There's a specific reason why the flush buttons on internal cistern toilets are so massive. Rico, a 9-year-old ...

Modern dual-flush toilets have become increasingly common, but many people still don't fully understand their purpose. The two buttons on these toilets aren't just for flushing-they're an ...

If you're unsure about which button does what, most dual-flush toilets make it easy to figure out. Usually, you'll notice that one button is smaller or marked with a symbol like a half-circle or a ...

It is rather haunting, the notice above the Flush button in the toilet on the airliner, "Do Not Flush While Seated on Toilet." One imagines the engineers of the toilet running tests with flush ...

Read Story Transcript. Toilets designed to save water are actually wasting it at an alarming rate, says the U.K.'s largest water utility. Dual-flush toilets have separate buttons for heavy or ...

You’ve probably seen wall-mounted toilets, for the most part, in commercial buildings and public spaces: With flush buttons embedded neatly in the wall and bowls that hover above the ground ...

A higher-end toilet that uses as little as a gallon of water, or has two flush buttons, one for a standard flush, and another that uses less than a gallon, can cost between $300 and $500.

The China Post of Taiwan published a hilarious article about passengers pushing emergency alarm buttons in Kaohsiung’s new subway (known locally as the jie-yun). Since the new subway offers free ...

THE CONCEPT OF DUAL FLUSH: The modern-day double flush toilets come with two different types of levers or buttons. One is larger, while the other is smaller and each button is connected to its own ...