Warning!! Dont smoke on the toilet!!

Published on June 3, 2005 By Phoenixboi In Misc

I just came across this article..Link

Next time you go to the loo and decide to light up.. well think again!

Makes a new definition to exploding poos!

Comments

Phoenixboi

on Jun 03, 2005

geez im glad i decided to sweep the leaves instead today!

aeryck

on Jun 03, 2005

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Phoenixboi

on Jun 03, 2005

Kewl thanks aeryck!

Phoenixboi

on Jun 03, 2005

Mythbusters... havent heard of that one..

But hey this guy got a good ass burn and payout for it.

drmiler

on Jun 03, 2005

Mythbusters... havent heard of that one..

But hey this guy got a good ass burn and payout for it.

Mythbusters is a TV show that tries to recreate the myth to see if it's real or not. And LW is right they proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the exploding toilet is BS.

Link
Here's the episode in question:

Exploding Toilet

Myth: Exploding Toilet

A housewife dumps combustibles, such as bug spray or gasoline, down a toilet. Her husband then goes into the bathroom and sits on the toilet. While in the bathroom, he has a cigarette that he drops between his legs into the toilet when he’s finished. The combustibles then ignite, launching him off the toilet.

The Experts:

Heather Joseph-Witham, folklorist, helps explain the myth. She said it has been around since at least the 1930s and even appeared in news clippings
Dr. Robert Slay, physician and author. He first heard about the myth in the 1970s and decided to test it. He emptied a can of spray into the toilet and used a watermelon on the toilet. The resulting explosion merely singed the watermelon. He thinks that humorous stories like this help relieve stress in intense work situations

Quotable Moments:

Jamie: “One way or another we’re going to blow up that damn toilet.”

Action/Results: Adam and Jamie first have to acquire a toilet and they are picky. They want a toilet with a deep bowl because they think that a deeper bowl will produce better results. They also build a Lexan blast chamber in which to conduct the experiment. Jamie works on blast-resistant armor, as he will be on the toilet. After realizing his armor may be flammable, Jamie decides against sitting on the toilet. Adam has the perfect solution: A Series II crash test dummy weighing 180 pounds that was retired in 1998. Jamie names him “Buster.”

A remote-control hand is constructed for Buster to drop the cigarette into the toilet. They will use a high-speed camera to capture the action as the cigarette is dropped. The first combustible tested is hairspray, a lot of it. When a lit cigarette is dropped into the toilet, nothing happens. The next combustible tested was bug spray; the results were the same. The plan is modified to drop a lit match into the toilet. This time there is a little “poof.” The next item on the list is butane. Again, the cigarette doesn’t produce any results. A lit match causes a flash, but hardly enough to launch a person off the toilet. The water in the toilet is replaced with gasoline; again the cigarette yields nothing. The match does produce a flash and a fire, but nothing that will launch a person off of the toilet. Finally, they place half of a can of black powder into the toilet. A lit match dropped in causes a large explosion, but Buster stays put. The blast did, however, blow Buster’s pants off. Myth Busted.

dharmagrl

on Jun 03, 2005

Mythbusters is a TV show that tries to recreate the myth to see if it's real or not. And LW is right they proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the exploding toilet is BS.

Y'all beat me to it.....I saw that episode (as well as a bunch of others) and yes, they did prove that this is just a myth, that it really can't happen.

Phoenixboi

on Jun 03, 2005

here's the article for all you lazy bones who dont want to click on the link ..

Man Sues Over Exploding Porta-PottyPosted 6/2/2005 08:20 AMThe lawsuit alleges Pennsylvania man was injured when methane gas leaked into the toilet and ignited when he lit a cigarette. Story by The Associated PressA Pennsylvania man injured when a portable toilet exploded is suing a general contractor and a coal company for negligence. John Jenkins, 53, and his wife, Ramona Jenkins, of Brave, Pa., filed the lawsuit in Monongalia County Circuit Court in Morgantown on Tuesday. They are suing Chisler Inc., a general contractor from Fairview, and Eastern Associated Coal for $10 million. The explosion occurred July 13, 2004, at Parrish Shaft in Blacksville. Jenkins is a North West Fuels Development methane power plant operator. He entered a portable toilet, sat down and tried to light a cigarette. When he struck the lighter, the toilet exploded. The lawsuit says the cigarette ignited methane gas leaking from a pipe underneath the unit. Eastern Associated Coal owns the property where the explosion occurred. Jenkins alleges Chisler ran over the pipelines with heavy equipment before the incident, causing the methane gas leak. Jenkins had severe burns on his face, neck, arms, torso and legs. The lawsuit says he is permanently disfigured. (Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

dharmagrl

on Jun 03, 2005

P: the toilet didn;t explode because of the poop, it exploded because they were at a methane power plant and there was a gas leak under the porta potty. That's a little bit different than a toilet blowing up because of the methane excreted by a human being.

bakerstreet

on Jun 03, 2005

One would assume falling ashes would be enough of a "downside".

Phoenixboi

on Jun 03, 2005

That's a little bit different than a toilet blowing up because of the methane excreted by a human being.

ok.. fair enough..

One would assume falling ashes would be enough of a "downside".

.. hmm alot could catch on fire..

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