Topic: toilet

A brief history of the toilet

A brief history of the toilet

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Nov 22 09:56 AM

What goes in, must come out: It's true for every human being in the world. Sooner or later, we all have to use the toilet. Read more »

Man in Hong Kong hacks son with knife in dispute over bathroom use

Man in Hong Kong hacks son with knife in dispute over bathroom use

Jasmine Siu, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 29 11:21 PM

The man says he attacked his son in moment of anger after he ignored request to let him use the bathroom, where the younger man was smoking at the time. The son ultimately required emergency surgery, and had to be hospitalized for 27 days to be treated for gashes and fractured skull. Read more »

Armed toilet paper thieves get jailtime

Armed toilet paper thieves get jailtime

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 07:32 AM

HONG KONG - Knife-wielding men who stole hundreds of toilet rolls during panic-buying shortages in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong were jailed for more than three years on Thursday. Read more »

Australia gets second wave of toilet paper hoarding

Australia gets second wave of toilet paper hoarding

Byron Kaye, Reuters
Posted at Jun 26 08:29 PM

SYDNEY - Australia's supermarket chains on Friday reintroduced purchase limits on toilet paper and other household items as a spike in coronavirus cases in the state of Victoria set off a fresh round of panic-buying over fears of a new stay-at-home order. Read more »

As playgrounds start to reopen, here’s how to keep kids safe

As playgrounds start to reopen, here’s how to keep kids safe

Christina Caron, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 17 07:54 AM

The coronavirus is still spreading, and a vaccine isn’t expected until next year at the earliest. Although the overall number of US deaths has been curving downward, testing in some states suggests that infections are climbing quickly. So is it really OK to return to the playground?  Read more »

Flushing the toilet may fling coronavirus aerosols all over

Flushing the toilet may fling coronavirus aerosols all over

Knvul Sheikh, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 17 07:06 AM

Scientists have found that in addition to clearing out whatever business you’ve left behind, flushing a toilet can generate a cloud of aerosol droplets that rises nearly 3 feet. Those droplets may linger in the air long enough to be inhaled by a shared toilet’s next user, or land on surfaces in the bathroom.   Read more »

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