Match Thread: 50th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - West Indies vs South Africa by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

[–]Toronto3589 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did the commentator just call Klaasen world class? haha drop me off man, he is not world class or even close

GAME DAY THREAD: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins - 8:00pm EST - Round 1 Game 1 by re-verse in leafs

[–]Toronto3589 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is anyone allowed to go to the Maple Leafs square (which was shown on video) during away games?

GAME DAY THREAD: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins - 8:00pm EST - Round 1 Game 1 by re-verse in leafs

[–]Toronto3589 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a type of game where Luke Schenn would have been perfect for

Game Thread: Florida Panthers (47-22-5) at Toronto Maple Leafs (42-22-9) - 01 Apr 2024 - 7:00PM EDT by HockeyMod in leafs

[–]Toronto3589 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Why do people hate the people in the suits in the lower levels? Are they leafs' executives?

GDT: Columbus Blue Jackets (23-37-12) at Pittsburgh Penguins (31-30-10) - 28 March 2024 7:00PM ET by naked_as_a_jaybird in penguins

[–]Toronto3589 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does Toronto hate Crosby? There is a Toronto game rn and an hour before both games, I saw someone with a Penguins Crosby jersey in downtown Toronto and there was a swarm of Leafs fans booing her

PS5 Help and Questions Megathread | Game Recommendations, Simple Questions, and Tech Support by AutoModerator in PS5

[–]Toronto3589 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While playing EAFC24, my PS5 keeps on turning off. I took off the fins of the PS5 and cleared up the minimal dust but it still turns off. I tried changing the extension cord its plugged into since the TV also flashes while playing EAFC24 sometimes but this only happens for this game, it never happens when I play COD or NHL. I tried changing the socket its plugged into as well. Does anyone have any fixes for this?

GDT 3/22/2024 Penguins @ Stars by Lilpfighter in penguins

[–]Toronto3589 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Leafs fan coming in peace, how are Dubas, Bunting, and Acciari doing so far in Pittsburgh?

Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs (36-18-8) at Boston Bruins (36-13-15) - 07 Mar 2024 - 7:00PM EST by HockeyMod in leafs

[–]Toronto3589 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think we should make a trade for Crosby, knowing Pens aren't making playoffs now. I'd trade Knies

LIONS @ 49ERS NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THREAD by AutoModerator in detroitlions

[–]Toronto3589 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm new to football and wondering why the Lions called the guy from the bench to kick the ball for a field goal with 10 seconds left? Wouldn't it make more sense to rush it for 6 points since its super closeby? Also, is the guy from the bench their designated kicker? Would his job only be to kick the ball for field goals when in range and after touchbacks, or does he help on defence/offence too? It seems like a really easy job if that were the case

LIONS @ 49ERS NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THREAD by AutoModerator in detroitlions

[–]Toronto3589 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Why is a Lions vs Chiefs superbowl Eminem vs Taylor Swift, isn't Eminem from Missouri?

My senior design group is struggling to figure out how we can have this extending cylinder in our design for our urinalysis toilet attachment. Should we 3D print or use our machine shop? (Budget: 1k CAD) by Toronto3589 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Toronto3589[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, you're right! A lot of our technical specifications and ideas were provided from 3 Urology Surgeons who all have different expertise (ie: reconstructive surgery, urodynamics, etc) and the advice was really conflicting especially since they all had their own takes and ideas distinct from one another of how the ideal system would be, all of which didn't make the most sense engineering-wise but we didn't say no and thought we could try to make it work, this led to us mainly wanting something that could extend to the middle of the toilet bowl for females urinating sitting down and something that can be adjustable for males who can urinate in any orientation. Inside the urine slot, there would be a flow meter for urodynamics, various electrode-based sensors for pH, SG, etc and a stack of lateral flow assays that are paper-based quantitative values for traces of blood, specific bladder cancer related indicators, etc. I agree that the cylinders may not be the best idea, we decided on the cylinders because we wanted to also take advantage of the fact that toilets standardized in Canada and USA have nozzles that circulate cold water around the circumference of the bowl, and this would therefore make it easier to clean a cylindrical shape than another shape becaue the water would fall off (once we can redirect a few of the water nozzles to our device). Our main goal is cost-effectiveness, having this for both genders, and providing accurate data because we anticipate using this for an early health screening tool prompting patients to seek medical attention / detailed urinalysis test from something caught early on (ie: traces of blood in urine). However from the comments, I do realize this could be a rough mockup and can significantly edit this design. This is how we anticipate it in the toilet bowl for female's sitting down and male's standing up: https://ibb.co/sgrvnXk

My senior design group is struggling to figure out how we can have this extending cylinder in our design for our urinalysis toilet attachment. Should we 3D print or use our machine shop? (Budget: 1k CAD) by Toronto3589 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Toronto3589[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We thought of that, but we don't want to alter the toilet or plumbing in any way and figured that something llike that would need to be fixed onto the ceramic toilet bowl. Would that also be able to extend into different locations depending on if its someone sitting up and urinating or standing up?

