Breech-loading toilet

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Halfbakers have an unhealthy obsession with all matters toiletial. It is equally true that, whenever the subject of blockages occurs, [8th] can be counted upon to recommend the use of explosives.

Howevertheless, a standard toilet bowl is ill-suited to the application of explosives. Apart from the fact that porcelain has a tendency to shatter under sudden load, there is the problem that the bowl is wider than the drain, and hence most of the force of the explosion will travel in the wrong direction.

Fortunately, the engineers at MaxCo. have been working on this one in their spare time and - especially for [8th] - have produced the Breech-loading Toilet (or BLT).

The BLT bears some resemblance to a conventional toilet, apart from (a) being circular rather than oval in its uppermost parts and (b) being gunmetal grey in colour. This is because it is made of gunmetal. Closer inspection will also reveal a coarse gapped thread on the inside of the rim.

Delivered at no extra cost with the BLT is the BLT Breech-Block - 348lb of beautifully engineered steel, with a thread matching that on the inside of the rim.

When blockages occur, as blockages are wont to do, it is a matter of moments to drop a timed charge into the bowl, hoist the breech-block into position and screw it firmly into place.

We should also emphasize that it is possible, with practice, to time the explosion to coincide with the moment a cat strolls over the manhole cover in the street out front.