Simple answer, surprised nobody answered it correctly. Siphon, the toilet is a siphon. As all drain pipes in your house they have a trap, this is a U shaped part of the pipes directly under the sink, toilet, shower, etc. The trap contains water that prevent sewer gasses from passing into your house. In your toilet the trap is part of the toilet boil. When you flush you are dumping water from above into the trap and this pushes water over the top of the U. Water traveling down the sewer side of the U starts a siphon and empties the toilet bowl. Once the bowl is empty then there is only air and the siphon is broken until the next flush.
2007-05-17 13:58:53
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answered by DaveSFV 7
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um, are you referring to the way the water spins in the bowl? Possibly thinking of the coriolis effect? Well the coriolis effect has absolutely nothing to do with it. It's just the way the toilet is built.
2007-05-17 13:08:05
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answered by Anonymous
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Almost all work by gravity, a few with power. Very clever invention. The power comer from the water pressure when filling.
2007-05-17 13:11:28
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answered by Richard F 7
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If you're in the Northern Hemisphere, it goes down clockwise.
And, if in the Southern Hemisphere, counter-clockwise.
2007-05-17 13:11:21
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answered by ? 6
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because no one wants to see ur pooop!
2007-05-17 13:11:50
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answered by kwadwo_adade 4
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hard problem. research into yahoo or google. it might help!
2015-03-30 16:47:36
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answered by Patricia 2
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what dave said. LOL.
2007-05-17 14:13:03
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answered by the pie guy 2
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