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When the handle of a flush toilet with a tank (British, cistern) is turned, a discharge mechanism is activated by means of a rod or chain. The mechanism may be a flapper valve, which is designed to sink more slowly than the water - allowing the water to exit to the toilet bowl below, so that the tank may empty.
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Destroyed in Seconds is an American television series that premiered on Discovery Channel on August 21, 2008. [2]Hosted by Ron Pitts, it features video segments of various things being destroyed fairly quickly (hence, "in seconds") such as planes crashing, explosions, sinkholes, boats crashing, fires, race car incidents, floods, factories, etc.
Crapper improved the S-bend trap in 1880. The new U-bend plumbing trap was a significant improvement on the "S" as it could not jam, and unlike the S-bend, it did not have a tendency to dry out and did not need an overflow. [7] The BBC nominated the S-bend as one of the 50 Things That (have) Made the Modern Economy. [8]
What is flushing? On some weekend nights when flushing is in place, parts of usually two-way Ocean Boulevard are converted to be one way, with traffic directed to Highway 17 Business.
In a YouTube video posted on his channel in June 2023, Doherty revealed that the McLaren cost $202,850, and he had since wrapped the car in a custom, blue paint-splattered design.
A flapper was a trendy young woman in the 1920s. Flapper may also refer to: Flapper (company), a Brazilian transportation network company for aviation; The Flapper, a 1920 American film directed by Alan Crosland; Flapper valve, a part of some flush toilet mechanisms; Flappers, a Canadian sitcom produced by the CBC in the late 1970s
Pour-flush pit latrine schematic showing squatting pan with water seal. In a pour-flush pit latrine, a squatting or pedestal toilet with a water seal (U-trap or siphon) is used over one or two offset pits. These types of toilets do require water for flushing but otherwise share many of the same characteristics as simple pit latrines.