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title: Dry ice in an aircraft lavatory
date: "2002-10-23T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1077
description: Explore the chaotic results of dropping dry ice into an aircraft lavatory. This aviation anecdote explains how sublimation interacts with vacuum toilets, causing pressure surges, loud noises, and potential damage to the plane's pressurized plumbing system.
keywords: [dry ice, aircraft lavatory, vacuum toilet, aviation, sublimation, plumbing]
---

What happens when you drop [dry ice in an aircraft lavatory](http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2002/10/03/askthepilot13/)? [via andersja](http://www.jacobsen.no/anders/blog/archives/2002/10/22/what_happens_when_you_dump_dry_ice_into_an_airplane_toilet.html)