We’ve shown you how to wipe correctly, but did you know that same toilet paper can help prevent splash damage as a result of a heavier-than-usual water landing? The video above illustrates.
All you need to do is to place a strip of toilet paper at the drop zone and it will eliminate almost all the splashback on entry. As the video shows, you don’t even need a LOT of toilet paper; just one square will do if you know exactly where your relevant parts line up to the water once seated. Now go forth and defecate.
EckyThump
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 8:30 AMJesus Christ! Seriously? Look,.. the only time this would even concern me is if I have to use a toilet that doesn’t flush, has been used, and no other choice is available, and by other choice, I mean behind a tree! otherwise this has not been an issue!
dude
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 8:58 AMit took you that long to figure this out?
jellymelly
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 10:44 AM..i thought everyone knew how to avoid splash damage….
Matt
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 1:11 PMIf you’ve somehow gotten this far without learning this, just give up. You’ve already failed at life.
The Saint
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 5:21 PMYour all hilarious.
The Saint
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 5:23 PM..and to make matters worse they appear to have filled up 5 minutes explining the procedure.
Michael
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 5:25 PMSome of the blog posts from Lifehacker lately have been, well, crap.
Joanne
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 10:41 PMWe’ve done this for so long that in our household, we’ve gone one step further and have two rolls of toilet paper hanging off the wall – the soft and expensive one for wiping and the cheap crappy one for splash prevention.
Scott
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 11:10 PMHow did this ‘post’ get okayed? Not that I want to be one of those guys who rips on a site’s writers, but quantity does not equal quality, Lifehacker. Might want to write that down.
Dr_Stef
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 8:16 AMEither that or get a European toilet. You get a ledge so it will never happen, and you don’t have to waste toiletpaper. plus you can have a good look to see if you are eating healthy?
Gkm
Monday, September 12, 2011 at 8:22 AMI like to call it a fireman’s blanket. Nothing worse than cold water on your bum at 5am!
TSH
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 11:55 PMUmm… Rageguy had this covered on the ‘net long ago. Most of us had it figured out by then anyway…
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rage-guy-fffffuuuuuuuu