I don’t even piss standing up anymore, but I’m still a firm believer in the concept of “it really isn’t that hard to just look before you sit”.
I don’t even piss standing up anymore
the correct solution.
True power comes from not using the power.
I can stand and piss… but for many reasons I prefer to sit.
For me the algorithm is “if(wearing_glasses == True and is_brightly_lit == True): stand; else: sit”.
Your variables are already booleans, so you can just write:
if wearing_glasses and is_brightly_litAre they though? Maybe they are inputs that haven’t been sanitised but the language has two kinds of equals and is you use the double equals then it tries to coerce it for you. Lol that with would be silly!
lol what a funny lamguage design horror story. I’m sure glad it’s not real
yes but it makes it clearer to do
isWearingGlasses == trueThe compiler/interpreter/etc will convert it to the most efficient implementation regardless of what you the human type. If you’re used to the
if [boolean]convention use that, if you’re used toif [boolean] == trueuse that, it does not matter except to style commissars.
Tbh, it’s just easier and less messy. I don’t gotta focus on aiming, and I don’t have to worry about getting griped at for forgetting to put the seat down. Standing is really only a better option if you’re in public and in a rush.
Certain toilets are on the small size for my… equipment. And I periodically find my dongle touching porcelain. This also results in some backspray which is annoying to clean up.
I’ve found it easier and less messy to piss standing. But I also got a fancy bidet for my wife’s Christmas present years ago. It automates the whole task of opening and closing, does a bit of self-cleaning, and saves us a few bucks on toilet paper month-to-month. So its less of an issue.
Yet another problem solved by being a grower
nsfw
Sometimes I piss too hard or at the wrong angle or something while I’m having a big one while I’m also having a shit and it somehow escapes under the rim and I end up with piss all over the floor. The amount of piss from that Vs micro spray is incomparable.
This is the exact problem I have with sitting to take a piss and, while I find it more comfortable, I’d prefer not to have to wash myself in the sink after every piss to feel clean again. Standing just cuts out the chance of getting that icy spicy porcelain all up on my wing wang.
Are you washing your pingas in the sink
Please tell me you only do this at home
The real problem is that those toilets are just too small. It’s the same as those sinks that have the faucet 1 micrometer from the sink edge. I truly don’t get it
I can get piss on the floor when sitting on the toilet too.
I started doing this over 30 years ago, when I shared a restroom at work with a few women. I kept doing it.
Where I grew up and live, there are two types of toilets, those designed to be sat upon, and those designed to be stood in front of. Use them as they were designed to be used, and they work better.
I’ve only ever seen photos of squat toilets. I imagine that men stand in front of them and piss all over them?
The lid always goes down when not in use at my house.
“It’s a shit receptacle, not a water feature” has been repeated to anyone who doesn’t know the rule.
I genuinely cannot understand why someone wouldn’t want their seat and lid down at all times when not in use.
I switched out to the slow close seats so there’s really no effort or slamming. Just push, wait 2 seconds, then flush.
I would agree, but just yesterday I was visiting my mom and she asked that we leave the lid up in the rarely used guest bathroom because with it closed, it encourages mold growth. So I guess there’s that.
That’s a fair case. We don’t use one of our tubs and every once in a while we have to flush it with water because we get sewer smell. Unused bathroom facilities apparently cause problems.
Make sure you work the valves on toilets, showers, tubs, and faucets as well. They will dry out if you don’t and then you’ll get leaks.
It’s late, I’m drunk, I barely remembered to get the seat up before doing my business, and I’m used to living on my own.
Even when I lived alone and was drunk, I closed the lid. Doesn’t make sense to me.
Lots of things don’t make sense when you’re drunk
Flushing with the lid up is gross. I do not want to have poo particles flying around and landing on my toothbrush. But maybe that is just me… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
sorry to ruin your life but mythbusters tested this and no matter how much protection your toothbrush has there will still be poo particles on it
Fair enough. But if any poo particles are getting on my toothbrush when the lid is down, more will be getting on when the lid is open. Besides, I also keep the toothbrush in a cabinet so double protection.
That was part of the test, there was essentially no difference. The particles that can become airborne are small Enough they floating around everywhere regardless of how they get out. The real problem is how huge the gap is between the seat and rim. Needs a rubber skirt or something
IIRC they even tried putting it in a separate room without a toilet and it still got poop particles on it.
The obvious solution is to move to a country where toilets aren’t put in the bathroom.
Or just crap in next door’s begonias.
The only problem with this is that if you get an incomplete flush, you’re leaving a big, beefy lurker for the next person to come along. But it’s an acceptable risk.
I just take a quick peek once the flushing is done.
Put seat down, flush, wash hands while it’s flushing, then quickly check (and clean if necessary).
And then wash your hands again right?!
Depends. If I only lift the lid no (since I’m not touching anything dirty), if I clean yes.
for the first time…flushing is not that long of a operation.
