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common misconception! Thomas Crapper didn't invent the flush toilet. it was actually patented by Alexander Cumming. what Crapper invented was the floating ballcock.

perjuryfan replies:
dude i just looked up that cumming toilet crapper ballcock thing they were talking about, that's true. that's like 100 percent- everything they said was true. the ballcock is real and it was patented by crapper, it's the ball inside the toilet that floats with the water
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eh-fandomtrash replies:
Guess who just decided to fact check this post and found out that yes, the information above is correct…

relevant-wikipedia-articles replies:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Crapper

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cumming

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballcock

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[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 month ago

I just imagine an old newsy yelling “Extra extra, Crappers ballcock betters Cummings!”

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

cumming toilet

D-Don't call it that...

[–] LuckingFurker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 month ago

The toilet is cumming from crapping the ballcock

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

Eh, I've been called worse 🤷

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The patient was in dire need of an amputation

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

I dunno, it’s also kinda dunny to see fact checker bot dumping article links confirming that crapper and cumming were involved with the creation of the toilet ballcock.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

Wait till you learn the parts of a burette!