What happens if you push the toilet flush button while sitting on the plane?

It is normal for many passengers to press the flush button to flush the toilet on the plane, but it is not dangerous to humans.

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In this regard, a leader of Aircraft Engineering One Member Co., Ltd. (VAECO) admitted that it is true that many passengers press the discharge button while sitting in the toilet bowl that once dropped the phone, or being sucked into the pants inside. ."This is normal, but this case is very limited , " he said

"The plane is like a balloon. So is the cabin system in the aircraft. It is a closed room, when someone flushes water, that is, the outlet is open (it's like deflating a ball), with the difference. of pressure, everything will be sucked out, so many people use the toilet and press the discharge button to suck the pants inside is normal ', the leader VAECO explained.

However, the information about the attraction of the toilet can pull the intestines out. Because the suction force after pressing the discharge button is not as strong as everyone thinks, of course it is not strong enough to suck the liver, or make the man stick to the toilet.

'The toilet tank pipeline is very small, much smaller than the toilet in every family. So the attraction is not as strong as people think. In addition, the exhaust system closed very quickly, only a few seconds so it was very safe , 'said VAECO leader.

The toilet will only open with enough pressure to suck garbage, waste and quickly close it.(Artwork: Kevork Djansezian / Getty)

This opinion received the approval of Mr. Nguyen Duc Cuong, Vietnam Air Association - Space. He stated that he had never encountered any situation or situation where passengers discharged water while sitting in toilet toilets, intestines from the abdomen would be pulled down to the same.

"The toilet will only open up with enough pressure to absorb garbage, waste and quickly close. The normal toilet cannot pressure enough to pull the intestines out. Before flying, firms must check everything before taking off, so that is ridiculous, "Cuong said.

Another expert said that, in theory, if someone sits on the toilet, filling the airway, there will be a suction force when discharging the water, so they stick to the tank lid, but there is definitely no danger. This case is also very limited in that case is also very limited. In addition, the aircraft's exhaust system is a long pipe, not directly sucked down, so the suction force is not so strong that it is dangerous for anyone.

However, for reasons like the above, experts recommend, go to the toilet, passengers need to stand up, close the toilet and then press the discharge button. In particular, passengers must not throw garbage into the toilet, thus causing the exhaust system to be blocked.

In addition, passengers need to listen to the flight attendant's instructions on the flight they are on. Before going to the toilet or using any part of the plane, passengers should carefully read the specific instructions

How does the toilet system on the aircraft work?

The leader of VAECO said that the toilet system on the aircraft has a different operating mechanism than that of normal toilets. In it, the toilet on the aircraft does not use water to push waste into the storage chamber.

Instead, the toilets on the aircraft use the difference between the interior of the aircraft cabin and the outside space, and some other aircraft use the vacuum system (specialized in-flight suction system).

The plane is like a ball, when deflating the ball, the differential pressure will suck the air out. The toilet system on the aircraft is the same, inside the cabin is a closed chamber. When the aircraft takes off, the pressure inside the cabin will be higher than the outside. Aircraft designers took advantage of that to suck the waste, pushing it down into the waste chamber inside the aircraft.

When the aircraft lands, the airline will use a dedicated vacuum to suck the waste inside the container to carry it out for processing.

Although water is not used to push waste into the storage chamber, however, passengers will still see some water in the toilet bowl.

Leaders of VAECO revealed that the amount of water inside is very low, and the water in the aircraft toilet does not have the function of pushing waste into the storage chamber system like normal toilets. The water inside is only effective in limiting waste to the rim of the toilet bowl.

In addition, the inside of the toilet was coated with Teflon plastic, a plastic that is often used to coat nonstick pans in kitchens. Therefore, it is difficult for waste to adhere to the rim of the toilet.

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