Sunday, February 05, 2006
A Giant Sucking SoundThe Sewer and Water District for the city of Star, near Boise, Idaho, asked all children in town to simultaneously flush their toilets yesterday at exactly 2 pm, to help them test the capacity of the newly built sewage treatment plant.
For the past few weeks, the District has been giving away packets of red Kool-Aid which they wanted the kids to empty into the toilets just before flushing. By their estimates, a red surge should hit the treatment facility 30 minutes later, and if things work as designed, the water should come out clean, clear and completely potable on the outlet side. At stake is whether the $5.2 million plant upgrade is capable of supporting the town growth, from just 650 people in 1990 to more than 3000 now.
Since The Big Flush of Idaho was completed only yesterday, there is no final conclusion yet on the results. But I don't know why they went through all that trouble. First, it was a silly and dangerous idea to suddenly move so much water. It could have shifted the center of gravity of the Earth, changing the spin speed and accelerating global warming. I heard that our planet is really fragile. Second, if they really must test the sewer plant, they could just wait until Superbowl today. If the plant can take the tidal wave of beer flushes at half-time, then they can be sure that it can handle anything. Or they can simply ask us dogs. We would have been happy to tell them to not worry, the toilet water is perfectly drinkable even without Kool-Aid and without treatment.
- posted by Woofwoof @ 12:05 AM
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Excellent point Woof Woof! Silly humans. And it's dangerous to teach kids to flush inappropriate things down the toilet - who knows what they'll be flushing next?
The world's best drinking fountain turned all bleachy one day around here. Now I have to wait for them to fill the blasted water bowl (which they forget sometimes to do)
What a great story - thanks!
Cal
What a great story - thanks!
Cal
Indy,
If kids learn to flush Kool-Aid instead of drinking it, that might be a good thing.
Connectocut,
That's a first :)
John,
Timing is everything.
Hank,
Here I don't get Kool-Aid red, but Ty-D-Bowl Man blue.
Cal,
That happened to me once. I drank that bleachy water and puked all over the carpet. They learned their lesson. Pee, poop, puke, those are the best ways we have to teach people.
If kids learn to flush Kool-Aid instead of drinking it, that might be a good thing.
Connectocut,
That's a first :)
John,
Timing is everything.
Hank,
Here I don't get Kool-Aid red, but Ty-D-Bowl Man blue.
Cal,
That happened to me once. I drank that bleachy water and puked all over the carpet. They learned their lesson. Pee, poop, puke, those are the best ways we have to teach people.
Cinnectcut,
I am sorry. Your state's name is just so hard to spell. Why can't you live in Iowa? I'll try to remember i before o.
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I am sorry. Your state's name is just so hard to spell. Why can't you live in Iowa? I'll try to remember i before o.
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