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Three Minutes Between Flushes

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Location
Covent Garden, London
A laminated white sign on a wood door asking users to allow three minutes between flushes and to use a sufficient amount of toilet paper.
A laminated instruction sheet introducing a cooling-off period between flushes.

Transcription

Please allow 3 minutes between flushes. To avoid blockages, please use the sufficient amount of toilet paper. Thank you

Commentary

The operational demand here is unusually high. Most notices restrict what may enter the system; this one also regulates the tempo. Asking for three minutes between flushes gives the room the atmosphere of a piece of machinery that should not be hurried.