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As a person who is afraid of heights I'm not sure if this would make it easier or more difficult to poop. (imgur.com)

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[–]theelemur 41 points42 points ago

Here's the failure cascade:

You sit on the toilet to poop
Toilet breaks or falls off mount
Ceramic toilet meets safety glass
Ceramic toilet scores safety glass
Safety glass disintegrates from the point of the scratch at the speed of sound
You, the toilet, the poop, and a bunch of safety glass bits take an exciting and well lit trip down to wherever that leads.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhlmKHbPFhU
Ceramic is the achilles heel of tempered glass.

[–]Teknohe 15 points16 points ago

The solution is obvious. Glass toilet.

Ceramic floor!

[–]Uriniass 2 points3 points ago

It would scare the shit outta me

[–]sptgun 5 points6 points ago

Score 1 for more difficult to poop.

[–]Neitsyt_Marian 6 points7 points ago

Nope nope nope nope

i actually have tears in my eyes now. I can't look at this picture anymore.

[–]KittenMcGee 7 points8 points ago

That's just because broken porcelain (the spark plug) has very sharp edges.

To break tempered glass it has to be hit with a lot of force. One way to add more force (per cm²) to an impact, is to focus the impact on a smaller surface. As the porcelain has a very sharp edge, it focusses the impact on a tiny spot on the glass. A single crack is sufficient to break the whole window, because tempered glass has a high surface tension. Once you give that tension the opportunity to spread, it will shatter the entire window.

[–]theelemur 1 point2 points ago

I think you're right, but at a much smaller scale. The ceramic surface irregularities are causing the tension relieving imperfection. As an example, if you look at the ceramic impact breaker on a rescue-me (auto glass breaker and seatbelt cutting tool), it's rounded.

[–]eleventhend 0 points1 point ago

Actually it has to do with the hardness of ceramics vs the hardness of glass (mohs scale). Ceramics as found in spark plugs are harder than the tempered glass, while metals like the hammer and bolt, and the rocks are less hard than the glass and ceramic. The ceramic is able to 'scratch' the glass, and since it is tempered, the glass explodes.

[–]LawfulFelafel 0 points1 point ago

Correction: You aren't increasing the force by lowering surface area, you are increasing the pressure. P = F/A (A = Area).

[–]KittenMcGee 0 points1 point ago

I meant, you're increasing the force per cm²

[–]livingdots 1 point2 points ago

or someone drops a ceramic soap dispenser

[–]j_heibig 1 point2 points ago

This is my nightmare.

[–]GeorgeForeman98 1 point2 points ago

That glass is probably laminated, not tempered, so no danger of falling through.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Here's the failure cascade...

This is a way old repost.

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[–]TheJeff000 10 points11 points ago

wait for it... plop.

[–]FadedPoster 1 point2 points ago

More like baLOMPLOMP

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[–]Stare_Decisis 1 point2 points ago

If it did just drop the poop then you could rig a motion sensor to the interior of the shaft and just play that mp3 through speakers in the bathroom after every flush.

[–]illz569 2 points3 points ago

No more getting toilet water on my ass... I'd be in heaven.

[–]MisterSquirrel 2 points3 points ago

Accompanied by a bomb-dropping sound effect.

[–]xrmb 1 point2 points ago

My grandma had a toilet like that - not hundreds of feet but enough delay between drop and plop. She lived on the second floor, and every time you dropped one it fell down in a big hole and plop, splash. I miss the 80s in eastern Europe.

[–]slydon1 3 points4 points ago

That's one way to keep very large people from clogging your toilet.

[–]uberpro 8 points9 points ago

That is INCREDIBLY cool architecture. Can I get some more info on this?

EDIT: http://www.boredpanda.com/glass-floor-bathroom-elevator-shaft/

[–]biglee90 2 points3 points ago

i wonder how many people shit on the floor of that bathroom

[–]WaitThisIsntDigg 5 points6 points ago

Whats going on here? any ideas?

found it.

going to be a pain in the ass to change those light bulbs.

[–]knylok 1 point2 points ago

Okay, pooping and pissing might be entertaining in here. Now imagine you have food poisoning or drank too much and it's dizzy-vomit time.

That bathroom might be a bit fucked up for you.

[–]LChurch 1 point2 points ago

Reminds me of the Janitor from Scrubs' rooftop epiphany toilet. Some deep thoughts could be had on that.

