In the old school German (and dutch) toilets, the shit lands on basically a shelf, for inspection. You then flush it and it fucks off into the abyss. The reas

In the old school German (and dutch) toilets, the shit lands on basically a shelf, for inspection. You then flush it and it fucks off into the abyss. The reason for the "poop inspection shelf" apparently was so you could take a quick look at your turd and see if it displayed signs of illness. Like say, blood.