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.

I would say it’s not safe to stand on a toilet period.

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.

Buy a step stool. Toilets are expensive.

If you dont have a stool just get a chair

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.

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.

What are you even trying to do?

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.

This sounds like a bad idea.

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

somehow I found this (but didn’t see anything related to standing on the seat):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet-related_injuries_and_deaths

In the past, this number would have been much higher, due to the material from which toilet paper was made. This was shown in a 1935 Northern Tissue advertisement, which depicted splinter-free toilet paper.

New fear unlocked. Good thing I have a bidet now

don’t. it’s gonna break and get water everywhere

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.

Unfortunately no.