You know, not everything that goes into your toilet requires the same amount of water to push it down the pipes. Wouldn’t it be better to use more water on the denser stuff, and vice versa? [More]
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Low-Flow Toilets Provide Water Savings, Entertainment
By 1.29.10
If you were unfortunate enough to have one of the early low-flow toilets installed in your home, you probably remember it as an … unpleasant experience. Fortunately, the newer models have enough power to get their job done using surprisingly little water–as little as 1.28 gallons. Consumer Reports proves this by flushing what look like brightly colored toys down the toilet. This is very entertaining to watch. [More]
United: Bad Toilet Timing Leads To Delay, Arrests
By 9.28.09
Two passengers were arrested on a United flight from LA to New York after one of them jumped up and ran to the bathroom after being instructed to remain seated by a flight attendant. Apparently the man just needed to use the bathroom — like now.
"I Make My Own Bathroom Gag Gifts"
By 8.14.09
Twice this week, our Morning Deals post has featured a link to Tinkles the Toilet Cat, which surprisingly has still not sold out. (“It’s the lowest price we’ve seen for a toilet cat by $4,” writes dealnews.) We underestimated the ingenuity of shoppers, it looks like: Todd sent us this picture from his girlfriend’s incredibly frugal brother, who makes his own Tinkles. Or, uh, something like that.
Get Your Kids Addicted To Gambling At An Early Age With The Jack Potty Training Seat
By 1.30.09
Reader Jay sent us this link to a training potty with a built in slot machine that goes off whenever it detects a “deposit.”
Burger King Launches The "Token-Powered Pay Toilet"
By 7.28.08
A Burger King in Houston, TX has had it with bathroom vandalism, so they’ve installed a pay toilet. You can operate it with your own quarters, or you can request a token– but either way you have to feed the machine in order to… you know… says the Houston Chronicle.
London Launches SMS Toilet Locator Service
By 11.30.07
Beginning today, if you’re in the Westminster area of London and text the word “toilet” to 80097, you’ll be sent the location of the nearest bathroom. The service costs 25 pence ($0.52) per request.
Should I Put A Brick In My Toilet To Reduce Water Use?
By 6.11.07
A common trick for people concerned about water use is to put a brick in the toilet tank. However, some Public Works departments would prefer you fill a plastic bottle with sand or rocks and put that in the tank instead. They say that bricks can disintegrate and damage plumbing.
Charmin Rolls Out Shorter Ultra Big Rolls
By 4.15.07
Charmin Ultra Big Rolls have shrunk by 1 centimeter, but don’t expect the price to drop anytime soon. The discoverer of the change has an interesting take on the smaller Ultra Big rolls:
The fabulous news here, obviously, is that America’s collective butt is getting smaller, and the folks at Proctor & Gamble are merely keeping pace. They’ve narrowed the width of Charmin, the veritable Rolls Royce of Toilet Paper, purely in response to our nation’s decreasing posteriors.
Dress Your Dullard Child As A Crapper For Halloween
By 10.18.06
Spotted by Boing Boing, I have nothing much to add to this description…
UPDATE: McDonald’s Closes Mouth Mid-Stream
By 7.18.06
With respect to full journalistic disclosure, we wanted to make sure you got all the views of the McDonald’s toilets pulled from Dutchland after a US tourist complained.
McDonald’s Closes Mouth Mid-Stream
By 7.17.06
Wait, you mean you don’t want to piss in Ronald McDonald’s mouth?
Trucker Bombs Demystified
By 3.23.06
It’s early, so you might be reading this while drinking a morning glass of apple juice. We advise you to swallow that and put the glass far out of reach before you click the link.
