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Toilet Unclogger Could Be the Greatest Invention Since the Plunger
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Doreen Kaundur
#1 - 2014-06-11 20:13:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Doreen Kaundur
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Anyone who has confronted the horror of a clogged toilet about to overflow may have bemoaned why modern technology has been able to send a man to the moon but failed to invent anything more effective and sanitary than a dome of rubber on the end of a stick.

Really? That is the sum total of human ingenuity in the 21st century? Well, bemoan no more.

An inventor in South Korea has created what could be the biggest thing in plumbing since the plunger. And the video demonstration of it has gone viral, with nearly 3 million views on YouTube so far.

"I wondered if there was a better way," inventor Seung-il Kim, 36, told ABC News from South Korea. "It's the same principle as a plunger -- using pressure -- but it creates a lot more pressure than a plunger."

The device -- dubbed "Pung-too" -- works by adhering a strong plastic film over the bowl using a special adhesive. When you flush the toilet, the plastic film bulges up, and when the user presses down a few times, it miraculously unclogs the plumbing.

"I had a prototype about four years ago, but it took me two years to develop a special adhesive that was strong enough and worked on a ceramic surface," Kim said.

The product is currently on sale only in South Korea, costing about $24 for a set of three. But the video has prompted calls from interested vendors overseas, Kim said.

"My hope is that each home across the world will have one of these sanitary products," Kim said.


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Mortlake
Republic Military School
#2 - 2014-06-11 20:17:21 UTC
Now I know what to do if my lav ever gets bunged up with chicken soup.

Sometimes you hit the bar and sometimes the bar hits you...
Slade Trillgon
Brutor Force Federated
#3 - 2014-06-11 20:19:43 UTC
*waits for youtube videos of epic fails with this device*

Someone pushing too hard without getting good adhesion on the toilet Lol


Oh, I want to say the screams of 1000 plumbers was heard, but plungers work just fine in my experience.
Doreen Kaundur
#4 - 2014-06-11 20:23:57 UTC
Brown water? Ugh

I just want to know why he decided to poop in the toilet first...just to demonstrate?

Glad he didnt invent a new toilet paper...can you imagine the demo and infomercial?

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Slade Trillgon
Brutor Force Federated
#5 - 2014-06-11 20:24:53 UTC
Doreen Kaundur wrote:
Brown water? Ugh

I just want to know why he decided to poop in the toilet first...just to demonstrate?

Glad he didnt invent a new toilet paper...can you imagine the demo and infomercial?



LolLolLol

So true!
Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#6 - 2014-06-11 23:43:26 UTC
Doreen Kaundur wrote:
Brown water? Ugh

I just want to know why he decided to poop in the toilet first...just to demonstrate?

Glad he didnt invent a new toilet paper...can you imagine the demo and infomercial?

Yeah, that was my first thought too. Did the simulation have to be that accurate? But anyway, I want a few of those uncloggers! Or else an easier way to sanitize bathroom plungers and plumber's snakes. Those things are foul after doing a foul job.
Ila Dace
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2014-06-12 01:38:34 UTC
Doreen Kaundur wrote:
Brown water? Ugh

I just want to know why he decided to poop in the toilet first...just to demonstrate?

Glad he didnt invent a new toilet paper...can you imagine the demo and infomercial?

So you wipe... poo
You wipe again... poo
You wipe a third time... poo
Again... poo
It's like you're wiping a brown sharpie marker.

Well no more! Allow me to demonstrate the revolutionary new Super-High Colonic...

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Riyria Twinpeaks
Perkone
Caldari State
#8 - 2014-06-12 07:26:32 UTC
Ila Dace wrote:
Doreen Kaundur wrote:
Brown water? Ugh

I just want to know why he decided to poop in the toilet first...just to demonstrate?

Glad he didnt invent a new toilet paper...can you imagine the demo and infomercial?

So you wipe... poo
You wipe again... poo
You wipe a third time... poo
Again... poo
It's like you're wiping a brown sharpie marker.

Well no more! Allow me to demonstrate the revolutionary new Super-High Colonic...


Please don't tell me it works with pressure differences as well ..
Solecist Project
#9 - 2014-06-12 07:55:39 UTC
This thread is full of ****. :/

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Mizhir
Devara Biotech
#10 - 2014-06-12 07:56:43 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
This thread is full of ****. :/


Yeah. it's going right down the drain :/

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Graygor
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2014-06-12 12:36:02 UTC
Mizhir wrote:
Solecist Project wrote:
This thread is full of ****. :/


Yeah. it's going right down the drain :/


I see what you did there. Blink

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Slade Trillgon
Brutor Force Federated
#12 - 2014-06-12 13:18:11 UTC
Khergit Deserters wrote:
Doreen Kaundur wrote:
Brown water? Ugh

I just want to know why he decided to poop in the toilet first...just to demonstrate?

Glad he didnt invent a new toilet paper...can you imagine the demo and infomercial?

Yeah, that was my first thought too. Did the simulation have to be that accurate? But anyway, I want a few of those uncloggers! Or else an easier way to sanitize bathroom plungers and plumber's snakes. Those things are foul after doing a foul job.


Bleach and a bucket of hot water are your friends. Add in some gloves and then pull the plunger out. At least that is what I do. As infrequently as I have to plunge a toilet, that process is quick and simple and does the job fine.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#13 - 2014-06-12 16:31:01 UTC
Yeah.. im going to stick with a plunger.



Im not good with my toilet blowing a bubble.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Kijo Rikki
Killboard Padding Services
#14 - 2014-06-12 16:54:17 UTC
See, when this sort of thing happens to me I just reach down and cut the water supply.

You make a valid point, good Sir or Madam. 
Slade Trillgon
Brutor Force Federated
#15 - 2014-06-12 17:08:10 UTC
Kijo Rikki wrote:
See, when this sort of thing happens to me I just reach down and cut the water supply.


That does not actually fix the issue that caused the problem that just stops the tank from being filled again.
De'Veldrin
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#16 - 2014-06-12 17:17:56 UTC
Am I the only one that gets excited when I have to drag the electric snake out of the garage?

De'Veldrin's Corollary (to Malcanis' Law): Any idea that seeks to limit the ability of a large nullsec bloc to do something in the name of allowing more small groups into sov null will inevitably make it that much harder for small groups to enter sov null.
Kijo Rikki
Killboard Padding Services
#17 - 2014-06-12 17:19:20 UTC
Slade Trillgon wrote:
Kijo Rikki wrote:
See, when this sort of thing happens to me I just reach down and cut the water supply.


That does not actually fix the issue that caused the problem that just stops the tank from being filled again.


No, but it prevents it from overflowing and allows you to leisurely fetch the plunger which will fix the issue that caused the problem. Blink

You make a valid point, good Sir or Madam.