Toilet bombs

[sobrique]

Has anyone ever tried putting a firecracker down a toilet?

Having just had the discussion at work, I now really want to know what happens.

You see, I figure you're either going to have blown up toilet bowl, or just a mini water spout all over the cubicle.

How much 'explosive force' is necessary to blow a toilet up?

Enquring minds need to know.

Alternatively, if you have a toilet that you wouldn't mind overly getting blown up, please let me know. All in the interests of science of course...

(Oh, and whilst I remember, go read this. It's a quality rant from a Maths professor who's grading papers.)

Comments

'explosive force'

[erisreg.livejournal.com]

off the toilet subject but still pertinent,..
i worked a forge where we did hydrostatic forming
a pattern was made to the shape of the needed piece and put in the bottom of an earthen pit this was filled with ordinary pond water a 1/2 inch thick steel plate was lain on top of the mold and then a charge (usually about three sticks) of tnt was suspended half way above the plate and the surface of the water( about 4 feet either direction) a cheap poly tarp was placed on the waters surface and the charge was set off, the resulting force formed the steel plate as a perfect fit to the pattern, it also blew the tarp ten feet into the air, the water amplified the force of the explosion the same way a hydraulic jack works, thought you might find that interesting,..:)

Re: 'explosive force'

[sobrique.livejournal.com]

Now that's a cool trick. I wonder how difficult it is to improvise...