The standard strength of toilet seats is slated to triple, after the national safety watchdog Standards Australia found the maximum unsupported weight capacity of 45 kilogrammes was not enough.
Toilet seats will soon have to pass flex and rigidity tests at 150 kilogrammes -- "a precautionary measure to accommodate the increasing size of humans," a Standards spokeswoman said.
[From Aussies' sporting image hit by need to supersize toilets, coffins]
2.13.2009
Big news from...ahem...down under
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but...but...45 kilogrammes is just 99 pounds! soaking wet!
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