Wow, I didn't expect to find an answer so quickly! But here goes from an excellent site at
http://www.coloncare.ca/questionnaire.html
Quote: Healthy stool half-floats and half-sinks in water. Stool that floats entirely is usually filled with undigested fat or gas from fermentation. Stool that sinks usually includes undigested minerals or is so compacted from retention that it contains little moisture.
Here is another informative site.
http://www.donshewey.com/1999_zine/poop.html I love the quote on that page!
Even though gustavratzenhofer may have started this thread in jest, there really are valid reasons for checking things out! Colon cancer is a deadly disease. Unfortunately all matters fecal are matter of embarrassment for many, like the woman at the following website:
http://www.readersdigest.ca/mag/1999/07/living_01.html
As for me, if I had diarrhea lasting more than 2 days, I'd be off to my doctor a.s.a.p.!