[–]peifferu 1 point2 points ago

I can tell you that when you try to take a poop mid air after jumping off a 25 foot cliff into water, you clench up and it's impossible to poop. If you want it to work you have to sort of... prime it before you jump.

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[–]peifferu 1 point2 points ago

I wasn't sure if we could at first, then I noticed your name. YES

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[–]peifferu 0 points1 point ago

No fingers lol. Just push it out a little before you run up to the cliff. Run and jump off the cliff, try to relax and force it out, land in the water. I didn't actually think it worked but my friends saw it happen. I saw it on tosh.0 with a guy jumping off a dock, and I figured this was the best opportunity I would ever have.

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[–]peifferu 0 points1 point ago

I regret nothing.

[–]BoOnDoXeY 1 point2 points ago

That moment when you slip in the tub, and during the slip your eyes look down at the seemingly never-ending hole beneath your floor. Suddenly, poop.

[–]sweetpotatosaurus 1 point2 points ago

couldn't, need to relax to poop.

[–]dno_bot 1 point2 points ago

http://www.boredpanda.com/glass-floor-bathroom-elevator-shaft/

[–]MrSomeone84 1 point2 points ago

If one lightbulb under the glass needs to be changed, i would just let it be..

[–]DoctorKeefe 2 points3 points ago

Assume the following:

It's 3:13 AM. You just watched "Paranormal Activity" in your dark room, alone. Your adrenaline level is off the charts. Suddenly comes the urge to piss really hard. Shouldn't have drunk that last Mountain Dew. On your way to the toilet you turn on every light possible so you can at least see your possible cause of death. You lock yourself in the bathroom, sitting down (because you are fucking tired). The next you know, everything's freakin' DARK. Electricity is gone completely. If you weren't on the toilet already you would have shit your pants. Locked in that bathroom, in complete and eternal darkness, with that HOLE INCHES AWAY FROM YOU. Did that noise really just came from under your feet?

[–]SatyMacDaddy 1 point2 points ago

Old. Repost...

[–]desquibnt 1 point2 points ago

You could at least change the title if you're going to repost stuff

[–]WhatsYourWhy 2 points3 points ago

Might scare the shit out of you!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Zing!

[–]WolodarskyTake5 0 points1 point ago

Holy shit.

[–]Dmoser 0 points1 point ago

Would shit there.

[–]theredheadbrenna 0 points1 point ago

I'm actually more afraid of the toilet that hangs on the wall. I KNOW they're secure, but I've had nightmares about the embarrassment of sitting down and breaking those things.

[–]Endoman13 0 points1 point ago

They would be cleaning my shit from right outside the door. Absolutely no way.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

As a person who is afraid of heights I would agree with this, but i would expect my poo to fall a lot farther than it should....

[–]joeyisapest 0 points1 point ago

toilet is unnecessary as I just shat myself.

[–]House_of_D 0 points1 point ago

I'm afraid of heights so I'd probably walk in the bathroom and shit my pants without a chance to get to the toilet.

[–]MKSLAYER97 0 points1 point ago

It took me a while to realize that there really was a floor there.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

I would find another place to poop.

[–]nojusticenpeace 0 points1 point ago

imagine if the glass was a computer screen!

[–]Evil1357 0 points1 point ago

Getting to the toilet is the hard part. Shitting is the easy part.

Washing my hands? NOT IN THERE.

[–]ThePhenix 0 points1 point ago

BRACE FOR IMPACT!

[–]flawlessfatality 0 points1 point ago

You sure it wouldn't just scare the shit outta you?

[–]Keiichi81 0 points1 point ago

I would literally shit myself.

[–]ashleyinthecold 0 points1 point ago

From the way my ass cheeks just clenched, I'm going to go with more difficult.

[–]thelordofcheese 0 points1 point ago

I'd think it would make it much, much easier.

[–]BTAA4TD 0 points1 point ago

You know what isn't difficult? Reposts.

title comnts points age /r/
That better be some strong glass... 47coms 97pts 2mos funny
Helps scare the shit out of you. 352coms 774pts 2mos pics
Scariest bathroom ever 4coms 10pts 2mos WTF

[–]Uhmm_yes -1 points0 points ago

again?

[–]Wackydude1234 -1 points0 points ago

http://karmadecay.com/i.imgur.com/nWBDN.jpg

[–]Poppycorn -3 points-2 points ago

NOPE. Just... nope.

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