Why are wax rings still used in plumbing?

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Why are toilets not joined to the main plumbing via a dedicated, leak proof joint? Something that latches into the toilet and is sealed? Automotive, aircraft, and other industries have high pressure fluid lines. Could someone conceive of an improvement to the current toilet connection?

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I didn’t think the wax rings made any sense in this modern world until I actually removed a terlet and remodeled. Any other method *might work in very specific circumstances, but the wax covers many plumbing sins past present and future. Protip: use two wax rings especially for weird tricky places.

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