hi
does anybody know how much sewage is flowing through the pipes at willis tower??
MODERATOR NOTE: I assume this is a question about: When a toilet atop the Sears Tower is flushed, do the contents fall 110 floors? - The Straight Dope – CKDH
Shitloads
that’s a crap answer.
Oh, you just had to drop a turd in the conversation, didn’t you?
It runs downhill though.
Hey, no thread-shitting.
Oh, don’t get all pissy about it.
This thread stinks.
Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Boards, jaja, we’re glad you found us. And sorry for all the shitty responses, but we hope you got a laugh or two. That’s sort of our way.
I’m assuming your question was in response to the column by Cecil about sewage in (then) Sears Tower, so I’ve added that link to your opening post. If that’s not correct, please let me know (just REPORT the post by clicking on the ! in the little red triangle in upper right corner.)
I’m not sure if anyone will be able to find the answer, but I’m hoping we’ll get some actual research amongst the jokes. And, as I say, welcome!
There are about 12,000 people working in the tower. Someone here can probably relate that to average toilet usage, to get a rough number.
(See? I tried to actually help answer the OP’s question. Hope the rest of you feel like shit.)
I found a source that says the estimated average daily sewage generation for an office building is 20 gallons per employee. At 12,000 employees, that makes 240,000 gallons/day. if we spread that over a 10-hour day, that works out to 400 gallons/minute.
I don’t feel bad at all. This whole place is a cesspool of bad jokes.
The stink goes out the top. But seriously, as long as the lowest toilet is still above Lake Michigan, then gravity does all the work.