# Sink or float? (TMI)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sink-or-float-tmi/403101>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 7, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sink-or-float-tmi/403101 "2007-05-07T14:21:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sink-or-float-tmi/403101/1 "2007-05-07T14:21:42Z")

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Just because I am looking forward to a pitting by **zuma** , I have to ask:

When you poop, do your typical turds sink to the bottom or do they float on the surface? (and of course I will require pics of someone who claims that theirs stay in the middle). Does it affect your flushing? Can you regulate it with your diet?

Mine vary. If I had a lot of meat, they sink like the Titanic. I am not sure what is it that makes them float sometimes.

I once had one that stood on end but I believe it was just a sinker that got lucky. It could have been a trapped bubble, though.

I really prefer sinkers since floaters sometimes require additional flushing to make them go. I might have to purchase a transparent toilet seat so I can see them go without risking turdspray.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sink-or-float-tmi/403101/2 "2007-05-07T14:30:02Z")

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You know, mine vary. I’m not even sure what it’s varied on, either. I’m a pretty picky eater, so I should be pretty consistent with my findings, but I’m not. I heard that turd shape is important. Plenty of fiber and health means you have curved (ideally, “s” shaped) crap.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sink-or-float-tmi/403101/3 "2007-05-07T14:35:51Z")

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Conventional wisdom states that if you are eating too much fat, your turds float.

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**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sink-or-float-tmi/403101/4 "2007-05-07T14:45:25Z")

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[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever]  
You know, mine vary. I’m not even sure what it’s varied on, either. I’m a pretty picky eater, so I should be pretty consistent with my findings, but I’m not. I heard that turd shape is important. Plenty of fiber and health means you have curved (ideally, “s” shaped) crap.  
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S shaped? My but is kinda round and stuff is extruded out of it. I am guessing any shape it might take would depend on how it contacts the bowl. Does fiber really make it spring into an S shape?

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sink-or-float-tmi/403101/5 "2007-05-07T16:32:34Z")

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[QUOTE=Sapo]  
Just because I am looking forward to a pitting by **zuma** , I have to ask:  
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Will a note from a moderator satisfy you? This is borderline trolling. Don’t do it again.  
Thead closed.