There is an old saying that God protects drunks and babies. Why he chose these particular demographics puzzles me (drunks should be on their own). I've often wondered if drunken babies would be double protected.

That kid is going to be a drummer in a rock band or heavy metal or something.. maybe a bomb specialist.. anything with really loud noises... or onthe other hand, maybe he'll end up being a total wuss and jump and flinch at any sound louder than talking.. either way, i'm glad he lived.. now he can say he was flushed down the toilet when his mom tell him he can't have that piece of candy in 5 years..

Wow, just wow.

You're an arse.

That is incredible. I just can't even imagine.

I'm puzzled. It's not unheard of for a premature baby to drop into a toilet. My question is, if the mother knew the baby was in the toilet, why did she flush? On the other hand, if she didn't know it was in the toilet and unknowingly flushed it, how did they know to go and look for it?

You, sir, have given me a headache trying to figure out the answers to your intriguing questions. :)

According to the story, the mother didn't know the baby was in the toilet..and I thought the railwaymen who found the baby were just in the right place at the right time and happened to notice something on the nearby tracks. As far as flushing, maybe it was an automatic, or, ack, gravity operated toilet?

I wondered why they release the contents of toilets so freely like that, whenever and wherever the train happens to be!

My Dad worked for a railroad for many years so I've ridden trains quite a bit. In my experience, the flush is manual. It's simply a pedal on the side of the toilet that opens a trap door when you step on it. You can actually see the tracks under the train through the trap door.

Which brings me to your question. Unless stopped in a station, the movement of the train prevents waste material from being concentrated in one place. Nature takes care of it from there. It's no different from taking a leak (or dump) while hiking in the woods. Signs over the toilet remind everyone not to flush while the train is in the station.

I came across the official answer to your question here, information that wasn't reported/available early on..

"Toilets on Indian trains usually have holes that open directly onto the tracks, and there were no indications Thursday that authorities doubted Bhuri's story or planned to investigate the incident."

As far as nature taking its course, you're right of course..just that commuter trains and subways (very urban settings) were the first thing that came to mind, and it made me wonder about that.

What an incredible story.