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The modern flush toilet. [1] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flush_toilet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flush_toilet Technically invented in the 1500s but
by divbzero 7y ago
The modern flush toilet. [1]
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flush_toilet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flush_toilet
Technically invented in the 1500s but not widely produced until the 1800s.
- dredmorbius 7y agoAnd of limited use without something to hook it up to. The toilet itself is an input (or depending on your perspective, output) device. Without the additional process it's connected to, it doesn't buy you much. London's first flush toilets were connected to existing cesspits, in the late 19th century. Connection to the (storm-water-handling) sewers was an unauthorised hack by plumbers of the day. Tim Harford has covered this in his podcast on major inventions.