# The Toilet Snorkel!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-toilet-snorkel/620345>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 29, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-toilet-snorkel/620345 "2012-04-29T18:55:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-toilet-snorkel/620345/1 "2012-04-29T18:55:49Z")

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[Every home needs one](http://www.totallyabsurd.com/toiletsnorkel.htm)

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-toilet-snorkel/620345/2 "2012-04-29T19:51:10Z")

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It was on QI years ago. Very funny.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-toilet-snorkel/620345/3 "2012-04-29T19:54:51Z")

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[Ah, here it is. The Toilet Snorkel on QI.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd2XmOmPpDY#t=26m32s)

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**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-toilet-snorkel/620345/4 "2012-04-29T21:08:07Z")

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So, in case of fire, the smoke doesn’t kill you, but the sewer gas will?