If the toilet paper is hung over their fingers, they'll only touch the toilet paper that they'll be using, which will subsequently be flushed. Read more: One in 10 British people admit they still don't wash their hands after going to the toilet Watch: Dame Deborah James calls for brands to include bowel cancer symptoms on toilet roll
The moment when a toilet user's hands are most likely to carry bacteria is when they reach for toilet paper. "A study performed in 2011 by the University of Colorado found that 19 different types of bacteria were found on a range of surfaces in bathrooms, and we know that COVID can live on surfaces for up to 72 hours." Of course while we're no longer in lockdown and the situation has vastly improved, unfortunately COVID-19 does still exist, and we're expecting a rise in flu this winter, so hygiene factors are good to bear in mind. "The subject of which way the toilet roll should hang has been a light-hearted debate amongst couples and friends for many years, but it now holds a deeper meaning since the pandemic struck," explains Sofia Charalambous, co-founder at Bathroom Origins. (Seth Wheeler/Google Patents) Hang toilet roll the right way for good hygieneĪside from some niggly family arguments between the over-people and the under-people, there's actually a pretty important reason we should be taking note of Wheeler's patent, particularly in recent years – cleanliness. Seth Wheeler, the man who invented the toilet roll, patented the correct way to hang toilet roll – over. For example, when a doctor posted a snap of it on Twitter earlier this month with the caption, "This should settle the argument on the right way to hang toilet paper once and for all", users showed the division, commenting "Yes! I knew it!", "Not if you have cats", "Still prefer under", and "Tell that to my coworkers". Re-surfacing it seems to the only way to tackle the ongoing debate years later. In other words, the patent, created by the inventor of toilet paper Seth Wheeler, reveals the correct way to hang toilet paper on the holder is actually over. The 1891 patent for the toilet paper roll (yes, that exists) literally states that the end of the roll should be hanging off the exterior. It's worth noting at this stage that there is actually an officially documented 'right' way to place toilet paper onto the holder, and it seems that those in the 'under' camp have been hanging their toilet paper wrong this entire time. Think twice next time you hang your toilet roll 'under'. Read more: Great sex is less important than a clean bathroom, new research finds Which is the wrong way to hang toilet roll? So here's the way it should and shouldn't go. People aged between 45 to 54 were most frustrated with seeing the toilet roll on the holder the wrong way, with 25 to 34 years olds uncovered as the least frustrated with making the bathroom error. That's despite an estimated nine million people in the UK doing just that, getting it 'wrong'.Ī study conducted by bathroom design company Bathroom Origins surveyed 300 people to see people's attitudes to the age-old question, which way should the roll go on the holder? You might not realise it but the world is divided into two distinct camps: those who hang the toilet paper in the 'over' position, and those who put the roll in the 'under' position.Īnd turns out there's some pretty strong feelings about which is the 'correct' way to place the paper.įor example, nearly half of people in the UK get annoyed when they see the toilet roll on the hanger the 'wrong' way, previous research shows.
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