14 Apr 2019

Michael Rose: Reducing aircraft toilet noise

From Sunday Morning, 8:41 am on 14 April 2019
Michael Rose

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After two years of research and thousands of flushes, A group of physicists at Brigham Young University have made using the airplane toilet a far less terrifying experience. Project leader Michael Rose and his team worked on a number of theories on developing a toilet which flushes at least half as quietly as the loos currently on board most flights. He explains to Jim how the final solution to making a quick trip to the loo inflight is far less scary thanks to a small modification.