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9 year old boy's dream present - a CLEAR TOILET.

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Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
wtf???

and how is a clear toilet not possible?...seems like it is def. doable (not cost effeciant, but doable)
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thats what they meant by not doable...too much $$$
 
What's the big deal? The kid will probably be more successful than half of ATOT and own his own plumbing franchises. His dream may not be inspiring but this is the kind of person who ends up being a millionaire because they pursued their passion, no matter how odd.
 
Originally posted by: PanzerIV
What's the big deal? The kid will probably be more successful than half of ATOT and own his own plumbing franchises. His dream may not be inspiring but this is the kind of person who ends up being a millionaire because they pursued their passion, no matter how odd.
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Exactly! Thank You!

 
Heh. I honestly wouldn't mind a commercial bulk-flush toilet. WAY better than these BS low-flows they sell at HD these days. I'm sick of having to flush in the middle of wiping, dammit. It uses the same amount of water because it takes like 2 or 3 flushes to accomplish the same goal
 
Actually,

the toilet is an engineering marvel.

IIRC, a toilet bowl is one of the most complicated things to fabricate as one piece.
 
Originally posted by: PanzerIV
What's the big deal? The kid will probably be more successful than half of ATOT and own his own plumbing franchises. His dream may not be inspiring but this is the kind of person who ends up being a millionaire because they pursued their passion, no matter how odd.
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And how many people do you know that work in the same field as when they were 9?

We'd be over run with superheros and people hunting dinosaurs.
 
Me - No, I would just flush the kid's head down the toilet as a lesson.

imtim83 - Are you serious?

Yeah, just as serious as you were when you asked if I would disown a kid for deeply aspiring to know how a toilet works.
 
Originally posted by: brian_riendeau
Me - No, I would just flush the kid's head down the toilet as a lesson.

imtim83 - Are you serious?

Yeah, just as serious as you were when you asked if I would disown a kid for deeply aspiring to know how a toilet works.
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Actually, a clear toilet would make sticking people's heads in toilets much more fun.😀

 
Originally posted by: brian_riendeau
Me - No, I would just flush the kid's head down the toilet as a lesson.

imtim83 - Are you serious?

Yeah, just as serious as you were when you asked if I would disown a kid for deeply aspiring to know how a toilet works.
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How in the world will you flush your own kid's head down the toilet?
 
Actually, a clear toilet would make sticking people's heads in toilets much more fun.
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😀

I have seen toilets cut in half for a cross section. Not every exciting stuff, but so important to our daily routine 🙂
 
How in the world will you flush your own kid's head down the toilet?
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1.) Stick head in toilet
2.) Flush
3.) ...
4.) PROFIT!

You are an idiot if you think I am serious, get a clue. I should not even have to explain to you that I would rather have a kid look forward to something a little more optimstic than getting stoked about a shitter. You can show someone how a toilet works in about 15 seconds, even if they are 9. Needing a clear toilet is not even required.
 
Originally posted by: Bootprint
Originally posted by: PanzerIV
What's the big deal? The kid will probably be more successful than half of ATOT and own his own plumbing franchises. His dream may not be inspiring but this is the kind of person who ends up being a millionaire because they pursued their passion, no matter how odd.
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And how many people do you know that work in the same field as when they were 9?

We'd be over run with superheros and people hunting dinosaurs.
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That's not my point. Those with a particular unusual aptitude of some sort like this quite often become successful in some manner because they never strayed from their passion. Seems kinda ridiculous to use toilets and passion in the same sentence but hell, the kid loves plumbing what can I say? 🙂
 
Originally posted by: brian_riendeau
How in the world will you flush your own kid's head down the toilet?
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1.) Stick head in toilet
2.) Flush
3.) ...
4.) PROFIT!

You are an idiot if you think I am serious, get a clue. I should not even have to explain to you that I would rather have a kid look forward to something a little more optimstic than getting stoked about a shitter. You can show someone how a toilet works in about 15 seconds, even if they are 9. Needing a clear toilet is not even required.
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I didn't even think you were serious even after you said you were.

I was asking because I wasn't 100% sure but about 99% sure you were not serious.
 
I was asking because I wasn't 100% sure but about 99% sure you were not serious.
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Np. To be honest, I do not even have a kid yet, but the wife gives birth in 6 or 7 weeks. Then I am going to keep my baby away from anything and everything that could possibly harm it for as long as I can 😀
 
Originally posted by: Bootprint
Originally posted by: PanzerIV
What's the big deal? The kid will probably be more successful than half of ATOT and own his own plumbing franchises. His dream may not be inspiring but this is the kind of person who ends up being a millionaire because they pursued their passion, no matter how odd.
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And how many people do you know that work in the same field as when they were 9?

We'd be over run with superheros and people hunting dinosaurs.
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California just banned the gun I was planning on getting to hunt dinosaurs with. So until FedEx delivers that RPGs, I'm SOL.
 
Originally posted by: MattCo
Originally posted by: Coquito
I just wanted more legos.
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Wow, or a toilet made out of legos...:Q

-MC
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That would be AWESOME!

----- except for the pattern of little dots on your butt when you were done.
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
i searched for toilet, so go away

9-year-old boy impresses toilet company with plumbing passion

MASSILLON, Ohio (AP) - Nine-year-old Joey Sinay is so interested in how toilets work that he wrote a letter to a toilet maker asking if they would produce a clear commode.

''He thought it would be neat to have a clear toilet in his house, so he can see how it works,'' said Joey's father, Nick Sinay.

The letter to Kohler, a Wisconsin-based plumbing product company, sent last year when Joey was 8, caught the company's attention.
''It's pretty unusual to get a letter like that from an 8-year-old,'' said John Bashaw, the company's custom service director.

A clear toilet wasn't doable. But officials at Kohler wrote back twice.

''We were so impressed by the fact that he took the time to write us a letter,'' Bashaw said.

In December, the little plumber from Massillon got a present from Kohler - a state-of-the-art bulk flush toilet.

Joey, who keeps a toolbox under his bed, was nearly speechless. A local plumber agreed to help the boy install his dream gift.

''When we built our home, we would come over a lot when they were building it, and he followed the plumber around. He would just watch,'' said Michelle Sinay, Joey's mother.

With Dennis Potter of Ohio Spa & Parts taking the lead, Joey helped remove the old upstairs bathroom toilet and install the new one.

Potter taught the youngster how to install a toilet. He gave him tips and quizzed him on the many functions. By the end, Joey was working on it by himself.

Among his duties, Joey disconnected and carried out the old toilet tank. He unwrapped the new toilet seat, screwed it onto the bowl and discarded the product sticker.

Joey, smiling the entire time, was eager to learn from a real life plumber.

''Plumbers are guardians of the nation's health because they take care of everything,'' Potter told his apprentice.

For Joey, it wasn't all that deep.

''It was just fun to put it together,'' he said.
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That's bullshi.....
 
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