This is a serious question, even if it sounds stupid; if you were dying of thirst, would you drink water from the toilet?

Absolutely.

Of course haha

Cats and dogs do it. Never had one of them die from it. I would rather drink that water than my own piss.

same here @johnpowell

Very serious question. The Nobel committee just called.

My vote also goes to drinking it, if it must be so, rather than Jp’s piss.

Sure

As opposed to dying? Sure.

I’d drink from the tank first.

Yes, the tank first, then the bowl if necessary.

@wilma Ultimately, if the tank water is safer, you could just flush it again if you happen to run out.
Max Brooks mentions that tank water is safe, and although I love zombies, he isn’t someone I’d actually go for in order to get such facts, at least, not based on his books. However, I’m under the impression that I should have known that toilet water is safe. I’m sorry, Max Brooks. :D

The question answers itself. If your life depends on something, you will do almost anything.

@bea2345 I saw this documentary once, about people who have races in the desert. Like, day long races, that concentrate on perseverance and survival, not a speed race. (although it’s still the first one who gets to the finish point) Apparently, the racers save their urine in a bottle, and drink it later on when needed. I shoulda thought of that lol.

Of course

@Fiddle_Playing_Creole_Bastard “I’d drink from the tank first.”

I was thinking that, but then I remembered while I clean my bowl semi-regularly I know for a fact there is some sort of mold or mildew in my tank. Eww.

Yes.

If the water was actually running, I would bypass the toilet and drink water at the cutoff valve, underneath the toilet. Clean water is there.

@john65pennington Yeah, we’ll assume the toilet is running. I totally never thought of that. Actually I didn’t even know that was there lol.

Ooo touche’. Very good john65pennington!

Already do.

@cockswain lolz XD

Of course. In fact, I would re-cycle my own urine if necessary.

Yes, actually dying of thirst is far worse and more life-threatening than drinking toilet water. @john65pennington has a great suggestion for how best to do it.

Oh yes. Self-preservation is one of nature’s most important laws. Lol.

@Symbeline Yes, there’s a little drinking fountain inside your toilet! Pretty handy, eh? :-) You take the top off the tank and you’ll see it, then just flush and fresh water comes out a little metal tube and refills the tank.

@fundevogel I’d take mildew over festering butthole and peepee residue.

Toilet water would actually have more cleaner product that poopoo (Hopefully, the person most likely has good house cleaning manners). I know I used undiluted simple green to clean my toilet bowl. My water would probably taste like tap water with a strong hint of lime, lol.

Miners have been known to survive cave ins by drinking their own urine. If you have a toilet to drink from, you’re not in dire straits. To save your life, you may have to accept less than pristine fluids meet your fluid intake needs. Better to have an infection than to die of thirst. How many days can one go without fluids? I should know the answer, but I don’t.

I’d flush & take great big gulps of the stuff, hoping I don’t drown in the process.
Now that would be hilarious…..ironic.

Sure.

Also, I think other people’s poo germs are really more of a danger to you than yours and the people you encounter on a regular basis, the people who live with you and also use the toilet. You’re almost certain to be immune or if they had anything really dangerous, you would have most likely already been made sick by them. I live by myself so I am really very unlikely to be exposed to any germs in my toilet that didn’t come out of me to begin with, I think. And if drinking out of the toilet is good enough for my dog, it’s good enough for me, in a pinch.

It isn’t too toxic in Fallout 3. After a nuclear strike all the toilets in the DC area is only “slightly” toxic compared to can food. :|

My toilet has a built in drinking fountain (I believe that bidet is the French name for water fountains).

Never.

Yes.

When one is truly dying of thirst they will drink about anything. I would go for the tank first myself if I could. My very first thought would be if I could dismantle the pipe to get it right from the source.

The water supply to the toilet tank is the same as for your sink. Personally I would obviously go for the tank water first. However, suffering from actual severe hunger/thirst is much different from thinking about what you would do in the scenerio. Biological urges and the physical body’s urge to survive are extremely powerful and can easily override our normal train of thought in extreme circumstances (speaking from personal experiences).

@Paradox25 Yeah, I heard that while dying of dehydration, someone might kill their parents for a small glass of water. I’m not being funny here, this was the equivalent that was explained to me. You also become quite delirious and messed up in advanced stages, too, but even if you didn’t, yeah.

@Sunny2 Death by dehydration is only a few days, but it can depend on a lot of things. You’ll obviously go faster in a desert than you would in some humid jungle. (I think) There’s also different kinds of dehydration cases, some which include water, and others which include things you find in certain foods. But generally, I’d say a few days, you’re fucked lol.

@Paradox25 “However, suffering from actual severe hunger/thirst is much different from thinking about what you would do in the scenerio. Biological urges and the physical body’s urge to survive are extremely powerful and can easily override our normal train of thought in extreme circumstances (speaking from personal experiences).”

That’s why we need to sort out our Emergency Toilet Protocol now, so when we are faced with such an emergency we will already have a clear idea of what to do. It’s like knowing you’re fire escape route or taking CPR. We should be doing drills now, for our safety.