Word: flushed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ROYAL FLUSH...
...about time a magazine flushed out the news about the politically correct but poorly performing low-flow toilet [SCIENCE, July 1]. My experience is that the new toilets are an embarrassment to our technically advanced society. Why does one have to reflush to remove floating stuff that just didn't wash away the first time, only to flush again and get some new surprises? And a person cannot go away for a few days without making sure everything got flushed away, or he may risk returning to a house that has a new odor. Looks like environmentalists had better...
...years ago, Bob had to install a "low flow" toilet in the New York City bathroom he was remodeling. It was a fine idea, in theory. A low-flow toilet cuts down on water bills and helps save the environment by reducing the amount of water in each flush. But the first time Bob used his, the toilet's flushing action was scarcely strong enough to swallow a wadded-up tissue--never mind more organic waste. The thing backed up so often that Bob finally tore out his environmentally correct bowl and replaced it with an outlaw model he found...
Toilet manufacturers, who had pushed for uniform federal standards after water-poor states started setting their own, admit they were slow to find good low-flow designs. But their latest models use various tricks--wider pipes, extra air pressure--to make up in flush power what they lack in volume. That, say bowlmakers, should eliminate most complaints...
...gave them a good toilet flush," said junior third baseman Katina Lee, describing how the team sees the slaughter rule...