Can male prophylactics be flushed down the toilet?

[aphex]

*tried to make the title as child proof as possible *

So is it bad to flush them down the toilet?

 

[bmacd]

would you care to put it in lower-IQ terms?

-=bmacd=-

 

[Bignate603]

what's a prophylactic or am I afraid to ask?

 

[notfred]

prophylactic - A contraceptive device, especially a condom.

Looked it for the benefit of the forum, now everyone else doen't have to.


And: no.

 

[KingNothing]

Well now I know a new word for condom...

Fight Club seems to say yes.

 

[Anubis]

sure they can. dont know if its a good thing. but they go down eaisily. just wrap it in some TP and wave goodby

 

[notfred]

Just wait till you get your pipes clogged up with condoms. you should NOT flush latex or any plastic objects down the toilet.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: notfred
Just wait till you get your pipes clogged up with condoms. you should NOT flush latex or any plastic objects down the toilet.

really?

*aphex runs and grabs a plunger.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: notfred
Just wait till you get your pipes clogged up with condoms. you should NOT flush latex or any plastic objects down the toilet.

well yea if you flush a large number of them. all at once. but if you wrap it in TP and only do it every now and then. then its ok


if you happened to be blessed with a sex life where you need to flush a lot of them. just toss them in teh trash can wrapped in some TP

 

[KingNothing]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: notfred
Just wait till you get your pipes clogged up with condoms. you should NOT flush latex or any plastic objects down the toilet.

really?

*aphex runs and grabs a plunger.

So you posted this after you had already done it?

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: notfred
Just wait till you get your pipes clogged up with condoms. you should NOT flush latex or any plastic objects down the toilet.

really?

*aphex runs and grabs a plunger.

:Q

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: notfred
Just wait till you get your pipes clogged up with condoms. you should NOT flush latex or any plastic objects down the toilet.

really?

*aphex runs and grabs a plunger.

Chances are it flushed ok, but I wouldn't start throwing them down there regularly. I mean, you wash one hair down the drain in the tub, it goes down fine, but after enough hairs the tub doesn't drain and you have to pay the plumber a bunch of money to come clean it out. Plumbers are used to cleaning hair clogs out of drains. I don't think they'd like to remove a used condom clog.

 

[idNut]

I thought you meant a coprophiliac which would still maintain some sense since they're obsessed with sh!t.

 

[notfred]

oh, and in many places, sewage goes to a wastewater treatment plant where feces is broken down by bacteria and eventually the water returns to a useable state. I don't think condoms are biodegradeable. Next thing you know you could be swimming in your local lake and have last month's condom float by.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: notfred
oh, and in many places, sewage goes to a wastewater treatment plant where feces is broken down by bacteria and eventually the water returns to a useable state. I don't think condoms are biodegradeable. Next thing you know you could be swimming in your local lake and have last month's condom float by.

That's some good advice.

Also, if you have a home septic system, it might take a surprisingly small number of those things to completely clog the drain field pipes. That'll be some expensive bad news if that happens.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: notfred
oh, and in many places, sewage goes to a wastewater treatment plant where feces is broken down by bacteria and eventually the water returns to a useable state. I don't think condoms are biodegradeable. Next thing you know you could be swimming in your local lake and have last month's condom float by.

they have filters inplace to take care of this

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1

Originally posted by: notfred
oh, and in many places, sewage goes to a wastewater treatment plant where feces is broken down by bacteria and eventually the water returns to a useable state. I don't think condoms are biodegradeable. Next thing you know you could be swimming in your local lake and have last month's condom float by.

they have filters inplace to take care of this

Even if they do, enough condoms will clog the filters, and I doubt you really want to make some guy have to clean a filter full of used condoms.

 

[Eli]

Don't do it if you live in a multi-story apartment complex, or have a septic tank.

You most likely aren't going to run into any problems otherwise.. It should float down the pipe just like everything else. Maybe if your house is old and your pipes are all full of deposits.

 

[melly]

lol, live and learn, young'uns!

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: TheEvil1

Originally posted by: notfred
oh, and in many places, sewage goes to a wastewater treatment plant where feces is broken down by bacteria and eventually the water returns to a useable state. I don't think condoms are biodegradeable. Next thing you know you could be swimming in your local lake and have last month's condom float by.

they have filters inplace to take care of this

Even if they do, enough condoms will clog the filters, and I doubt you really want to make some guy have to clean a filter full of used condoms.

I'm sure condoms are some of the nicer things people working at a sewage treatment plant see. :Q

 

[GasX]

My god, is prophylactic really a word people don't know?

 

[EvilYoda]

I'd like to test out your theories, but <sigh>, no one to test with.

I never really thought about flushing em...just kinda tossed em in the trash, and covered it up

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: TheEvil1

Originally posted by: notfred
oh, and in many places, sewage goes to a wastewater treatment plant where feces is broken down by bacteria and eventually the water returns to a useable state. I don't think condoms are biodegradeable. Next thing you know you could be swimming in your local lake and have last month's condom float by.

they have filters inplace to take care of this

Even if they do, enough condoms will clog the filters, and I doubt you really want to make some guy have to clean a filter full of used condoms.

I'm sure condoms are some of the nicer things people working at a sewage treatment plant see. :Q

Besides, the economy's bad, so creating more jobs is a good thing...

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
I'd like to test out your theories, but <sigh>, no one to test with.

I never really thought about flushing em...just kinda tossed em in the trash, and covered it up

After forgetting to take the trash out after my girlfriend left last time, waiting a week, then sticking my hand into the trash to help clean it out and getting a sticky surprize... im a little hesitant to do that again.

 

[Occifer]

Don't you people know how to recycle? :Q

Just turn em inside out and shake the fvck out of em!