The Bite:
If you wanna save a little CO2, use the airport lavatory, not the one on the plane, since the fuel used for every mile-high flush could run a car for 6 miles.
Should you "go" before you go?
03.30.2007
Submitted by idealbite on Fri, 03/30/2007 - 2:01am.
The Benefits:
- Clearer skies. Each lavatory visit emits 5.6 lbs of CO2 due to energy used flushing the toilet (airplanes use powered vacuums, not gravity like toilets at home).
- Hold it right there - go earlier, and skip cramped, nasty-smelling airplane bathrooms.
- Avoid asking the aisle-seated, irritable, red-eyed, lap-topped "suit" if you can get by to use the loo.
Personally Speaking:
When we gotta go, we gotta go, but we certainly don’t mind one more reason to abstain from using bathrooms built for contortionists.
Wanna Try:
On short trips, flush before you fly, simple as that.
Evelyn Chen
Cocktail Fact
In an attempt to cut fuel costs, a Chinese airline is encouraging travelers to go before they go (in their words, "spend their pennies before boarding the aircraft").
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Biters skip the airplane bathroom, we'll avert the CO2 caused by one Biter flying roundtrip between LA and NYC about 15 times.
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