The Toilet Is The Greatest Invention in The World. What Was The World Without Toilets Like Before?

Let me ask you a question first, what do you think is the greatest invention in the world? (You can think about it in your own mind)

In the past, there was a famous British magazine "Focus", which invited 100 of the most authoritative experts and 1,000 readers in the country to select the 100 greatest inventions in the world, including computers, airplanes, electric lights, printing, and wheels. , radio, etc., but above them, who is number one? It's a toilet!

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In the past, Europe was the smelliest place in the world, with piles of rubbish and sewage flowing everywhere, and people would defecate everywhere in public. In short, before there was no toilet, the situation was more pessimistic, even in Queen Elizabeth's palace.

But the queen always likes cleanliness. She used to use a chamber pot. She wondered if she could develop a non-smelling one that could be washed away with water to improve the current situation.

At that time, there was a missionary named John Harrington who liked literature and was exiled because he wrote some indecent things. After 7 years of exile, he found a beautiful place in England to build a house. In the house, he designed the first flush toilet, which was connected to the cistern. He also wrote a book called "The Night Pot". Metamorphosis".

Elizabeth found out about this, and she called John Harrington back and asked him to make one for the palace. But if you had to install your own pipes, there was no running water at that time, and you had to clean it, which was troublesome to think about. So only this thing is installed in the Queen's palace, and most people still use chamber pots.

200 years later, in 1775, a London watchmaker named Alexander Cumming improved Harrington's design and invented a valve device that allowed the water in the reservoir to be drained each time it was used up. The valve can be automatically closed, and the water tank can be automatically filled with water. That is, the toilet has a water tank and has obtained a patent right, which is the earliest toilet tank concept.

Then, more than 100 years later, the later inventor Joseph Brame, he designed a U-shaped elbow, which is very powerful. With the U-shaped pipe, it is guaranteed that there is water at the bottom of the toilet. This water is equivalent to a gasket, which mainly covers the odor.

With this invention, the flush toilet became popular step by step. The government clearly stipulated that every household must have such a facility when building a house, and the flush toilet was gradually popularized.

But there is a problem, with the toilet, where does the excrement go first? Of course, it's in the river, which is too polluted. Later, there was a big stench incident in London, England, and then another infectious disease incident. The cause of the incident was because of the toilet because the water in the river is also used in life! (Everyone makes up their own minds, it's hard to say too detailed...)

Therefore, it is necessary to establish separate water pipes and sewage pipes to solve this problem. After the implementation of this measure, the environment is indeed much cleaner. But to be honest, now I don't know where the line went. If you know, you can tell the editor in the comment area!

What material was the toilet made of in the first place? Everyone thinks of wood, but wood is used for toilets, everyone knows. Later, it was made of stone and lead, and later, they finally waited for Chinese porcelain to enter Europe.

This material was extremely expensive in the beginning, and most people could not afford it, but there is really no better material than it. It does not contain germs, it is easy to clean, and it is durable. These are historical choices.

There is still a lot of room for improvement in toilets. Now automatic flipping, automatic flushing, seat heating, warm air drying, and automatic deodorization of intelligent toilets are becoming more and more popular. This makes people feel that it is not convenient, but like is enjoying!