Did you know "Why is my poop green?" is one of the most commonly Googled questions?

Huh. And now, Hank Green at the SciShow has the answer!

This Tokyo toilet exhibition is one of the finest museum attractions in the world

First, you put on a special poop hat and climb up to look in the giant toilet…but don't fall in!

Ha! Just kidding. You have a poop hat on—you're SUPPOSED to fall in the toilet. But where do you go?

You'll feel a little flushed as you head to a class where you will learn about all the different kinds of poop.

So what's the story? I'll let the Agence France-Presse explain:

A Japanese exhibition dedicated to what gets flushed down them and featuring a giant toilet slide is making a splash in Tokyo. Children wearing poo-shaped hats slid excitedly down a chute into a lavatory following the "Journey of Poo" at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. 

The aim of the exhibition, which also includes a chorus of singing toilet bowls, is to educate visitors about sewerage, health and waste. An angry lavatory asked out loud what would happen if the world's loos refused to do their jobs, encouraging toddlers to say 'thank you' after flushing. Children also lined up to make their own poop from plasticene, while giggling couples enjoying an unusual date also took the opportunity to sport the popular brown hats and slide down the toilet.

Link here, via Chris Buckley.

Swedish kids are so lucky

Biss och Kajs is a Swedish TV show that helps children understand their bodily functions. (Its title is a take-off on the Swedish words for "wee-wee" and "poo-poo".)

Its stars are two characters, Biss and Kajs. They are seated in the photo, next to the big butt. One is poop, the other a stream of pee. Wow. (Oh, and one more thing about this show: Russians really hate them!)

Toilet Training for College Students

Over in the United Kingdom, Swansea University has been having some trouble with student use of the toilets. It seems that some of the foreign students aren't used to these devices, and so they need to learn how to sit on them and what to flush (and NOT to flush) down them.

I think higher education just became LOWER education. (Get it?)

“It is not a teachers’ job to wipe children’s bottoms”

Man, some schools are SO strict.

Over at Vauxhall Primary School in Liverpool (England), kids who poop or pee their pants are being sent HOME.

What a rip-off! Everyone knows that's not the way it's supposed to work. Here's how I remember it:

Mrs. Edwards: Oh Jenny, you've made a lovely fingerpainting. And Bart, why are you making that funny face?

Me: Urk!

Jenny: Somebody STINKS.

Mrs. Edwards: Oh Bart, again? Off to the school nurse you go. She'll hose you down and give you an entirely new wardrobe.

Yep, those were the days. Anyway, a Vauxhall School spokesperson said, “Unless your child has been diagnosed with a medical condition, it is not our job to toilet-train them. This is a parent’s responsibility and you may be asked to keep your child at home and work with them until they are fully toilet-trained.”

In that case, I never would have been allowed school!

Photo by Krystal O'Neal.

Nuclear Boy's Poop Is Dangerous

Have you seen this Japanese cartoon yet? The idea is that explains Japan's current problems with a character named Nuclear Boy. To put it simply, he has toxic farts and poo.

As you can see, Nuclear Boy has had a bad stomach ache since the earthquake. His poop is VERY stinky, and everyone’s afraid that Nuclear Boy will make a stinky poop if he doesn’t get medicine soon.

And he is already farting . . . which is a bad sign! (I think we all hope Nuclear Boy is feeling better soon.)

Toilet Seat Education!

Photo by dpstyles

Do you know why toilet seats have those four little bumpers on the bottom?

It's to create space between the seat and the toilet. This is very important; there HAS to be a space there!

Think about the suction that happens when you flush the toilet. If it were allowed to build up while you were sitting there, the suction pressure from the flushing could suck YOU into the toilet. Not good!

Ooh, speaking of toilet lids, here's Superman:

From istolthetv

"Who farted? You have detention!"

An 11 year-old boy from Ohio just got detention for passing gas on the school bus. Wow! He's already been interviewed on national TV, but I'm just going to share that his first name is Christian.

Christian got in trouble for doing a right-cheek sneak while on his way home from Thoreau Park Elementary School. And then he took the credit for it. Mistake! NEVER take credit for a fart. Anyway, my favorite part of the news story was this:

Christian now fears his flatulence. If he's caught passing gas on the bus again, he could get four or five days of detention.

"Depends on how much more gas he has," said his father.

Yes, it does, doesn't it? Anyway, I'm not going to rip on the bus driver who gave the detention because that gas probably stank. And I'm not going to rip on Christian for ripping one. In fact, Christian, we here at Ultra-Gross salute you!

Nerds Stink?

Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are among the smartest in the nation.

They are also among the stinkiest!

Body odor and bad breath are huge problems on the MIT campus when students cram for finals. That’s because they get so focused on studying, they forget to wash, brush, or even wipe.

And so during finals week, the student government now provides free deodorant and mouthwash for students. 

Nice. After all, test time is hard enough without the kid at the next seat grossing you out!