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Stupid Science: Make Ice From Fast Food Toilet Water

drsmith — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:54:21 EST

Soda or Pop(whichever you like) is loaded with phosphoric acid. There's virtually no chance that any bacteria could survive more that 2 minutes in soda. So, in the end, you're safer drinking the soda than the toilet water. In fact, phoshphoric acid is also used as a no-rinse sanitizing agent in making beer.

drsmith

Stupid Science: Make Ice From Fast Food Toilet Water

CMPalmer — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:55:22 EST

I'll be most fast food restaurant bathrooms and toilets are much cleaner than the ones in homes. But, that's because they pay their crew to go in there every hour or so and hose them down with industrial strength antibacterial substances. So, I think the moral of this story isn't that the ice machines are "dirty", it's that the bathrooms are clean.

CMPalmer

Stupid Science: Make Ice From Fast Food Toilet Water

CatMoran — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:41:27 EST

Sorry, Smoking Pope. It appears that it was patented, but no one was actually stupid enough to market it. Google 'toilet snorkel' for posts on it, or you can read the patent.

CatMoran

Stupid Science: Make Ice From Fast Food Toilet Water

etinterrapax — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:32:28 EST

This kind of thinking, I am convinced, results when a child is raised in a household where there is more Lysol bandied about than common sense.

etinterrapax

Stupid Science: Make Ice From Fast Food Toilet Water

airship — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:28:29 EST

Bacteria? I love 'em! When somone tells me my ice is laced with bacteria, I say 'Hey, then, give me some more!' Yum! Besides, let's face it - if you're eating at McDonald's, a few gazillion extra bacteria in your ice is bound to be the least of your health problems.

airship

Stupid Science: Make Ice From Fast Food Toilet Water

AcidReign — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:53:44 EST

.....Bacteria is much more dangerous when it gets into eyes and noses. The mouth and stomach are a serious acid gauntlet. A few trace cells from the ice machine (probably dormant due to cold) have little chance of surviving. And soft drinks are pretty acidic, too.

AcidReign

Stupid Science: Make Ice From Fast Food Toilet Water

Smoking Pope — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:43:37 EST

@Cat: Really? Wow. Got a link to that? I'd like to get my X-mas shopping done early this year!

Smoking Pope

Stupid Science: Make Ice From Fast Food Toilet Water

CatMoran — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:12:15 EST

Smoking Pope, I believe Figure 1 is demonstrating the proper use of a gadget that, if you are trapped in a building filled with smoke or other breathable toxins, will allow you to breathe the 'fresh' air trapped in your building's sewer system. Yum!

CatMoran

Stupid Science: Make Ice From Fast Food Toilet Water

Smoking Pope — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:51:41 EST

Kent Brockman: "Would you say that it's time for our viewers to panic?" Expert: "Yes, I would, Kent." Kent Brockman: "Do you feel that the time has come for our viewers to crack open the skulls of their neighbours and feast on the goo inside?" Expert: "Yes, I do, Kent."

Smoking Pope

Stupid Science: Make Ice From Fast Food Toilet Water

Papercutninja — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:15:04 EST

EVERYBODY PANIC!!

Papercutninja

Stupid Science: Make Ice From Fast Food Toilet Water

Vulcan — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:51:02 EST

What's even funnier is that a 12-year-old has managed to come up with a better teevee sweeps piece idea than the local pros!

Vulcan

Stupid Science: Make Ice From Fast Food Toilet Water

Smoking Pope — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:46:42 EST

Uhhh, what, exactly, is going on in Figure 1?

Smoking Pope

Stupid Science: Make Ice From Fast Food Toilet Water

Jillsy — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:44:39 EST

You guys watch Penn & Teller's Bullshit, right?

Jillsy