FLUSHING TOILETS

Some months back, a couple of coursemates and I were having "high-tea" after lesson. We were chilling out at Ya Kun at Jurong Point.

We were chatting about some random stuffs which I can't recall when, suddenly, PL (our "chauffeur" of the day) blurted out, "You know, have you any idea how important TOILET COVERS are? What are they used for?" He asked.

I frowned and think hard. Now, this is kind of a good question. Momentarily, a faint image of a person sitting on a toilet cover, shaking legs, and reading newspaper floated into my mind.

"Sit down and read newspaper!" I suggested hopefully.

"Your head. Actually, do you know that each time we flush the toilet bowl, the impact of the flush pump is so great that the molecules/particles of the contents in the toilet bowl would rise up into the air? That's what the toilet cover is for: to cover the toilet seat and prevent the tiny, minuscule particles from "flying out"! I read this from an article. And do you know that if the toilet bowl is left open while flushing, the rush of particle molecules is powerful enough to reach up to a height of 6 storeys?"

"That is like an atomic bomb! A mini nuclear bomb! AND IN A TOILET CUBICLE!"

"Yes! Precisely so! So now you know the grave importance of toilet covers?"



Nuclear bomb. I pictured a mushroom cloud of particles exploding and bombarding within the confinement of a small toilet cubicle. The too-small-to-be-seen-with-the-naked-eyes particles of human waste. Invisible, disgusting enemies; millions and millions of them. I imagined myself at Expo Hall 8, standing and queuing in line for eons to use the ladies; all the time with 4 or 5 toilet bowls being constantly flushed - with the toilet covers opened.

I shuddered.



Flushing toilets and visiting the ladies will never be the same again.



P.S. The content of this post is a tad geeky and science-y, I know. Hey, this is what you get when the company you're hanging out with is a bunch of NIE trainees, with 4 of them teaching Chemistry as the main subject. *WOOT!*