# More Data for "Flush Effect"...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-data-for-flush-effect/531780>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [March 8, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-data-for-flush-effect/531780 "2010-03-08T23:15:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![CJJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-data-for-flush-effect/531780/1 "2010-03-08T23:15:05Z")

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…as first examined in Cecil’s column ['Did New York water pressure drop due to toilet flushing after the Super Bowl?"](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/570/did-new-york-water-pressure-drop-due-to-toilet-flushing-after-the-super-bowl)

The water utiity in Edmonton, Alberta (EPCOR) published a [graph](http://www.patspapers.com/blog/item/what_if_everybody_flushed_at_once_Edmonton_water_gold_medal_hockey_game/) showing water consumpsion during the recent Canada-US Olympic gold medal hockey game. Water usage appears to shoot up dramatically between periods, with a bump after the OT completed at a huge jump after the medal ceremony. Well worth a look.

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**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-data-for-flush-effect/531780/2 "2010-03-09T09:24:08Z")

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It has been said that the best way to check which TV programs people are watching is to monitor the fluctuations in water usage and match it with the commercial breaks in the different channels.