According to the patent (US465588A) it should be over.
If it’s under spiders can make a nest between the toilet paper and the wall so you’re wiping your ass or coochie with that.
Well great. New fear unlocked.
I mean, you were given eyes for a reason. Also, how often do you go to the bathroom that warrants enough time for a spider to build a web??
If their web can catch a fly, it can catch my shit. Extra strength TP!
This is the way.
Are we really beholden to the past like that? Things change, and hopefully improve. I know most people say over but my argument for under is that it can do everything over can... But, due to the extra friction, I can also tear it one-handed by ripping fast and the roll won't continue spinning.
What did they do before 1891?
In the days of old when knights were bold and toilet paper wasn't invented, they'd wipe their ass with a piece of grass and walk away contented.
Discarded corn cobs and pages from the Sears Roebuck catalog. At least in midwestern USA.
Your hands or water or a sponge that is then cleaned in water. It's actually really interesting, and I encourage you and everyone else to read up on it.
Let's just say that swans didn't enjoy the human use for their necks.
Over unless you got a cat or little kids
Or unless you have a weird roll holder that is super prone to overfeeding.
Under, but fold the beginning of the paper over itself, so it appears to be over until your unsuspecting victim tries to grab some paper. Then they realize the true nature of your depravity.
If you put in a little extra unroll/reroll work, you can make it mysteriously change direction mid-roll and you'll be long gone.
You’re a sick son of a bitch
It can be highly dependent on if you own a cat.
When I am not a cat owner: Over
When I am a cat owner: Under, most definitely.
Case in point:
My cat does this, while also ripping it up, so doesn't matter if it's over or under
Over, to prevent the spread of bacteria by touching the wall. Under is acceptable if you have a cat, who will fuck with the roll.
The toilet paper drags against the wall either way though?
Yes, but the paper is clean, your hands are dirty. If the paper hangs over, you can grab the paper directly. If the paper hangs under you may have to touch the wall to be able to get at the paper.
Over has always been more effective, also to take it with one hand
My cats never cared about toilet paper, so over all the way.
Over. The end is most likely to be visible at all times.
Over, unless you have cats
Do you have kids or pets that like to play with the toilet paper roll?
If yes, then Under.
If no, then Over.
Usenet had like a 10 month discussion about this after which it was considered definitively proven and agreed upon that this is the answer. Everyone ITT can rehash the discussion if they want but they are only rejecting science.
A few years ago I chose to stop thinking about it. I just refill the roll and don’t worry about it. When I realized it didn’t matter, it was a weight lifted off my shoulders. Same with trying to stop the gas pump on the nearest dollar or setting the tv volume to an even number.
I don’t know why I felt such a relief when I let go, but I did and now I’m free!
You animal.
Be chaotic like me and just put it on whichever way it's facing when you put the new roll on.
Some people just want to watch the world burn
Centerfeed
Exactly! Just grip the cardboard tube and pull the middle out
Over, unless you have a holder that covers the wall.
Over is best for high rate on a household single roll holder, but if you ever load a bathroom stall toilet roll magazine its gotta be under or the next round wont cycle into chamber
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