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I used sink plungers in toilets pretty much my whole life until i scrolled across a similar diagram one day and discovered the truth.

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[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 98 points 2 months ago (8 children)

I use a bidet and that cuts down on TP usage, but sometimes you get a big ol' honker of a log ploppin' out and that sucker just says, "Not today." That's when the trusty turd wrangler is your best friend.

One time I was at my mother-in-laws and clogged that some bitch. I couldn't find a plunger. Turns out my sister-in-law took it when she went away to college, because she was too scared to buy one. I tried to text my wife, but I had no service. So I left it there and went and told my wife. My mother-in-law took a golf cart to the neighbor's house and explained the situation and they let her borrow theirs. Meanwhile, I'm fucking mortified that the neighbors now think I have fiber intake issues.

Always keep a plunger in a bathroom with a toilet.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 54 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bidet is the way.

There's a lot of intriguing family history in your story. SIL scared to buy a plunger. MIL took a golf cart. Interesting group.

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 73 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

Bro, that ain't the half of it. My father-in-law built an entire western town in his backyard and when he was done he built a Jurassic Park with dinosaurs essentially made of trash. Here is a shitty picture of the saloon with a bar in it. I'll see if I can find some of the dinosaur pics too.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yes PLEASE!

Sounds like you married right.

The signs and storefronts are amazing.

I see the inside of the saloon, is the general store a whole room are just the storefront?

that is amazing, give him my maddest of props.

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Here's a video of Western World. https://youtu.be/ug2U5PUSwA4

Here's another one of his annual go cart track. https://youtu.be/E5ljFgmQ0MQ

I'll have to find the Jurassic Park videos.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

his annual go-kart track...I knew I wanted land when I eventually buy a house, but I wasn't sure what I wanted it for.

now I have a lot of valuable inspiration.

please pass on my sincere congratulations and respect, Western World and the go-karts are awesome.

And yes, I'm ready to see the trash dinosaurs.

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[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's what the poop knife is for.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

I try to get out… BUT THEY KEEP PULLING ME BACK IN!

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[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 72 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'll keep that in mind next time I poop in the sink.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 months ago (5 children)

And the bidet's right there.

Good thinking.

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Which brings up a good point; why would anyone need a plunger for a sink? If it gets clogged, nothing will help you short of a drain snake. And if your kitchen sink is getting clogged, it's time to invest in a garbage disposal.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Plungers certainly do help with sinks. Loosens up a partial clog easily in my experience.

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[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 54 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Babe quick, new toilet lore just dropped!

[–] hswolf@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Alinor@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Am I the only one who's never used a plunger (and never needed to)?

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 months ago

You elfin anomaly.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Nope, same and never heard others talking about it in real life. I'm guessing there is some design issues in the American toilets that is not a problem in Europe. Or it's the large portions of low quality food?

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (6 children)

American plumbing is shit (pun intended) compared to Europe's. Source: I lived in Germany for 10 years and never once needed a plunger, while I've needed them regularly in the US.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The comments do seem to hint at this being a big problem in the US.

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[–] guy@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Are you American though? Here in the UK, nobody really owns a plunger and they don't need to, the plumbing is different, it doesn't clog. Do need to own a toilet brush though, to wipe off the skidmarks, which is more rare in the US.

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It's not just the UK that nobody needs a plunger, it's every modern country except the US. Their plumbing is a century out of date and they eat ultra-processed junk

A recipe for dis-ass-ter

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[–] snooggums@midwest.social 9 points 2 months ago

Some us don't poop in the woods every day.

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[–] Smurfe@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Most plungers are both. Pull down the cone for the commode or push it up inside for the sink.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What kind of maniac uses it in a sink after using it in a toilet?

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Clean it first. Then clean the sink after using soiled plumbing tools.

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[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Who uses the same plunger for the toilet and kitchen sink?

[–] Smurfe@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I guess the kind that actually cleans the plunger after use. When I have to use one, after use, I take it outside and hose it off with the hose pipe then soak it in a bucket of bleach water.

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[–] dezmd@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Ok but where's the poop knife?

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

Where else?

on the poop knife peg.

The ol pkp.

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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 months ago (7 children)

My new toilet doesn't fit either of the above shapes, but a "Beehive" plunger works great.

https://www.korky.com/parts/plungers/beehive-max-toilet-plunger

The toilet also flushed really well and hasn't gotten plugged up even once yet, but I made sure to have one that would work as soon as the toilet was ready to use.

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[–] Nusm@yall.theatl.social 17 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Why has no one mentioned this style? I’ve had one for years, and there’s never been a clog it couldn’t fix.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 months ago

They're too Giger.

the regular toilet plungers also have a flange and work every time without implanting xenomorphs in your chest cavity.

[–] Golfnbrew@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I agree, although the plastic will crack /split along one of the folds eventually, rendering it unusable

Still, that style is my goto

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[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Wait....that's a flange? I always thought those were just pulled out by accident, like turned inside out. I also always just ignored it because it never hinders anything.

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[–] Senseless@feddit.org 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Instructions unclear, plunger stuck on the ceiling, shit water all over my feet and on the walls.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago

No, you got it.

That all sounds correct.

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[–] ReeferPirate@lemy.lol 11 points 2 months ago (6 children)

A manual auger works even better and doesn't splash

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago (2 children)

manual auger

This is just code for ‘poop knife’, right?

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Poop drill.

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[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or start using the shower instead, and stomp it through the grate.

[–] fjordbasa@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

wafflestomp

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

The toilet plunger doesn't splash, but toilet augers whip back and forth while you crank them, causing splashing, plus scrape up the toilet bowl.

Augers are way more work than a toilet plunger.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Yeah, but getting it past the s trap is a pain. A plunger works for 90% of clogs.

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[–] Asifall@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Growing up my mom didn’t understand this and always insisted that the sink plungers were the only kind that worked (she also called them toilet plungers) and that toilet plungers (the fancy kind) were some kind of trick. Took until I was in college that I learned you shouldn’t have to break a sweat unclogging your toilet.

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[–] Eideen@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (9 children)

The Sink plunger is more versetile.

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