According to the patent (US465588A) it should be over.
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.
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.
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
I understand a lot of cat owners have this happen, but my cats have never done it other than once and then never again after I redirected them with a cat toy.
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.
hands touching the wall
Over unless you got a cat or little kids
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
My toilet paper is sideways.
I have a ledge above my toilet or a commode next to the toilet. Who needs this weird holder in the first place?
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
Over, unless you have cats
Whichever you prefer. There is no correct way.
Over is the only acceptable way!
My husband just leaves it on the floor below the dispenser, even in the bathroom that just has a flip up instead of a springy cylinder.
Sounds like my wife.
Under because that way you can model it by making a cylinder and adding a plane to it, because the plane is attached to the back you don't have to do the extra work of making sure the textures line up.
I grew up with cats, so my default is under.
I don't even have a holder
Look at the patent
I like it inside, where you loop it through the tube.
Over has always been more effective, also to take it with one hand
Over, unless you have a holder that covers the wall.
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