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Flush and Forget

A Podcast Of Unnecessary Detail

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How Does a Siphon Work?

In a UK toilet, the level of water stays roughly the same. The reason it's different in America is because they have a clever mechanism. It's called a bell siphon or a greedy cup siphon - Pythagorean siphon. Siphoning has saved me on more than one occasion in my life. And then you release the far end and you're in business. Then it's just, it's go time. The physics takes over.

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