I have to reach the ceiling above the toilet but the space between the sink and the toilet is too narrow for my step ladder to fit. It would be for just a couple minutes.

  • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
    7·
    4 hours ago

    It would be for just a couple minutes.

    Narrator: that couple of minutes turned into many hours in the hospital.

  • Etterra@discuss.onlineEnglish
    5·
    4 hours ago

    That is how people fucking die in undignified but hilarious poses. Do not stand on any part the toilet if you value having your skull in one piece.

    • Victor@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 hours ago

      Confirmed, my kid slammed the lid breaking the hinges, had to replace entire lid. More than $100. For the lid.

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
    6·
    7 hours ago

    Legit, I saw one break once with a patient just leaning on it with one hand to reach a cabinet above the toilet.

    It wasn’t really catastrophic, but if a 200lb dude leaning against one with only part of their weight can crack the ceramic, there’s no way standing on one is at all acceptable.

  • IWW4@lemmy.zip
    12·
    9 hours ago

    You are really asking for it, when you use anything as a ladder that is not a ladder.

    not only can you destroy that thing, such as a toilet, you can really fuck yourself up FOREVER.

    I get that awkward angle is a hassle.

  • fizzle@quokk.auEnglish
    21·
    12 hours ago

    Hey I engage in all sorts of bullshit risky DIY shenanigans but… the only answer anyone can really give you is “no, it’s not safe”.

    In this particular case though I’d give you a “hard no, do not attempt”.

    IDK what your cistern is like but generally the fixtures just arent going to support an additional 60 to 100kg.

    As a bonus, if it goes then it will shatter on the floor and you’ll come down on top of all those wicked sharp edges. Fuck that.

    Kinda curious why you have to reach the ceiling there, but… find another way, like a longer tool or whatever.

  • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish
    13·
    13 hours ago

    Absolutely not! Doesn’t matter if you’re 100 lbs. soaking wet! If you shift your weight wrong, it’ll break both the tank and bowl. And ceramic is incredibly sharp when broken, think of it like non tempered glass.

  • FatVegan@leminal.space
    8·
    14 hours ago

    It’s really not. It’s not only probably gonna break and you have to deal with a broken toilet and water, ceramic is very sharp and it can fuck you up

  • daannii@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    16 hours ago

    I broke my big toe that way.

    Im not 100% sure how it all went down. But. I was standing on the toilet bowl. Lid closed (of course). I was leaning off to the left to reach a light bulb over the sink I was trying to get to .

    Something happened where the seat came loose somehow. Slid sideways. In an attempt not to hit my head on the ceramic sink I over corrected my right foot. It went into the now open toilet. Big toe first. Full body weight.

    Took like 3-4 months to heal.

    Pretty sure it was just hairline fracture. Not a compound fracture.

    But I was honestly lucky it was my big toe and not my head and the sink.

    The lid was tight before I did this.
    I thought the amount I had to lean over was not very much and it honestly didn’t look like a risk. I was wrong.

    I’m super lucky as I live alone. No one would have found me for at least a week.

    Don’t be playing around in the bathroom. Every surface is a death trap.

    My friend who is a mortician told me a lot of people die in bathrooms. Like way more than you would think.