A380 : 130mph toilet flush

Saturday, October 17th, 2009 | Autos with


This documentary excerpt shows the development of the A380’s toilets on a test rig in Hamburg and the speed of the resulting flush.

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  1. 1
    tjisnumbaone // October 18th, 2009 at 6:02 am

    great video. thanks for sharing

  2. 2
    callumnixon // October 19th, 2009 at 11:11 am

    damn, nice toilet.

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    feedwater // October 23rd, 2009 at 1:17 am

    Is this what Billy Connolly called a jobbie wheecher?.

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    kam23ca // October 23rd, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    I hope those crappers don’t have a “reverse” mode.

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    DominoFaz // October 26th, 2009 at 7:14 am

    Wow! Must have been a great view

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    truckinjeff // October 29th, 2009 at 8:00 am

    Also the water evaporates at room temperature whenever it is put into a vacuum.

    Oh ya and breaking the myth of getting stuck to a vacuum toilet. The lavatory sink drain runs into the toilet (just under the rim). If you were to seal yourself around the toilet seat, the drain would act as a vacuum breaker.

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    bumblechicken69 // October 30th, 2009 at 11:48 am

    I was under the impression that they had long done away with those hopper johns in favor of chemical retention systems in the US…

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    bumblechicken69 // November 2nd, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    Potty humor never gets old.

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    bumblechicken69 // November 5th, 2009 at 11:19 pm

    It’ll turn you inside out. You’ll swallow yourself and shit yourself right out.

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    bumblechicken69 // November 8th, 2009 at 6:56 pm

    Depends just how fast it’s moving. Look how a little bit of foam debris caused the Discovery disaster. It’s a matter of mathematics - mass, force. I know the shit’s not gonna be exceeding any speed limits here, but the force of a flying turd is not necessarily one with which to be reckoned. Suffice it to say I’d step out of the way.

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    icemaster377 // November 9th, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    ooops ment MYTHBUSTERS not mythnusters

  12. 12
    icemaster377 // November 10th, 2009 at 10:04 pm

    hahaaaaa lol i suppose yea =P
    if they really want someone to get stuck just put a mcdonalds on the plane !

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    bumblechicken69 // November 11th, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    LMAO. So Americans are at risk?

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    icemaster377 // November 14th, 2009 at 12:38 am

    MYTHNUSTERS
    they tested this and there is no way in the world u can get stuck to one of these unless ur super fat!

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    bumblechicken69 // November 15th, 2009 at 1:15 am

    My thoughts exactly, at 130 mph. Imagine that coming at you.

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    bumblechicken69 // November 18th, 2009 at 1:12 pm

    Yeah, get a good seal around your ass and you wouldn’t even have to push.

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    Arcticviper // November 18th, 2009 at 6:29 pm

    No, it wouldnt, the toilets are designed not to seal, you’d probably feel a breeze around your legs and that would be that. Noone can get stuck to an Aircraft toilet. It is a myth. What they show is only the mechanics themselves, and none of the protective devices.

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    tkktkt // November 19th, 2009 at 3:42 am

    lol with this toilet. you dont have to put effort into your shitting. it will suck the shit right out of you! and your intestine too!

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    yvesgomez // November 19th, 2009 at 9:18 pm

    titanium is stronger than any kind of shit

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    JamesCameron1 // November 20th, 2009 at 8:31 am

    i love how the paper turns into dust almost by the time it gets to the tank lol

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    dkorda // November 23rd, 2009 at 6:09 am

    Airbus has gone though five CEOs as multiple delays in the A380 program resulted in massive write-offs and a restructuring plan that foresees 10,000 job cuts over four years — not to mention billions of dollars in lost profit.
    Such delays have hurt more than just profits: Airbus’ reputation has suffered, and U.S. rival Boeing Co. grabbed the top sales spot in 2006.

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    dkorda // November 24th, 2009 at 5:08 pm

    Airbus originally projected it would break even on the A380 with its 270th delivery of the jet, but that break-even number has ballooned to 420 following the model’s costly delay problems. AP says Airbus currently “has logged 189 orders or firm commitments for the plane.”

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    Jenessi6 // November 26th, 2009 at 9:23 am

    ouch ! my ass would hurt if i would flush and still sit on it (cuz it’s the air that pulls it, not water) XD

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    tkktkt // November 29th, 2009 at 6:13 am

    they only put tissue and water in it. how will they know how it performs if someone with puts a large SHIT in the toilet? if i shit a large brown log into that, it may cause a line rupture!!!!!

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