ELi5 How do toilets work?

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Just started working in facilities maintenance, I deal with toilets a lot but don’t understand the magic completely.

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Behind the bowl is a pipe shaped like an “S”. As the flushing action starts and water fills up the bowl, the pipe starts to fill up as well. When it gets to a certain point, the pipe pulls on the water and waste in the bowl and into the drain it goes. The rest of the flushing action then refills the bowl.

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