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Video answers: ‘How do plane toilets work?’

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

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  1. They were directly connected to the ‘outside’ world. You cold lift the lid and be looking down at the ground below.
  2. Boeing introduced a flush toilet.
  3. As late as 1982.
  4. They use a pressure differential to push your waste down the toilet.
  5. They like them because they requires very little water, which saves the airline money. They’re also less smelly.
  6. There haven’t been any reports of people being hurt because by plane toilets.
  7. The tap water, which is frequently above acceptable contamination levels.

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Video: ‘How do plane toilets work?’

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Here’s an interesting video that describes a little about the history of toilets on planes and how they work.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

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  1. How did plane toilets in the 1920s and 30s work?
  2. What changed by the late 1930s?
  3. When were the modern, vacuum toilets introduced to planes?
  4. How do they work differently?
  5. Why do airlines like vacuum toilets?
  6. Can modern vacuum toilets, if used incorrectly, cause serious injury to a person?
  7. What is a more serious risk for passengers in plane toilets?

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How Do Plane Toilets Work? | Brit Lab

Greg Foot explains how plane toilets actually work and whether the urban myth of toilets being able to suck your insides out is true!