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crollsurf wrote:But even a dog gets it.
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matagi wrote:No idea re: how humans coped before toilet paper was invented,
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north-north-west wrote:There are various leaves that are soft and robust enough to be used.
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Bill P wrote:Toilet paper has only existed for 160 years. How did humans survive before then?
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Tortoise wrote:Is there a brand of truly compostable bags that don't come apart as you peel one off, that are available in supermarkets? Thanks.
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Warin wrote:"Each bag is made with 30% renewable corn starch material"
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bernieq wrote:Bill P wrote:Toilet paper has only existed for 160 years. How did humans survive before then?
I lived in Borneo for a couple of years. Beside any toilet is a tong (water container) and a gayung (water scoop). You poo then scoop water and, with your left hand, wipe & wash your bum. Then, when finished, wash your hands.
It's actually much cleaner than dragging paper across your bum, smearing your exudate across your skin. Sure, takes a few time to reset your head but it works. It's also why, culturally, people don't use their left hand for anything else.
I'll add that, in history, there's plenty of evidence that sanitation was frequently pretty poor so to answer 'how did humans survive before toilet paper?' - sometimes not very well !
Fri 29 Mar, 2024 6:27 am
I lived in Borneo for a couple of years. Beside any toilet is a tong (water container) and a gayung (water scoop). You poo then scoop water and, with your left hand, wipe & wash your bum. Then, when finished, wash your hands.
It's actually much cleaner than dragging paper across your bum, smearing your exudate across your skin. Sure, takes a few time to reset your head but it works. It's also why, culturally, people don't use their left hand for anything else.
I'll add that, in history, there's plenty of evidence that sanitation was frequently pretty poor so to answer 'how did humans survive before toilet paper?' - sometimes not very well !
Sat 30 Mar, 2024 9:37 am
Bill P wrote:Hi Lophophaps, if turds are disappearing completely in <17 hrs,then something is eating them, rather than them biodegrading. Its paper that's the more persistent environmental issue.
As an aside, I was disturbed when, at the start of the pandemic, while USA was fervently stocking up on guns, Australians were fighting each other in supermarkets over toilet paper. Toilet paper has only existed for 160 years. How did humans survive before then?
Sat 30 Mar, 2024 10:14 am
Kickinghorse wrote:Not 160 years ago but as recent as 70 one would tear the Melbourne Herald (Womens Weekly a bit shiny) into squares to be hung on a hook in a toilet that was in the back yard. And as recently in the 60’s, some outer suburbs of our major cities still had a dunny cart to pick up cans of waste. Could be a little disconcerting when the flap flew open to replace said can when one was still in action!
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