The toilets on the Navy’s largest aircraft carrier keep failing

The Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford is deployed off the coast of Venezuela and is dealing with plumbing issues nearly every day.
Southern Living

How To Clean A Toilet Tank The Right Way

Learn how to clean your toilet tank effectively to prevent rust and mildew buildup. Discover safe cleaning methods and ...

The Toilets On The U.S. Navy's Newest Supercarrier Are Still Clogging

The Vacuum, Collection, Holding and Transfer sewage system on USS Gerald R. Ford was developed for cruise ships, but maybe ...
KYUK

Major plumbing headache haunts $13 billion U.S. carrier off the coast of Venezuela

A March 18, 2025 email from the engineering department sent out to all chiefs on the ship said there were 205 breakdowns in ...
New York Post

Cartoon PSA advises to flush rats if climbing up and invading toilets — and social media goes wild

This PSA had social media clogged with one-liners. A whacky government cartoon warned Seattle residents how to deal with rats that might climb up from flooded sewers into toilets – but social media ...
People

Ill. Pair Accused of Trying to Flush Newborn Down Toilet

Nicole Pokrzywa and William Cosmen were charged with desecration of a corpse Will County Sheriff's Office An Illinois pair allegedly tried to flush an infant down a toilet before police said they ...
NBC New York

Flush with cash? A solid gold toilet is up for auction

Art collectors have a chance Tuesday to buy one of the world's most lucrative latrines: a solid gold, fully functional toilet. The piece, by Maurizio Cattelan — the provocative Italian artist known ...
Indiatimes

Why does your toilet flush have two buttons? You’ll be surprised

Indian households can significantly cut water usage by mastering their dual-flush toilets. Pressing the smaller button for liquid waste and the larger one for solid waste can save up to 20,000 litres ...
The Mirror

Toilet limescale will 'vanish after 1 flush' if you use common item

It can be frustrating when you spot unsightly dark stains in the toilet bowl that your usual cleaning product won't budge. If the actual bowl of your loo looks brown, you're probably dealing with ...
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I discovered why toilets flush differently!

Why do some toilets flush clockwise while others flush counter-clockwise? Discover the reasons behind these plumbing quirks and learn why toilets have tanks when sinks and showers draw water directly ...
IFLScience

Why Do Some Toilets Have Two Flush Buttons?

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...
Ars Technica

Flush door handles are the car industry’s latest safety problem

Earlier this week, Ars spent some time driving the new Nissan Leaf. We have to wait until Friday to tell you how that car drives, but among the changes from the previous generation are door handles ...