How Toilets Work

Pleading no contest to a misdemeanor count of mistreatment of a dependent adult, Kory McFarren was sentenced to six months probation for allowing his girlfriend to sit on a toilet so long that the seat adhered to her body. What causes toilets to run?

The­ toilet. The commode. The john. The loo. The p­orcelain throne. No matter what you call it, it is inevitable that we come to discuss this… » Full Story on HowStuffWorks