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marmar

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Fri May 4, 2012, 01:19 PM May 2012

Turbo Crapper


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/03/fastest-toilet-land-speed-record_n_1473173.html


Most speed records that involve the toilet are set by people who have to run to one, but one Canadian stuntwoman made history by riding one.

She's Jolene Van Vugt, 31, and she's flushed with excitement after riding a motorized toilet into the Guinness World Record book on Wednesday at a speed of 46 mph.

"I flew into Australia yesterday and came out here to jump straight on the toilet," she told the BBC. "That was so fun and I'm stoked to get the record."

In the process, she beat the previous record speed of 42 mph, set March 10, 2011, by Edd China in Milan, Italy. ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/03/fastest-toilet-land-speed-record_n_1473173.html



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Turbo Crapper (Original Post) marmar May 2012 OP
The old record just got flushed... Archae May 2012 #1
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