New Twist on a Taking a Fast Crap

From the article:
For most people, toilets are a private perch, a place for quiet contemplation. But not for plumbing researchers. Their job demands that they dream of toilets that never were and ask, "Why not?" Lately they've been pushing hard. Ever since regulators clamped down on the volume of water allowed per flush, more users have reported clogs. New low-flow toilets, great in theory, just aren't cutting it. Independent testers, frustrated by the industry's lackadaisical response to these problems, have started to apply the same kind of pressure to toilet makers that JD Power did to car companies in the 1980s. The result: Manufacturers have begun using computer models and sophisticated math to create toilets that flush cleaner, faster, quieter, and more efficiently.

In the wired.com article, researcher Ashish Kulkani searches for the best combination of power and conservation when it comes to the commode. To test his bowls he uses oatmeal, golf balls and 4-inch vinyl tubes he calls water wigglers. Unlike golf balls, the wigglers float.

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