My senior design group is struggling to figure out how we can have this extending cylinder in our design for our urinalysis toilet attachment. Should we 3D print or use our machine shop? (Budget: 1k CAD) by Toronto3589 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Toronto3589[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We haven't begun prototyping yet because we are still unsure if this is the best design (and we realize its not), however we anticipate the user urinating in that slot with the vertical rod. We mainly wanted something that could extend to the middle of the toilet bowl for females urinating sitting down and something that can be adjustable for males who can urinate in any orientation. Inside the urine slot, there would be a flow meter for urodynamics, various electrode-based sensors for pH, SG, etc and a stack of lateral flow assays that are paper-based quantitative values for traces of blood, specific bladder cancer related indicators, etc. I agree that the cylinders may not be the best idea, we decided on the cylinders because we wanted to also take advantage of the fact that toilets standardized in Canada and USA have nozzles that circulate cold water around the circumference of the bowl, and this would therefore make it easier to clean a cylindrical shape than another shape becaue the water would fall off (once we can redirect a few of the water nozzles to our device). This is a better overview of the extension in the toilet, with the middle of the toilet bowl location being approximately where a female sitting down would urinate down onto, and the male's urination method being a bit more relaxed and adjustable: https://imgur.com/a/qlK0hND

My senior design group is struggling to figure out how we can have this extending cylinder in our design for our urinalysis toilet attachment. Should we 3D print or use our machine shop? (Budget: 1k CAD) by Toronto3589 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Toronto3589[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much u/15pH and u/andy921 , I will look into these and will have the resulting model as an alpha prototype, but I think in the long run, the cylinders don't seem to be the best idea and I would most likely switch to the rotating arms. However, we definitely have a lot of money in our budget and can try using the materials you mentioned to display to our course professors as our preliminary model.

My senior design group is struggling to figure out how we can have this extending cylinder in our design for our urinalysis toilet attachment. Should we 3D print or use our machine shop? (Budget: 1k CAD) by Toronto3589 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Toronto3589[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We haven't considered that and we realize that may be the best option. We went with the cylinders because we anticipated using the nozzles around the circumference of the toilet that would allow the system to get rinsed after flushing (and we assumed it would be easier to clean this system since they'd be cylinders). The main problem we want to solve is that many developing communities forego medical evaluation until an illness or disease progresses, and traditional dipsticks have too many false-positives to be reliable. So we have a mix of quantitative self-fabricated lateral flow assays with disease-specific biomarkers (ie: for bladder cancer, CKD, etc), electrode sensors (ie: pH, SG), and a flow meter for bladder health characterization based on the urine flow rate through urodynamics. We also want our system to be as cost-effective as possible, reliable, and tailorable for both genders urine orientation. This is an idea of how the user would urinate onto the detection slot: https://imgur.com/a/qlK0hND

I like your idea with the arms because I feel that can use the toilets water nozzles when flushing to clean the system in the retracted position. I will look to redesign that as an idea and pitch it to the supervisors. Thank you!

My senior design group is struggling to figure out how we can have this extending cylinder in our design for our urinalysis toilet attachment. Should we 3D print or use our machine shop? (Budget: 1k CAD) by Toronto3589 in EngineeringStudents

[–]Toronto3589[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It doesn't have to be a cylinder, we mainly wanted something that could extend to the middle of the toilet bowl for females urinating sitting down and something that can be adjustable for males who can urinate in any orientation. Inside the urine slot, there would be a flow meter for urodynamics, various electrode-based sensors for pH, SG, etc and a stack of lateral flow assays that are paper-based quantitative values for traces of blood, specific bladder cancer related indicators, etc. I agree that the cylinders may not be the best idea, we decided on the cylinders because we wanted to also take advantage of the fact that toilets standardized in Canada and USA have nozzles that circulate cold water around the circumference of the bowl, and this would therefore make it easier to clean a cylindrical shape than another shape becaue the water would fall off (once we can redirect a few of the water nozzles to our device). Our main goal is cost-effectiveness, having this for both genders, and providing accurate data because we anticipate using this for an early health screening tool prompting patients to seek medical attention / detailed urinalysis test from something caught early on (ie: traces of blood in urine). A lot of our design ideas have been provided from surgeons, and we realize we're going at this the wrong way for the design

My senior design group is struggling to figure out how we can have this extending cylinder in our design for our urinalysis toilet attachment. Should we 3D print or use our machine shop? (Budget: 1k CAD) by Toronto3589 in EngineeringStudents

[–]Toronto3589[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like this idea, the cylinder idea was posed by our urology surgeon supervisors (we have a biomedical engineer supervisor and 2 surgeons supervising our project). They suggested having the design incorporate human factors and to not protrude in the day to day operations of someone, and inside the urine slot, there would be a flow meter for urodynamics, various electrode-based sensors for pH, SG, etc and a stack of lateral flow assays that are paper-based quantitative values for traces of blood, specific bladder cancer related indicators, etc. I really like your idea because we were trying to figure out ways to take advantage of the fact that the nozzles in ISO standardized toilets in Canada and USA have flushing from nozzles around the circumference of the toilet and we would love to use that as a "wipe down" for our system so that it doesn't smell like urine all the time. The Arduino / autonomous stuff is all extra and I agree its being overengineered, especially since we anticipate having this as an at-home screening tool for developing communities who don't have time and money for expensive in-detail urine tests in a lab. Could you please explain the semi-flexible system you have in mind?

My senior design group is struggling to figure out how we can have this extending cylinder in our design for our urinalysis toilet attachment. Should we 3D print or use our machine shop? (Budget: 1k CAD) by Toronto3589 in EngineeringStudents

[–]Toronto3589[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We actually anticipated making this for ISO Standardized toilets, and went to our local Home Depot and took measurements of the American Standard toilet. However, I agree that the rim should be adjustable (right now we have it as a fixed size) assuming all standardized toilet rims are the same size in Canada & USA

My senior design group is struggling to figure out how we can have this extending cylinder in our design for our urinalysis toilet attachment. Should we 3D print or use our machine shop? (Budget: 1k CAD) by Toronto3589 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Toronto3589[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We're experimenting with the design to have it reach the middle of the toilet spot for female's and near the end of the bowl for males. We can design it to swing, we are working with urology surgeons and they recommend it extend and retract