Always keep the lid down to minimize poop spray!
You don’t want to microdose poop to boost your immune system? Lame.
Flushing with the lid up is 🤢
But then you dont get to watch it go down
How long do you wait before lifting the lid back up to check for streaks?
Until the flush is done
“These invisible particles go on to coat and spread onto surfaces like floors and counters; or objects like hand towels, bathmats or even toothbrushes.
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Toilets are scientifically proven to continue to produce contaminated toilet plumes over multiple successive flushes as indicated in the above video.
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Toilet aerosols are known to contain Norovirus, SARS Coronavirus, Salmonella and many other Diseases.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_plumeTLDR: always put the lid down before flushing.
I agree with the conclusion, but your toilet doesn’t simply spawn SARS viruses.
I don’t know you, but I’m willing to go out on a limb and say that you haven’t seen my toilet.
This study has been reviewed by other researchers, the original study chose an industrial toilet with a power flush. Notice how this toilet doesn’t even HAVE a lid. It’s like what you find in a hospital, they’re designed to basically flush a cornish game hen in 1 second.
Your 1.6L swirly home toilet doesn’t do the same, you can use a laser level to see for yourself. If the swirl is turbulent it’ll spray some, but lots of toilets don’t really emit mist much at all.
Well, that’s a bit of a relief.
I still believe that my regular toilet has a plume because I can feel the moisture of the droplets, so I’ll continue to keep the lid down, but still good to know that it isn’t that spectacular.
Ive always put the lid down along with the seat. I believe its more sanitary and has the added benefit of women not falling fully in the bowl like when the seats up. Ive done this for about 15 years.
A few years after I started doing this, I was spending the night at my friend’s house. I had to get up early to go to work, so I was first up. My friends mother got up next apparently. I was bombarded with texts and such, her mom was angry because she got up and went to the bathroom and just went for it after she sat down. Queue giant liquid waste mess to clean and an angry start to her day.
All these years later, I still think its one of the funniest things I’ve ever been part of in real life.
I was gonna say you’d be surprised how many waste particles fly around the room with the seat up - but from the sound of it, even more went everywhere with it down!
Cue
Everybody saying keep the lid down for hygiene reason are missing the most important reason to keep the lid closed. Anything dropped or falling will inexorably end into the toilet if the lid is up.
exactly. we keep the lid open so the cat can fall in if he decides to be a dipshit
“This debate would be solved if everyone would just agree to one choice.”
Any couple that fights over the toilet seat (or toothpaste or whatever other stupid thing) is doomed - get out now before it gets worse.
My wife of almost 30 years can have whatever she wants and I’m happy to provide it - especially if it’s something as stupid as the toilet seat. I spoil her, she spoils me. We’re happy.
The lid should be down before you flush.
Would you put your face 8cm above the bowl as you flush? No! Even with the lid down. Any dude who’s ever pissed anywhere barefoot or in shorts knows the splash radius…Lid should go down unless you want all the poopy microparticles coming from your toilet when flushed.
Amazing that people think shit aerosolizes when flushed.
A quick internet search shows that having the lid up or down doesn’t matter for bathroom surface contamination
Yet, people are down voting me because of the feels.
It’s not like the lid seals the toilet hermetically. There’s a massive gap.
Watch Mythbusters
Although they do mention there it’s not harmful
I probably should have phrased that differently such as “because we all watched Mythbusters?”
In my defence, it was late/early and I want thinking good
Should be easy to test, but I have to acknowledge the only evidence on the subject I use comes exclusively from the show “Mythbusters” lol
Not literally the shit but the shitwater does splash more when the lid is up
I grew up with a dog. The toilet seat was always kept down to keep him away from drinking it, because we had toilet cleaning pucks in the tank that would have potentially poisoned him. Nothing to do with gender at all.
Also the mythbusters episode on toilet water splashing out onto bathroom surfaces scarred me as a child. We have a soft-close lid and I wait a few seconds for it to get to a low angle before I even flush.
It is also the best option as it reduces bacterial spreading whipe flushing.
It drives me crazy that I, a man, always shut it, but my wife won’t. Our cat was drinking from it a couple days ago and that still isn’t enough to make her change.
this is the correct answer, get a cat then you have to close the toilet
Have you tried telling her with sincerity and openness and not anger or self righteousness that this is important to you?
She won’t listen bro she’s a cat
Yes, I spoke to her like a nice normal person who loves their spouse. Why are you assuming I’m an asshole?
Have you tried speaking like a horrible violent person who hates their spouse?
It might really bring some change.
I hear it works for cops…
Why are you assuming I’m an asshole?
To be fair, this is the internet ;)
I’m sorry if it came off that way. Wasn’t my intent. Sorry your wife isn’t receiving that sincerity.
Have you tried not assuming other commenters are bad people?
I didn’t assumed that.
