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History of the Toilet. By: Jared Jacobs-El September 12 th. Going Inside. ( 2500 B.C)Indus Valley earliest toilets No flush, Brick lined sewers Most advances happen in Europe. Royal Flush. (1500 B.C) Crete first flush toilet Rainwater used to flush through clay pipes
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History of the Toilet By: Jared Jacobs-El September 12th
Going Inside • ( 2500 B.C)Indus Valley earliest toilets • No flush, Brick lined sewers • Most advances happen in Europe
Royal Flush • (1500 B.C) Crete first flush toilet • Rainwater used to flush through clay pipes • Earthquake destroyed this technology
Really Public Bathrooms • (800 B.C) Roman sewer system, Dumps into Tiber River • 11,000 seats without partitions • Shared sponge
Heads Up • (1500s)Chamber pot: self-emptied • Gardy-loo
This Job is the Pits • (1300 AD)European outhouses: Seat with a deep hole • Richard the Raker drowns
A Charmin’ Idea • (1857) Joseph Gavetty toilet paper • Used to use anything you could find
Bathroom Reading • (1672) Chamber pots disguised as a stack of books
Stop Making Scents • (1775) Alexander Cummings S-trap • Valve keeps bowl filled with water • No smells
Sculptured Seats • (1885) Thomas Twyfordall ceramic toilet • No leaks • Decorated
Minding Your Business • (1999) Matsushita Electronic Industrial Company: toilet measures weight and body fat content • Analyze health
Extra Facts • The average person spends three whole years of their life sitting on the toilet. • The film “Psycho” was the first movie to show a toilet flushing • The toilet is flushed more times during the Super Bowl halftime than at any time during the year