How Porta Potties Work | HowStuffWorks Animations

You can find porta-potties at festivals, construction sites and concerts across the planet – but how do they work? Get a closer (non-messy) look here.

[mpbee]

Cleaned every 100 uses...Ha Ha Haaa...you've never been on a construction site then!!

[erik]

wow 55 seconds and had to catch the 500ms captions, couldnt you have at least done a voice over? Obviously this video was done as fast as possible to meet some weekly quota or something...simply.. Boo.

[godisdead_]

I can now use this knowledge about port-a-potties to impress that cute girl thanks to this video.

[septictankpumpinggreasetra]

How Stuff Works YouTube channel always has the best videos on every subject you can imagine. This one on how the porta potty functions in real life is pretty good for a 54-second video...time is money I guess.

[TheDajamster]

Also - There's a pipe that goes from the holding tank, up through the roof. This releases all the odor out & away. If the toilet lid is left down when not in use, it reduces the smell inside the porta.

[davidgonzales]

I just woke up it’s 7:02 am and whilst peeing I was wondering where does all that waste go In a porta potty and now I’m here

[elizabethstuart]

Must potties be clean on site, or can they be transported to a site for cleaning?

[ccodc]

dang im so grossed out because i thought the urinal was a shelf to set stuff into

[westonhuffman]

Well, Thanks for showing us what it's like to poop in a port a potty.

[sheeplebarn]

my nephew shit in his pants instead of using one of those

[BariumCobaltNitrogn]

If you use one of these, LOCK THE DOOR! Nobody wants to walk in on you.

[ehsanrosli]

makes me glad living in Asia(except India)

[plumbingstuffinoregon]

A couple years ago I had to poop in one that was about to overflow. I ended up standing on the tank and squatting over the hole, just in case it did overflow, and it did, just a little bit though.

[DeathSeekerism]

I would have rather seen a "Porta Potties: Stuff of Genius" video, but this is fine.

[sigma_curry]

so its that basic, literally ppl are taking a dump in a vat of liquid

[suzannerose]

this is why I don't use porta-potties! XD

[autisticgirlawareness]

I have never used a port-a potty I would rather either not go to the bathroom or try to face my fear of automatic toilets at a restaurant than go in a
Port-a potty.. sorry for any spelling errors and grammar errors.

[charles]

They didn't say how it was made how it works

[lunarxgirlxoxoxox]

My sis has one word "ew" lmaooo

[Ecjustme]

I have a porta potty in my village due to Construction