Are You Hanging Your Toilet Paper Correctly? Check These Diagrams And Find Out
By Dreamer
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It’s a debate that has raged for decades, dividing households, ruining roommate relationships, and turning bathrooms into battlegrounds. We’re talking about the household debate to end all household debates: should the toilet paper hang going over or under?
So what’s the answer, and how do we know it? Well, take a look at the original toilet paper patent, courtesy of the Google Patent Database:
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Seth Wheeler via Google Patent Database
Bam. That’s right, those images – straight from Seth Wheeler, inventor of the perforated toilet paper roll himself – show the toilet paper roll hanging, rightly and properly, going over. Not under. Over. Need more proof? Here’s another image from the patent:
Seth Wheeler via Huffington Post
There can’t be a more definitive answer than that, now can there? Of course, we all still have the freedom to hang our toilet paper rolls however we choose – there’s no Toilet Paper Police, that we’re aware of – if you ever find yourself debating the merits of hanging techniques with your spouse or your roommate, know that the inventor of this truly-life-changing material is on the side of Team Over.
Sources: Google Patent Database
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