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Creating a Mobile Computer in the Toilet

Admin September 21, 2026

Creating a mobile computer in the toilet can be achieved through specific modification plans, but it requires strong professional skills and hands-on abilities. Here are two specific cases and their key points:

Case 1: Modifying a Toilet into a Gaming PC
The case where Basic Homeless, a YouTube达人 (influencer), transformed a toilet into a gaming PC is innovative. The core design involves dividing the toilet tank into two separate spaces. A 'water wall' is constructed using plexiglass and glue, with computer hardware (such as the motherboard and graphics card) placed on the other side of the water wall, utilizing the original structure of the tank for space reuse. A fan is installed inside the toilet lid to form an air duct, accelerating hardware cooling through forced convection and preventing heat buildup. This plan requires addressing three major technical challenges:

  1. Ceramic Cutting Technique: The toilet tank is made of ceramic, and cutting requires professional tools (such as an angle grinder with a diamond saw blade). Precise control of the cutting depth is necessary to avoid breakage, posing a relatively high operational risk.
  2. Waterproof and Moisture-Proof Design: The bathroom environment has high humidity, so hardware needs to be protected with waterproof coatings or sealed boxes. Additionally, it is essential to ensure that the tank's dividing structure is leak-proof to prevent short circuits.
  3. Balancing Cooling and Noise: The fan should be a low-noise model, and an air guide hood should be used to optimize the airflow path, avoiding noise interference with the user experience.

Case 2: Modifying a Lift Table into a Mobile Workstation
The plan to create a mobile workstation by modifying a lift table is more practical. The principle involves fixing a small host (such as an ITX chassis) to the bottom bracket of the lift table and utilizing the table legs' wheels or tracks for spatial transfer. Key implementation points include:

  1. Host Fixing Method: A custom bracket or zip ties should be used to securely bind the host, preventing damage from shaking during movement while reserving space for heat dissipation.
  2. Cable Management: Magnetic cable organizers or retractable data cables should be used to ensure that cables do not tangle or pull during table lifting, ensuring safety.
  3. Scene Adaptability: The height of the table legs and the size of the tabletop should be selected according to the target scene (such as the living room or bedroom) to ensure that the host can still be connected to peripherals like monitors and keyboards after movement.

Both plans require careful risk assessment: Toilet modification involves pipeline alterations, which may violate building codes; the lift table plan requires ensuring that the host's weight does not exceed the table legs' load-bearing limit. It is recommended that non-professionals prioritize the lift table modification or seek assistance from professional DIY teams.