08-07-2005, 07:25 PM
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Wicked Clown
Location: House Of Horrors
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hows about this story???
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Mountain toilet can withstand 93 mph winds
Associated Press
Jul. 4, 2005 07:32 AM
CANBERRA, Australia - Scaling Australia's highest mountain will soon become a more civilized climb after the construction of the country's highest toilet.
Dubbed the "Loo with a View," the all-weather toilet block is to be built into the wind-swept side of Mount Kosciuszko, 390 feet below its snowcapped peak in a New South Wales state national park.
"The engineering challenges are in trying to build something in such a remote location and at that elevation," National Parks and Wildlife Service alpine area manager Andrew Harrigan said Thursday.
He described the toilet as "a bunker" built to withstand 93 mph winds and carved 20 feet into the mountain.
It will comprise three urinals and three unisex stalls - one with wheelchair access, he said.
The septic tank would have enough capacity to ensure that the toilet can last more than six months without a service when it is snowed in during winter. The toilet will also catch its own water.
It's part of a campaign to prevent walkers and campers from digging latrines in the earth or snow.
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"Loo with a View"
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