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Chanser · Sep 12, 2017

A fatberg weighing the same as 11 double decker buses and stretching the length of two football pitches is blocking a section of London's ageing sewage network.

The congealed mass of fat, wet wipes and nappies is one of the biggest ever found and would have risked raw sewage flooding on to the streets in Whitechapel, east London, had it not been discovered during a routine inspection earlier this month.

Thames Water's head of waste networks, Matt Rimmer, said: ”This fatberg is up there with the biggest we've ever seen. It's a total monster and taking a lot of manpower and machinery to remove as it's set hard.

”It's basically like trying to break up concrete. It's frustrating as these situations are totally avoidable and caused by fat, oil and grease being washed down sinks and wipes flushed down the loo."

The fatberg is estimated to weigh 130 tonnes and stretches for 250 metres making it 10 times larger than the one found in a sewer in Kingston, London, in 2013.

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...-concrete-fatberg-blocks-london-sewage-system
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41238272

bosseye · Sep 12, 2017

People need to stop flushing non flushable items down the bog. Who flushes nappies down the toilet, I mean really.

Fritz · Sep 12, 2017

Fatberg? That's an actual word in English? Heiliger Moly

Yazzees · Sep 12, 2017

"Fatberg" is a portmanteau of fat + berg, modelled on iceberg. The word was added to Oxford Dictionaries Online in 2015.[5]

welp

Pinko Marx · Sep 12, 2017

bosseye said:
People need to stop flushing non flushable items down the bog. Who flushes nappies down the toilet, I mean really.

Is a nappie what y'all call napkins????

ahoyhoy · Sep 12, 2017

If your anus is so sensitive it requires wet naps, you need to keep those shit rags in a trash can.

Broken Joystick · Sep 12, 2017

Who is still flushing nappies down toilets? God damn.

The smell must be...unimaginable.

Rad- · Sep 12, 2017

Its a total monster and taking a lot of manpower and machinery to remove as its set hard.

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

xxracerxx · Sep 12, 2017

Jesus Christ

Pinko Marx · Sep 12, 2017

ahoyhoy said:
If your anus is so sensitive it requires wet naps, you need to keep those shit rags in a trash can.

It's not that my booty is sensitive its that wet wipes get the job done so much better.

criesofthepast · Sep 12, 2017

I would stick my face in it for 10 million dollars.

Boy Wander · Sep 12, 2017

Pinko Marx said:
Is a nappie what y'all call napkins????

Diaper

Air Zombie Meat · Sep 12, 2017

Wet wipers go to hell.

The Jazz Cabbage Master · Sep 12, 2017

When I saw these on Adam Ruins Everything I about died.

enewtabie · Sep 12, 2017

I've watched a lot of Peppa Pig, so that's Diapers right? Wow, that's something.

benicillin · Sep 12, 2017

This is the MOST disgusting thing I've heard today.

ahoyhoy · Sep 12, 2017

Pinko Marx said:
It's not that my booty is sensitive its that wet wipes get the job done so much better.

Lower your expectations or eat more fiber.

Or maybe shave your butt hole so you get less dingle berries

Pinko Marx · Sep 12, 2017

ahoyhoy said:
Lower your expectations or eat more fiber.

Or maybe shave your butt hole so you get less dingle berries

Lower my expectations? On cleaning my butt out? No, I've lowered them before and that just leads to itchiness. I buy toilet safe wet wipes anyway.

Linkyn · Sep 12, 2017

Thames Waters head of waste networks, Matt Rimmer, said: This fatberg is up there with the biggest weve ever seen. Its a total monster and taking a lot of manpower and machinery to remove as its set hard.

How very fitting.

Mahonay · Sep 12, 2017

They should be careful. It's probably sentient.

Breakage · Sep 12, 2017

The smell is probably strong enough to re-animate the dead.

Stumpokapow · Sep 12, 2017

Pinko Marx said:
It's not that my booty is sensitive its that wet wipes get the job done so much better.

get a bidet you peasant

Krakn3Dfx · Sep 12, 2017

I love it that a guy named Rimmer is in charge of this.

Redd · Sep 12, 2017

That's nasty. Give out Bidets for everyone.

clarknova156 · Sep 12, 2017

ahoyhoy said:
Lower your expectations or eat more fiber.

