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:laugh:Originally posted by: Safeway
Originally posted by: meltdown75
There's something there, for sure. It is hard for the emitter of the deuce to truly guage the ripeness and nosehair-burning quality of his/her product, but consider this... at the office, most (hopefully most) people wipe down the lid before they sit down. This creates a pillow for the deuce to rest on. This may be one of the factors inherent in some situations. The Charmin Floatilla Effect is a variable that must be considered.Originally posted by: Modeps
Originally posted by: meltdown75
If I flush when I drop the main big deuce, even knowing that I am going to have some followers after - there is no doubt in my mind that I am improving the odds that my coworker doesn't walk into a Shit Cloud when he comes in to drain it. I don't think the big guy takes long to emit his odour signature... he doesn't need to ferment. It's plop and stink within a few minutes, depending on the severity of the stench. IMHOOriginally posted by: Modeps
I have yet to see any scientific evidence that the courtesy flush will actually help out the situation at all. The fecal material spends time in air before landing in its watery resting place and you expel gaseousness as well. I believe that in order for the water to be saturated with massive odors or give off fragrance, the fecal material must either be A) Floaters or B) soaking for quite some time... more than 15 minutes.
Unfortunately, you cannot scientifically prove either of these theories because it would require people watching others defecate with some sort of "scentometer"
The flush may just be somewhat of a placebo effect though, you feel its doing what you want it to do, so therefore it happens in your mind. In reality, you may just become accustomed to the odor because you were sitting there. Similar to how you can walk into a house from outside where a great feast is being prepared and be overcome with an insatiable urge to devour the food thanks to the delectable aroma then 10 minutes after being in said house, not even notice how great it truly smells.
I have witnessed this phenomena first hand. The wipe down paper now floating in the toilet basin creates a make-shift raft for the shit to rest and relax on. Vaporization of the shit takes place at uncanny rates. I can tell if this effect takes place based solely on the smell. When I lift myself to verify my hypothesis, the effect magnifies and my raising ass creates a pressure differential, which pulls up the toilet air. When I sit back down after verifying my hypothesis, my head and nose are now at ass level.
