# Is There a "Standard" Turd?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 31, 2012, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-standard-turd/633244 "2012-08-31T11:50:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-standard-turd/633244/61 "2012-09-07T12:08:38Z")

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-standard-turd/633244/62 "2012-09-07T18:10:55Z")

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> [@Cillasi](#):
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> Actually, they do test the toilets with manufactured “turd.”

IIRC there was a “This Old House” episode once where Rich Trethewey took a tour of the Kohler factory in Wisconsin, including their test facility. They used a variety of substances, all of which had to completely pass through in one flush. The ones I remember were cut sections of rubber garden hose (representing compacted stools, apparently), and ping pong balls (representing floaters, I presume).

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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-standard-turd/633244/63 "2012-09-07T20:21:39Z")

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I am reminded of the dialogue between Dr. Kellogg and his patient, in that crazy movie “The Road To Wellville”  
-Dr. Kellogg: “Your stools are small and foul smelling…mine are large and smell like fresh-baked bread!”  
Patient:“Why is that doctor?”  
-Dr. Kellogg: “because I abstain from meat and eat only vegetable foods!”  
A weird movie but a lot of fun!😃

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