Or maybe shave your butt hole so you get less dingle berries

I had a sensible chuckle at this. Also that disposal wet wipes that advertise they break up in water? They do not. Period. Using wet wipes might be the most "First World" thing imaginable. They are incredible wasteful and harmful.

Skellig Gra · Sep 12, 2017

Fatbergy McFatbergface

Tagyhag · Sep 12, 2017

Fatberg is a great name for those monstrosities.

Stumpokapow said:
get a bidet you peasant

Yeah, I'm surprised they're not popular in London. You'd think a European city would know better.

Pinko Marx · Sep 12, 2017

Stumpokapow said:
get a bidet you peasant

I'm drafting up the GoFundMe pitch as we speak.

Alucrid · Sep 12, 2017

Boy Wander said:
Diaper

how do you flush a diaper without it instantly clogging your toilet

Jamiaro · Sep 12, 2017

Mr Rimmer sure has a fitting name for his position.

shaneo632 · Sep 12, 2017

I'm imagining someone eating a greasy whole chicken while sat on the toilet and then just flushing the whole fucking thing.

okno · Sep 12, 2017

Didn't they just unclog a massive one a few years ago? Yeesh...

crpav · Sep 12, 2017

The real question is how many condoms and how much semen is included in this?

Slackbladder · Sep 12, 2017

It's really the cooking oil and fat flushed and poured away that's the problem. It binds everything together. Take Aways are responsible for a lot of these fatbergs being made.

Clefargle · Sep 12, 2017

ahoyhoy said:
Lower your expectations or eat more fiber.

Or maybe shave your butt hole so you get less dingle berries

Or stop being gross and buy a bidet

Stumpokapow · Sep 12, 2017

Pinko Marx said:
I'm drafting up the GoFundMe pitch as we speak.

they cost $35 get off the internet and do something with your life

Red Arremer · Sep 12, 2017

Stumpokapow said:
get a bidet you peasant

Don't even need a bidet, just use your shower to wash your ass after wiping. It's not that hard.

Breakage · Sep 12, 2017

Redd said:
That's nasty. Give out Bidets for everyone.

Most Brits find the idea of bidets and "washing" after pooing ridiculous.

tonysidaway · Sep 12, 2017

benicillin said:
This is the MOST disgusting thing I've heard today.

Wait until you get to the Daddyofive sentencing thread. Oh boy.

Pinko Marx · Sep 12, 2017

Stumpokapow said:
they cost $35 get off the internet and do something with your life

Wow I've always thought installing a bidet was an expensive and time consuming process. My lesson for the day is learned.

Red Arremer said:
Don't even need a bidet, just use your shower to wash your ass after wiping. It's not that hard.

Can't tell if sarcasm.

TheLostBigBoss · Sep 12, 2017

Pinko Marx said:
It's not that my booty is sensitive its that wet wipes get the job done so much better.

Or just use wet wipes, throw them into a plastic bag and throw that in the trash every day instead of flushing them

slit · Sep 12, 2017

Why are companies allowed to keep advertising wipes as flushable when they are not?

womfalcs3 · Sep 12, 2017

Lol at fatberg. I like it.

BradleyUK · Sep 12, 2017

It's all the restaurant on Whitechapel putting oil down the drawn.

Sobriquet · Sep 12, 2017

Worth my click solely for the whale illustration

Kittygirl · Sep 12, 2017

Stumpokapow said:
they cost $35 get off the internet and do something with your life

I'm kind of disturbed Amazon sells used ones.

Shiggy · Sep 12, 2017

I thought all of them left London?

tonysidaway · Sep 12, 2017

Breakage said:
Most Brits find the idea of bidets and "washing" after pooing ridiculous.

Nah. It's just our tiny bathrooms and antiquated plumbing that makes them rare. We have to improvise using water from the washbasin while remaining seated on the toilet. Almost anything's better than a desultory wipe with dry toilet paper.

Shao Kahn on the Lawn · Sep 12, 2017

The problem isn't whether wipes are "toilet safe" or not because almost none of them are safe to flush regardless of what the packaging says. They don't disintegrate in water and they're resistant to waste systems designed to tear up matter.

The sooner people adopt bidets, the better.

Leatherface · Sep 12, 2017

TheLostBigBoss said:
Or just use wet wipes, throw them into a plastic bag and throw that in the trash every day instead of flushing them

or spit on some toilet paper. All natural!

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