Comment on The whole "toilet seat up, toilet seat down" gender debate could be solved by everybody putting the seat and lid down.

• myrmidex@belgae.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  How is it more hygienic? I can’t imagine that extra brim holding off a lot of the shit particles launched into the room upon flushing.

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  • gustofwind@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It doesn’t make your bathroom shit free or something but it does do this 🤷‍♀️

    Not sure if it’s better or worse in any meaningful way tho

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    • athatet@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I really doesn’t matter tho because poop particles are everywhere regardless of your toilet seat orientation.

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      • towerful@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        While true, quantity of poop particles also matters.
        Your body can fight off loads of bacteria. But once it gets to an infection point, it can’t keep up and you become ill.

        So yeh, poop is everywhere. As long as it’s small amounts, it’s fine.

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      • Rhaedas@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        House dust is up to 50% human skin particles. You're breathing in all sorts of crap, and outside I'm sure there's loads more including animal crap.

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      • gustofwind@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It’s a lot easier to clean the walls than the ceiling

        ☝️🤓

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    • myrmidex@belgae.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I was too quick, missed mention of the lid, that makes more sense 😄

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    • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      yeah i get the picture but the real question is whether this whole topic is even worth discussing or whether the effect size is so small that it practically doesn’t matter.

      i mean, handbags and door knobs are some of the worst offenders to hygiene but you never see people getting all worked up about those topics, even though i suspect they’re much more significant than whether the toilet lid is up or down. that’s why i’m suspecting people are inflating a small issue into a big trouble here.

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      • Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I don’t give a flying f about the toilet seat (it’s IMO a child level discussion, do what you like people), but I and my whole family do wash our hands when we come back from the outside. Always.

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    • theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It does make a difference, it means measurably less poo bacteria on places like your tooth brush

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      • rainwall@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Mythbusters tested this and I beleive found no difference at all.

        If you want a sanitized toothbrush, you’ll need to use one of the UV cases.

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  • kamenlady@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It keeps the fecal mist a little bit more contained.

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• remon@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sure, but not really the point.

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  • otter@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I think the user meant to say “lid down”

    • seat down: easy for one group, slightly inconvenient for the other, unhygienic when flushing

    • seat up: easy for one group, slightly inconvenient for the other, unhygienic when flushing

    • seat and lid down: slightly inconvenient for both parties (but if it’s consistent then you can build muscle memory), and hygienic when flushing

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    • theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You are correct, I did mean lid down too

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    • remon@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      My point is that it doesn’t matter on which option you agree. The entire problem is agreeing to one option on the first place.

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      • otter@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Well rather OP is pointing out that there is a third option that both parties nay consider to be a fair compromise, and thus be more likely to agree to.

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