The first time I ever heard of graphing water consumption versus a TV show was after the final episode of M*A*S*H. While it is probably apocryphal, it is said that several areas of New York city lost water pressure from all the people going to the bathroom at once when a commercial came on. Now, we have some real data for the Canada vs. U.S. hockey finale at the Olympics. It is amazing that the amount of water used spiked at the end of each period, and that the water usage decreased as the game progressed. Take a look at the graph and the accompanying article.
The water utility in Edmonton, EPCOR, published the most incredible graph of water consumption last week. By now you’ve probably heard that up to 80% of Canadians were watching last Sunday’s gold medal Olympic hockey game. So I guess it stands to reason that they’d all go pee between periods.
via What If Everybody in Canada Flushed At Once? | Pat’s Papers.
