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2020-12-09

Drip. Drip. Drip. At only 60 drops per minute a leaky faucet wastes over 2,000 gallons of water a year!

Source: Internet

One third of Americans flush the commode while still seated!

There’s more bacteria on your smartphone than on the average toilet!

Source: Internet

· Living like kings ·

Living like kings, the average person spends 3 years of their life on the porcelain throne.

· Plumbing pioneer ·

The Romans were plumbing pioneers. The first gravity fed aqueduct was built in 312 BC to bring fresh water to the city.

Roman Aqueducts

Source: Internet

· Sit or squat? ·

Sit or squat? Squat toilets are common in many Asian countries and African villages. Some doctors told that squatting is more effective and better for your health.

Illustration: Don Lindsay

· Einstein loved plumbing ·

Source: Internet

Albert Einstein was named an honorary member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union after announcing that he would be a plumber if he had to live his life all over again.

“If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances.”

This quote earned him a lot of fans in the plumbing community.

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