Toilet Paper. The Dabate Is Settled...

[RoseRed]

This 124-Year-Old Patent Reveals The Right Way To Use Toilet Paper

The eternal debate over bathroom conventions seems to have actually been answered more than a century ago.

According to an 1891 patent by New York businessman Seth Wheeler, the end of a toilet paper roll should be on the outside, or in the “over” position. (Advocates of the “under” position, take note: better flip that roll over when you get home.)

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/this-124-year-old-patent-reveals-the-right-way-to-use-toilet-paper/ar-BBik7hW?ocid=iehp

 

[Hank]

debate

 

[Misfit]

Leave it to a woman to go back 124 years to prove the right way to do something that doesn’t matter.



http://forums.somd.com/threads/298369-Three-Guys-Answer-The-Questions-Women-Have-For-Men?p=5504954&viewfull=1#post5504954

Why do you insist on hanging the toilet paper the wrong way?

 

[JeJeTe]

Am I the only one who honestly doesn't care which way it is hanging? :shrug:

 

[Misfit]

Am I the only one who honestly doesn't care which way it is hanging? :shrug:

I'm going to let that one go and just....

 

[GWguy]

Am I the only one who honestly doesn't care which way it is hanging? :shrug:

:insertmanlysexualreferencehere:

 

[RoseRed]

I'm going to let that one go and just....

 

[JeJeTe]

I'm going to let that one go and just....

Get it out of the gutter.

 

[Hijinx]

Get it out of the gutter.

Don't tell the Obama he will issue an Executive Order.

 

[desertrat]

Doing it that way makes it too easy for the cat to unroll it.

 

[Lurk]

Doing it that way makes it too easy for the cat to unroll it.

Or a toddler. People who have yet to experience parenthood wouldn't understand.

 

[rhenderson]

Hate to burst anyone's bubble but the article does not provide any evidence that "over the top" is the intended method of operation. The illustration in the patent documentation is to show the device/concept in an operating configuration. Figure 1 in the article could have shown the paper end extending from the back of the roll as well as the front. The difference is in the ease of drafting. If the paper were shown extending from the back of the roll, the illustration would have be longer to shown the unseparated sheet(s) because they would have had to extend the length of the unrolled end completely below the body of the roll. Over the top the lines representing the sheet breaks could be shown across of the face of the roll - as shown. Unless there is text in the patent documentation that specifically states which way the paper unrolls that documentation does not resolve the debate.

 

[RoseRed]

debate

Crap. I just noticed my typo. Fat finger phone posting.

 

[KDENISE977]

Am I the only one who honestly doesn't care which way it is hanging? :shrug:

Nope, I do. not. care. at all.

 

[vraiblonde]

Doing it that way makes it too easy for the cat to unroll it.

This right here ^^

 

[Dakota]

Am I the only one who honestly doesn't care which way it is hanging? :shrug:

I don't care either... just that it is there when I need it.

 

[hitchicken]

I can only find the under type at the store. Where can I buy the over type?

 

[luvmygdaughters]

AHA!! I knew I was right!! Over not under.

We had a cat when I was a kid, I don't ever remember her messing with the TP. When my kids were little, they didn't really pay attention to the TP, just the toilet and the wonderful things they could throw in it.

 

[hitchicken]

Never mind. Fixed it. I just re-spooled the roll onto an empty cardboard tube. Problem solved.

 

[This_person]

I can only find the under type at the store. Where can I buy the over type?

Next time look by the metric Crescent wrenches.