Normally I do not do this type
of trivia, but the numbers staggered me, and not in a good way. This
first fact was not a surprise, but the rest were rather surprising.
Women spend more than twice as long in the bathroom than men. Thirty
seven percent of women and fifteen percent of men spend more than
one hour in the bathroom per day.
86% said the toilet is the place where they did most of their
reading.
75% of Americans have used their mobile phone in the bathroom. 67%
of them read text, 63% answer a call, and 29% do social networking (Yuck).
63% of people read books, magazines and newspapers in the bathroom.
Magazines are the favored literature (many of my books are
considered good bathroom reading). Men's top two reading are erotic
magazines and sports. Women's top two are romance novels and
interior design magazines.
33% of people read mail and email in the bathroom.
3% of Americans have TVs in their bathroom.
Showing posts with label Toilet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toilet. Show all posts
Sep 19, 2014
Dec 7, 2013
Toilet Tips
After analyzing 51 public restrooms,
experts found that the stall closest to the restroom door
consistently had the lowest bacteria levels (and the most toilet
paper). The first stall probably sees less traffic because it's near
the door and people want privacy. When you are finished, stand
before you flush. When toilets are flushed, a fine mist of water
containing contagious bacteria sprays up. You can catch intestinal
bugs and hepatitis from it.
Relieve yourself and relieve some stress at the same time. Before you go to bed, put some small strips of flushable paper and a pencil in the bathroom. In the following morning, take a seat and write down the names of all the people or situations in your life causing you angst. When finished with your business, throw the paper in the bowl and flush. You will be amazed at how great this makes you feel.
Relieve yourself and relieve some stress at the same time. Before you go to bed, put some small strips of flushable paper and a pencil in the bathroom. In the following morning, take a seat and write down the names of all the people or situations in your life causing you angst. When finished with your business, throw the paper in the bowl and flush. You will be amazed at how great this makes you feel.
Jun 5, 2012
Toilet Tales
In 2009, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka complained
to a Russian newspaper that he wasn't allowed to use the bathroom on
the American side of the Space Station.
As it turned out, Padalka actually blamed the closed bathroom door on the Russian government, which had started charging NASA for resources used by American astronauts in 2003.
The United States reciprocated by asking the Russians to keep out of its facilities, including the toilet, which NASA paid $250 million to develop. Padalka told the newspaper that the bathroom shutout was having a real effect on his cosmonauts' morale.
As it turned out, Padalka actually blamed the closed bathroom door on the Russian government, which had started charging NASA for resources used by American astronauts in 2003.
The United States reciprocated by asking the Russians to keep out of its facilities, including the toilet, which NASA paid $250 million to develop. Padalka told the newspaper that the bathroom shutout was having a real effect on his cosmonauts' morale.
Jan 27, 2012
Toilet Talk
The film “Psycho” was the first movie to show a toilet flushing. The scene caused a huge number of complaints about indecency.
The Roman army didn’t have toilet paper so they used a water soaked sponge on the end of a stick instead.
The toilet is flushed more times during the super bowl halftime than at any time during the year.
The average person spends three years of their life sitting on the toilet.
Over $100,000 US dollars was spent on a study to determine whether most people put their toilet paper on the holder with the flap in front or behind. The results showed that three out of four people have the flap in the front.
The first toilet cubicle in a row is the least used.
The Roman army didn’t have toilet paper so they used a water soaked sponge on the end of a stick instead.
The toilet is flushed more times during the super bowl halftime than at any time during the year.
The average person spends three years of their life sitting on the toilet.
Over $100,000 US dollars was spent on a study to determine whether most people put their toilet paper on the holder with the flap in front or behind. The results showed that three out of four people have the flap in the front.
The first toilet cubicle in a row is the least used.
Dec 20, 2011
Moving Water
Have you ever noticed the water in your toilet moves on windy days? In many homes in the US, part of the plumbing system is a pipe that runs up and out to the roof. This outlet, called a “vent stack,” allows sewage gases to vent outside instead of through the toilet, sink or tub, which would make the house reek. The stack also allows air to move through the pipes, which makes waste-water drain smoothly and keeps gurgling to a minimum.
When the wind blows over the vent stack outlet on the roof, the air pressure in the pipe is lowered. This is Bernoulli’s principle in action, in your bathroom. The lowered pressure in the pipes creates a slight suction effect throughout the plumbing system, pulling on water in the toilet below. As the wind kicks up and dies down, the suction gets stronger and weaker, and the water in the bowl sloshes around accordingly.
When the wind blows over the vent stack outlet on the roof, the air pressure in the pipe is lowered. This is Bernoulli’s principle in action, in your bathroom. The lowered pressure in the pipes creates a slight suction effect throughout the plumbing system, pulling on water in the toilet below. As the wind kicks up and dies down, the suction gets stronger and weaker, and the water in the bowl sloshes around accordingly.
Jan 13, 2011
Toilet Talk
Had to share this strange, but useful web site 'where do i put the paper' for travelers. LINK It provides a guide to toilet and use of toilet paper habits around the world. Don't expect pictures or fancy text, just a black and white text of what to expect. You will be surprised at how many cities do not have facilities for flushing and how many do not provide paper. For instance, in Greece you should use the bin next to the toilet, because the plumbing system can't handle the paper. OK, if you are not planning to take a trip, skip it. If you are planning a trip, it could provide some good advice to save a bit of embarrassment.
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Nov 2, 2010
Plumbing
The word comes from the Latin word for lead, which is plumbum. Plumbing by definition is a utility that we use in our buildings consisting of: the pipes, which were mostly lead in US households, and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas, and for the disposal of sewage. The word sewer comes from the French word essouier, meaning "to drain".
