, very bored) IKEA employee.
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In a comment, Reddit user rpmdebslack, who posted the photo, explained the double entendre at play in IKEA's wording,
'Monter sur le trĂ´ne' literally means 'sitting on the throne.' It also means going to the toilet (figuratively).The question is hence: Would you dare sit on the throne (go to the toilet)?
Hmm. Let me think about that question, rpmdebslack.
Hell no. That's what I think about the idea of having an Iron Throne-themed toilet just lying and waiting for me to croak.
Let's take another look at this thing.
Sure, I'd be able to clean my toilet 10 times over and yes, it looks really cool when the toilet is arranged this way, but the potential curse of having an Iron Throne so close to my genitalia?
Yeah, no thank you.
I'll be completely honest. I'm a huge 'GoT' fan, but I'm also a fan of not associating myself with items that may or may not be cursed.
Seriously, whoever sits on the Iron Throne is probably going to die at some point in the very immediate future.
However, that being said, I have the utmost respect for whoever has created this. They deserve a raise.
And maybe some wine.
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Rule over the bathroom with this Iron Throne toilet.Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNETThere are a lot of 'Game of Thrones' super-fans out there. They own dragon-egg cookie jars, plush direwolf puppies and 'Winter is coming' hoodies.
The really fancy fans might even have $30,000. But only one fan owns an Iron Throne toilet. 'Super-Fan Builds,' a YouTube series that's created among other things a, a and a, took on the task of building the pointiest privy ever made.The lucky fan is John Giovanazzi, a bar owner who keeps 'Game of Thrones' beer on tap at his establishment. Prop-making company started by taking measurements of the bathroom space destined to hold the Iron Throne latrine. Next came the design phase. 'People are drinking. You probably don't want a toilet that has lots of sharp spiky edges on it,' says Baker.
Related stories.The Iron Throne toilet is made with a plywood base and back plate and fake swords. Sword hilts are cast using plastic. Some of the blades are fashioned from neoprene foam to allow them to bend around the shape of the chair. The throne looks very naked until the painting starts, when it begins to take on the color and look of the famous throne design from the TV series.The Iron Throne shell is installed over a functioning toilet in Giovanazzi's bar with a conveniently placed sword hilt acting as a toilet-paper holder. Even the toilet seat is painted to blend in with the metallic look of the majestic seat.The Iron Throne toilet looks like it might be a minor torment to keep clean, so here's hoping the patrons of Giovanazzi's establishment have aim as good as Brienne of Tarth wielding Oathkeeper in battle.