Hasta La Gadget!

If you’re anything like me, the sight of somebody turning on the faucet to wet their toothbrush and then just letting the water run and run while they scrub their stupid teeth will drive you crazy. You should just save up $40 and buy them the Smart Faucet, an add-on for any existing water-tap.

The device is simple. It screws into the end of the faucet and blocks the water. To start the flow, you just push back in the lever. When you stop pushing, the weighted lever swings back shut, cutting off the stream. You can still flip it into an always on position for, say, filling the sink. A nice side benefit is that, as you always leave the taps turned on, you can set a preferred temperature ahead of time.

The site claims that the Smart Faucet can save up to 5,000 gallons of water a year. That’s enough to fill, well, a lot of baths. It is also a much better way to stop your idiotic friend from wasting water whilst brushing than the obvious alternative: smashing out all his teeth. Available now.

Smart Faucet [Gaiam via Dvice]