The age old argument about whether toilet paper should go over or under has been apparently been settled by an 1891 patent unearthed by one writer.
Toilet paper on roll under or over.
A pull of toilet paper from the front provides allows more pressure to be placed on the perforated section and thus a clear tear is achieved.
Poll a room full of people about whether the toilet paper should hang over when the loose end of the paper drapes over the roll toward you or under when the loose end of the paper hugs the wall behind the roll and you ll get surprisingly strong opinions.
People who roll their toilet paper under are more likely to be submissive common traits found in people who have submissive personality types include being easy going patient flexible and.
Armatures and oblivious folk may attribute a poor pull to happenstance when in fact it was due to the incorrect placement of the toilet paper roll.
How do you roll.
There are two ways to hang toilet paper.
The debate is so over.
Some people hold strong opinions about which is better.
The toilet paper may hang over in front of or under behind the roll.
A detailed graphical look at the science and history of a pressing modern debate.
It seems the correct direction to hang toilet paper over or under has been hotly contested in american households for decades.
The science of toilet paper orientation.
An old clip of the former grand dame of daytime recently surfaced unearthing yet again the great toilet paper debate once more.
1 over with the loose end draped over the top and 2 under with the loose end hanging inside next to the wall.
Toilet paper has two possible orientations when the roll is parallel to both the wall and the floor.
Charmin created a toilet paper roll for millennials that lasts up to 3 months seth wheeler the inventor of the toilet paper roll seems to agree.
According to google patents drawings filed by wheeler back in 1891 show rolls of toilet paper hanging over not under while wheeler didn t definitively come out and say which way is correct it s safe to say that the illustrations.
Advice columnist ann landers said that the subject was the most controversial issue in her column s history and at 15 000 letters in 1986 provoked the highest.