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© 2018 AFPTV soccer fans test waterworks in World Cup toilet dash
By Yoshikazu Tsuno TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Serrano
"water use jumping 24 percent in Tokyo during the break, the city's waterworks bureau said on Friday.
"We presume it's because a lot of people holding off on a trip to the bathroom all went at once,"
Only in Japan. No, wait, it could happen in England too! Hee hee!
goldorak
12am kick-off, should be ok. In quite a few countries reckon many/most employers would be bracing for a Monday sickie spike though!
gogogo
Why is this news the same thing happens after an earthquake at night. Everyone wakes up and goes to the toilet.
lucabrasi
Why is this news the same thing happens after an earthquake at night. Everyone wakes up and goes to the toilet.
Not necessarily in that order. Depends on the severity of the quake....
garypen
It would be limited to countries where employees aren't afraid of taking a sick day.
kohakuebisu
The modern tankless Japanese toilets work on water pressure, so they won't flush properly if it drops.
Yubaru
No comment other than the young woman in the picture is pretty cute!