Um, yeah. Thanks.
2007-03-01 06:10:17 · 10 answers · asked by Remy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
An important invention used by all (hopefully) was the flush toilet invented, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington. Harington, a British nobleman and godson of Queen Elizabeth I, invented a valve that when pulled would release water from a water closet. Sir John recommended flushing the toilet once or twice a day, although with our modern technology, we know that is probably not sufficient. (Rumor has it that, in Robin Hood's day, King Arthur - angry with how his brother ruled the country while the King was gone, named fair toilette, 'the john' - aka as 'the jon' to you folks.)
2007-03-01 06:14:31 · answer #1 · answered by ROOR 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
each and all the above are incorrect. Harrington's Elizabethan lavatory replaced into worse than ineffective. the genuinely inventor of the flush lavatory with ballcock launch replaced into Ernest Bramah in approximately 1770. He additionally invented the beer-pull mechanism. clever guy. Crapper got here later. The affiliation with crap is a coincidence. That artwork is new york Dutch slang initially.
2016-09-30 01:46:36 · answer #2 · answered by schenecker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1596: Sir John Harrington is said to have invented 'The Ajax', a flush toilet, for Elizabeth I of England. His design was ridiculed in England, but was adopted in France under the name Angrez. The design had a flush valve to let water out of the tank, and a wash-down design to empty the bowl.
2007-03-01 06:17:53 · answer #3 · answered by Kevin H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sir John Harrington
2007-03-01 08:03:05 · answer #4 · answered by John S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the man's name was, and read it carefully, Johnny Crapper. Not John Crapper. And it was right up there with automobiles. Cars polute the air and toilets polute the water. We are genociding ourselves. We need clean air and water to survive and it is getting worse and worse.
2007-03-01 06:22:11 · answer #5 · answered by thomas m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was Harrington.
Alot of people THINK it was Crapper, but he just made several improvements to Harringtons designs.
Harrington was first.
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2007-03-01 07:18:12 · answer #6 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John P. Crapper
I'm sure he regrets it now.
2007-03-01 06:18:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This guy named Johnny Crap, Which is where people get the word C-R-A-P!
2007-03-01 06:14:35 · answer #8 · answered by iluvshrks5720 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually it was a main named Loo....
2007-03-01 06:13:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
John Crapper
2007-03-01 06:13:19 · answer #10 · answered by NJGuy 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