While we're on the subject of toilets and such, here's something to ponder: say you accidentally glue yourself to the toilet (with the lid and seat up) to the point where there's a complete seal between you and the bowl, and you couldn't get yourself unstuck and couldn't call for help either. Fortunately there just happens to be a refrigerator right next to the toilet that's full of enough food and beverage to last you several weeks if not months. The sink is within reach as well.
Now, we all know that crap generates gas as it decomposes. Farts, obviously, already are gas. Anyway, given these facts, if you were to sit there long enough, would it be possible for enough gas to build up to eventually cause you to explode (or at least pop) off the toilet like a cork from a wine bottle? Or would the pressure go down the pipes, preventing any significant build-up?
In all seriousness, let's assume pressure was able to build up at a high rate while the top layer of your skin was still alive and you were still stuck and there was a tight seal.
Would you pop off? Or would most of the pressure just go down the pipes, either through the "out" pipe (where the stuff goes when you flush), the "pipes" that bring in fresh water at the top of the bowl, or both?
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Now, we all know that crap generates gas as it decomposes. Farts, obviously, already are gas. Anyway, given these facts, if you were to sit there long enough, would it be possible for enough gas to build up to eventually cause you to explode (or at least pop) off the toilet like a cork from a wine bottle? Or would the pressure go down the pipes, preventing any significant build-up?
Would you pop off? Or would most of the pressure just go down the pipes, either through the "out" pipe (where the stuff goes when you flush), the "pipes" that bring in fresh water at the top of the bowl, or both?