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[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why would you flush them? Do people not look forward to eating the cardboard tube whenever they finish a roll?

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Are you a rabbit by chance?

Nevermind, looked at the name.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 11 points 2 days ago
[–] snaprails@feddit.uk 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Don’t flush it down the loo. Keep it for your felching hamster.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I was told to use a gerbil.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 9 points 2 days ago

that's your cock in disguise, isn't it

[–] NKBTN@feddit.uk 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Nope. The three P's; Poo, Piss and Paper are the only things that should be flushed.

And even then, only bog paper. Not tissues or magazines or owt

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What about puke and periods

[–] NKBTN@feddit.uk 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

Puke is also permitted.

[–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not really, they won't break down quickly and won't go around the pipes intact.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

what if I leave it in there for an hour or two, and then flush?

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No. Toilet paper is specifically designed to rapidly break down.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 2 days ago

It's the PFAS, makes it a lot more water soluble.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Even better, save them up and build a castle in your living room!

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 3 days ago

I did this for 2 years, planned to make some wall sound proofing. Instead I binned the lot in the paper bin the day I moved out

[–] sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 days ago

I have an acquaintance who works as a plumber. The only things to go into the toilet are human excrement and toilet paper, literally nothing else.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 5 points 2 days ago

Some thin bubblewrap and vaseline will see you all right.

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Not normally, but then I ran into one of these

It says you can flush me.

[–] Mex@feddit.uk 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

don't trust things that say they are flushable, lots of "wet wipes" say they are, but they still clog up our sewers.

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I was thinking, and that's the reason I could take a photo of it: I hesitated to flush it. It still felt rather hard to the touch, but again, I haven't even tried leaving it in a bowl of water or something.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Finally, my dreams have been answered!

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Now let's find a flushable burger box.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

yes please 🥲

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works -2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Only if you pull the layers apart and tear it to really small pieces. Also better not flush it at once, but trifle the pieces in while the water flushes, so it can't form a lump.

In the US toilets have tiny pipes, but in regions in the EU, where they have like 11cm diameter pipes, you don't have to tear it as small.

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago

Dont put things that dont belong in the drains down a fucking toilet you idiot