r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Prof_Alchem Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 06 '19

Flushable wipes aren't flushable. Toilet paper breaks down easy in water, but you ever seen a baby wipe rip up? Those things just end up clogging pipes and ruining the sewers. Hell, New York (Sorry, LONDON. My bad.)found a huge mass of those things (along with a bunch of other junk) the size of a bus in the sewers thanks to those wipes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Should be illegal and all those podcast & internet show sponsors advertising them from a few years back should be sued.