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by RandomBacon 832 days ago
They should install a gravity switch. A simply contact that uses gravity to either remain normally-open or normally-closed, and then when the opposite is true, automatically flush.
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Open question: to what extent does the flush mechanism in airplane toilets rely on the presence of gravity?
It quire clearly uses a pressure differential to quickly suck your shit out of the bowl. I doubt gravity makes much of a difference.