# Journey of Poo **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 10, 2014, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-of-poo/692747 "2014-07-10T07:50:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-of-poo/692747/1 "2014-07-10T07:50:58Z")
Yes, it’s largely what you think. An exhibition in Japan lets children wear poo-shaped hats while they slide down into a giant toilet. They’re encouraged to say “Thank you” after flushing. Story and photo [here](http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/419859/journey-of-poo-big-splash-in-japan). I suppose a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta poo. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-of-poo/692747/2 "2014-07-10T14:46:21Z")
everyone gets to be Mr. Hankey. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-of-poo/692747/3 "2014-07-10T15:09:34Z")
Is it just me, or did the color of the hats seem a little light. Tan, as opposed to brown. It’s just me, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-of-poo/692747/4 "2014-07-10T15:25:08Z")
Perhaps they were worried about leaving skid marks down the slide. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-of-poo/692747/5 "2014-07-10T15:25:35Z")
Only in Japan… ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-of-poo/692747/6 "2014-07-10T15:29:32Z")
> [@tracer](#): > > Only in Japan… Probably shouldn’t be surprised then that a Japanese author wrote a book titled [Everybody Poops.](http://www.amazon.com/Everyone-Poops-Body-Science-Series/dp/192913214X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405006068&sr=8-1&keywords=everybody+poops) Now if I could just find a good time to sit down and read it… ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-of-poo/692747/7 "2014-07-10T15:57:24Z")
“Children also lined up to make their own poop from plasticene…” what? Weird. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/59ef9b/32.png) [@FlyingRat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRat)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-of-poo/692747/8 "2014-07-10T16:10:02Z")
We are going to be in Tokyo in November, and I am SO disappointed that the exhibition closes in October. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-of-poo/692747/9 "2014-07-10T16:31:16Z")
Well, I guess it’s better than [Cooking with Poo](http://www.cookingwithpoo.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-of-poo/692747/10 "2014-07-10T17:35:44Z")
The National Museum of Emerging Science…heh heh heh. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/59ef9b/32.png) [@FlyingRat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRat)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-of-poo/692747/11 "2014-07-10T18:23:13Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Well, I guess it’s better than [Cooking with Poo](http://www.cookingwithpoo.com/). I have cooked with Poo! It was delicious. 😛