• @OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca
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    266 months ago

    If I shouldn’t wipe the seat with toilet paper because it creates micro-scratches, what the hell does it do to my ass?! I don’t want to risk scratches or discolouration either!

  • @hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 months ago

    How on Earth does a toilet seat get scratched from TP?? Are the seats made with super shitty material or is the toilet paper the ass-tearing sandpaper kind?

    • @repungnant_canary@lemmy.world
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      116 months ago

      Even normal tp and tissue fibers are actually surprisingly hard. For example if you wear glasses you should not use tissues to wipe the glasses because it will eventually damage the coating. Something like a cotton T-shirt will be more friendly to your glasses (but it’s probably not a good idea to wipe a toilet seat with your t-shirt)

        • @BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
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          26 months ago

          Then why do we use them on our assholes?

          The epithelial cells keep reproducing, so any cells your tear off while wiping gets replaced.

          But I still concur: it’s 2025, we sent people to the moon almost 60 years ago, we built a world wide computer network, and I can watch porn on a little plastic rectangle, using wireless headphones, so nobody notices that I’m jerking off on the bus (ok, that last part isn’t true, they definitely did notice, and I’m not allowed to drive the school bus anymore /s) … still though, we’ve come so far, and we’re still wiping our asses with dried tree mush? Wtf? At least we’re not using the toilet brush like the Romans, but how about we tried something other than scraping feces from our skin? Maybe a build in bidet? I have never found them in the wild, but when I do, I can guarantee that I’m trying out the warm water and blow dryer options… Maybe while using my wireless headphones and plastic rectangle ;-)

          Are we stupid? (don’t answer that)

          Yes (sorry, too stupid to understand rhetorical questions)

      • @dai@lemmy.world
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        46 months ago

        The same reason you don’t open letters or cut open cartons with your kitchen knives, also the same reason your kitchen knives should never end up in your dishwasher.

      • @quafeinum@lemmy.world
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        16 months ago

        Fyi: clean Glases with a drop of dish Soap(rub with finger) and water. Then clean/polish it with a napkin/toilet paper. Dont use excessive force lol. Just cotton will eventually cause scratches just as well as napkins

  • @vane@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Am I to high or this toilet looks like head with open mouth ? edit: The thumbnail has somehow flipped shadow.

  • @TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    If it cannot withstand paper, it cannot withstand underwear. This doesn’t inspire me with security and reads more like the company trying to push away responsibility for cheap products and/or bad design. Toilets are nothing new, every country has at least a few.

    * Pulls off mask, revealing “includes features like … an air dryer”.

    Funny thing about air dryers and using them near plastics… Yeah, guys, to the people trying to argue that toiler paper is now sandpaper, one, I’m going to venture a guess that an air dryer does more damage, and two, I’m going to trigger you by telling you how I’ve been using toilet paper to clean my glasses and no problem, they even still have that blue surface level “anti-reflection” protection.

  • Flying Squid
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    46 months ago

    This is why we should have let the Wicked Witch of the West get away with it.

  • Noxy
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    46 months ago

    why are people wiping toilet seats with toilet paper?

    especially washlets where you’re definitely sitting down to enjoy the seat heating??

  • @Grabthar@lemmy.world
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    26 months ago

    I got a woodstove recently and got the same warning about the glass door on the front. Don’t clean it with paper towels or it will scratch up the glass. They recommend using newspaper instead.

  • @pigup@lemmy.world
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    26 months ago

    For those who are surprised at the hardness of toilet paper and or paper towels, find a bare aluminum object and rub toilet paper or paper towels on its surface. Really hard with a lot of pressure. It won’t take much for black swarf to become visible on the paper as a fine black powder of aluminum is ground off.

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      16 months ago

      Toto in my countries are commonly used in public so it kinda makes sense?