Toilets and sewers were invented in several parts of the world, and Mohenjo-Daro circa 2800 B.C. had some of the most advanced, with lavatories built into the outer walls of houses. These were "Western-style" toilets made from bricks with wooden seats on top. They had vertical chutes, through which waste fell into street drains or cesspits.
The word "toilet" came to be used in English along with other French fashions. It originally referred to the toile, French for "cloth", draped over a lady or gentleman's shoulders while their hair was being dressed, and then, by extension, to the various elements, and the complex of operations of hairdressing and body care that centered at a dressing table. The room became the toilet room. For those so inclined, there is the Toilet Museum website.
Toilets and sewers were invented in several parts of the world, and Mohenjo-Daro circa 2800 B.C. had some of the most advanced, with lavatories built into the outer walls of houses. These were "Western-style" toilets made from bricks with wooden seats on top. They had vertical chutes, through which waste fell into street drains or cesspits.
The word "toilet" came to be used in English along with other French fashions. It originally referred to the toile, French for "cloth", draped over a lady or gentleman's shoulders while their hair was being dressed, and then, by extension, to the various elements, and the complex of operations of hairdressing and body care that centered at a dressing table. The room became the toilet room. For those so inclined, there is the Toilet Museum website.
Sep 29, 2010
Of Toilets and Paper
Interesting toilet tidbits:
* King Minos of Crete had the first flushing water closet recorded in history and that was over 2800 years ago.
* A toilet was discovered in the tomb of a Chinese king of the Western Han Dynasty that dates back to 206 BC to 24 AD.
* The ancient Romans had a system of sewers. They built simple outhouses or latrines directly over the running waters of the sewers that poured into the Tiber River
* Chamber pots were used during the middle ages. A chamber pot is a special metal or ceramic bowl that you used and then tossed the contents out (often out the window).
* In 1596, a flush toilet was invented and built for Queen Elizabeth I by her Godson, Sir John Harrington.
* The first patent for the flushing toilet was issued to Alexander Cummings in 1775.
* In 1829, the Tremont Hotel of Boston became the first hotel to have indoor plumbing, and had eight water closets built by Isaiah Rogers. Until 1840, indoor plumbing could be found only in the homes of the rich and the better hotels.
* Beginning in 1910, toilet designs started changing away from the elevated water tank into the modern toilet with a close tank and bowl.
Thomas Crapper did not invent the toilet. Although he did have patent improvements for it. The crapper company went out of business in 1966.
World War I soldiers passing through England brought together Crapper's name and the toilet. They saw the words T. Crapper-Chelsea printed on the tanks and coined the slang "crapper" meaning toilet. The word 'crap' was around before Thomas Crapper.
* King Minos of Crete had the first flushing water closet recorded in history and that was over 2800 years ago.
* A toilet was discovered in the tomb of a Chinese king of the Western Han Dynasty that dates back to 206 BC to 24 AD.
* The ancient Romans had a system of sewers. They built simple outhouses or latrines directly over the running waters of the sewers that poured into the Tiber River
* Chamber pots were used during the middle ages. A chamber pot is a special metal or ceramic bowl that you used and then tossed the contents out (often out the window).
* In 1596, a flush toilet was invented and built for Queen Elizabeth I by her Godson, Sir John Harrington.
* The first patent for the flushing toilet was issued to Alexander Cummings in 1775.
* In 1829, the Tremont Hotel of Boston became the first hotel to have indoor plumbing, and had eight water closets built by Isaiah Rogers. Until 1840, indoor plumbing could be found only in the homes of the rich and the better hotels.
* Beginning in 1910, toilet designs started changing away from the elevated water tank into the modern toilet with a close tank and bowl.
Thomas Crapper did not invent the toilet. Although he did have patent improvements for it. The crapper company went out of business in 1966.
World War I soldiers passing through England brought together Crapper's name and the toilet. They saw the words T. Crapper-Chelsea printed on the tanks and coined the slang "crapper" meaning toilet. The word 'crap' was around before Thomas Crapper.
Jul 6, 2010
Five Facts about Toilets
Interesting things you may not know.
Hermann Goering refused to use regulation toilet paper and used soft white handkerchiefs. (King Richard II invented the handkerchief.)
Over $100,000 dollars was spent on a study to determine whether most people put their toilet paper on the holder with the flap in front or behind. Three out of four people have the flap in the front.
The Roman army used a water soaked sponge on the end of a stick instead of paper.
The toilet is flushed more times during the super bowl halftime than at any time during the year.
King George II of Great Britain died falling off a toilet on the 25th of October 1760.
Hermann Goering refused to use regulation toilet paper and used soft white handkerchiefs. (King Richard II invented the handkerchief.)
Over $100,000 dollars was spent on a study to determine whether most people put their toilet paper on the holder with the flap in front or behind. Three out of four people have the flap in the front.
The Roman army used a water soaked sponge on the end of a stick instead of paper.
The toilet is flushed more times during the super bowl halftime than at any time during the year.
King George II of Great Britain died falling off a toilet on the 25th of October 1760.
May 29, 2010
Speaking of Toilet Texting
A Japanese man found a new use for Twitter. While sitting on the toilet in a Tokyo store, he discovered there was no toilet paper, so he tweeted an urgent message and someone brought him some. Now that is practical use of technology.
Apr 30, 2010
Interesting India Fact
India has more cell phones than toilets. About 545 million Indians have cell phones, but only 366 million have access to toilets.
Jan 2, 2010
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