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[–] [email protected] 114 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Do these designers not have children? Wiping pee off the seat is like an every time thing; seems silly not to just use a bit of toilet paper.

Even I have to clean up when I miss; which happens max, max, 95% of the time.

[–] danekrae 66 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

And if paper that immediately dissolves when wet scratches the seat; maybe use better materials.

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[–] DocMcStuffin 27 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Do these designers not have children?

Their children are furry and meow. But in all seriousness, I would consider it an engineering oversight for not considering how their product is being used in real households.

Even I have to clean up when I miss; which happens max, max, 95% of the time.

You miss a max of 95% of the time? 🙃 On a related note, most people are bad with percentages.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Simple sarcasm is missed more often than you realize.

[–] A7thStone 13 points 2 weeks ago

I'd say a max of 95% of the time.

[–] dogsnest 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] trolololol 3 points 2 weeks ago

furry

Ah that's what they use to keep it dry, just do a victory dance while sitting on it

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You should instead use Toto brand toilet wipes. 39.99 for a value pack of 15!

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

(un)expected factorial? 1,30767e12 wipes seems like a lot. I guess you never specified currency, but at an average cost of 3,0581e-11 per wipe, I’ll assume that that’s a pretty decent deal.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, that would be good value! (there's also an Excel joke just there but now I've ruined it). In this case, I was using the symbol to denote emphasis in linguistic terms and not embiggen a number.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah I figured you meant the linguistic rather than the mathematical sense of the !, but I chose to intentionally misinterpret that for comedic effect.

Would you mind explaining the excel joke? I’ve spent very little time using that program (I’ll leave it up to you to decide how fortunate I’ve been), so I don’t really get it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Well I cannot check, I'm in Linux right now. But I'm fairly sure when there's an invalid value for conversion or other function the cell shows the text "VALUE!" in it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Everything gets cheaper when you buy in bulk.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Now you run into the problems of minimum order quanitities that make it impractical for an end user to acquire the product. The costs of transporting, warehousing, and eventually disposing the vast majority of 1,30767e12 wipes will far exceed the initial purchase price.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

Every public bathroom I've used has pee all over the toilet seat. I don't understand why guys don't either use the urinal or sit on the toilet, why piss on the seat?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

It isn't necessarily intentional.

A lot of dudes have no idea how to actually aim their junk. Other times, you might get an unexpected spray. They might be in a hurry and just not aim beyond facing the toilet. And you've got splashes from usually forceful urination. There's probably people that do it intentionally.

The real question is why the fuck they don't clean up after themselves.

[–] chonglibloodsport 11 points 2 weeks ago

It’s not always pee. One of the public restrooms I’ve had the displeasure of using repeatedly (it’s on campus in a building I frequent) has toilets and urinals with extremely high pressure flush action. Every time you flush the pressure is so violent that they spray water all over the place, including on the seat and all over the floor. They’ve been like that for years and never fixed.

What’s especially rich is that there’s sign above the urinals which says “your aim is appreciated” which makes me laugh every time. I’m so careful using the urinal not to spill even a single drop on the floor, then I flush the damn thing and it makes a huge mess!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Probably because the last guy pissed all over the seat, and they didn't want to sit in piss

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I always wondered why too; maybe they think it’s “gay”? Or possibly playing Fireman Sam or something?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm going to regret asking this, but what is Fireman Sam?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

A kids TV show about a fire fighter from the UK.

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[–] dogsnest 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The first step is to acquire a penis.

Then, imagine you're standing in your garage, watering your driveway....

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That’s more Gardener Gilbert, or Peter Powerwasher, but yes indeed

[–] homesweethomeMrL 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Willie Waterer gets no love??

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Sure he will! *hugs

[–] Lumisal 5 points 2 weeks ago

Probably also kids. The urinals tend to be to tall for them to use and they don't have great aim.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Or at the very least lift the seat.

Guessing they also don't close the lid so they get to spray themselves with whatever's in the bowl when they flush. And then don't wash their hands before leaving.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The amount of public toilets with lids is not 0, but it's approaching that limit in the percentages... It's one of the reasons I don't leave home without my 10-foot pole.

[–] shalafi 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just lift it with your shoe.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

It's not about the lifting, it's about the flushing from a safe distance. Gotta set off those traps while out of range.

[–] olafurp 2 points 2 weeks ago

I've seen evidence of people doing long range pee with the seat down in the UK when I went to visit.

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[–] Emptiness 26 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Wait, what are they using to wipe their asses that can damage a toilet seat?

[–] baldingpudenda 8 points 2 weeks ago

Pre laminated or compressed OSB apparently.

[–] homesweethomeMrL 3 points 2 weeks ago

Probably 200, 201 - whatever it takes. *snif*

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The Washlet, Toto's flagship bidet toilet, includes features like an automatic lid, an air dryer and pressure controls for the bidet's water stream.

For some reason I read "Hair dryer" and started picturing people putting their head in the toilet to dry their hairs

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My bald uncle once said he had to go dry his hair.

He had just recently gotten a bidet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I genuinely read airfryer, I was proper confused

[–] homesweethomeMrL 16 points 2 weeks ago

Toto management: By replacing customer service with AI, we'll save millions!

Also Toto management: How could this PR disaster have happened??

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

I personally love the sensation of sitting in cooled yellow liquid when I crap. Its the only reason I eat at McDonald's.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Doesn’t anybody else lick their seats?

[–] PunnyName 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Taste buds might cause scratches. They are raised bumps, after all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

If toilet paper can cause scratches on that hard material, it must also be causing damage to the skin. Does it really need to be that tough a material to do its job?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

That sounds like some shitty material science, or corner cutting. Probably both.

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