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Is there a functional reason for why toilet lids do not close in an air-tight fashion? If there were no openings for the particles to escape through, it seems l

Is there a functional reason for why toilet lids do not close in an air-tight fashion? If there were no openings for the particles to escape through, it seems like it would make closing the lid more effective.

wellthisisgreat 3y ago
how would you open it without struggling to pry it from the suction?
- Symbiote 3y ago
  It could have a seal like a fridge door.
JJMcJ 3y ago
Wouldn't the air above the water tend to hold the water in the bowl, since emptying the bowl would create a partial vacuum? And would that effect, if it exists, be enough to prevent effective flushing?
- chopin 3y ago
  Water in = water out. This shouldn't be much of a problem.
- goodpoint 3y ago
  If anything it would really help avoiding clogging. Perhaps you can even get rid of the water reservoir and use pumped water instead. The lid could be transparent to make sure no surprises are left behind.