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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by nerdwaller on Thursday April 05, 2018 @01:26AM (#16762046)
After traveling through a decent portion of China I tend to agree. The design of the “facilities” (e.g. “squatty potty”) in a lot of locations made a few in my group question toilet paper all together. Though being back in the states there are a lot of weird looks trying to find ways to mimic the stance...

A few years after my time there I saw the “Squatty Potty”[0] on Shark Tank, but haven’t tried it. Anyone with thoughts?

[0]: https://www.squattypotty.com/

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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by carlmr on Thursday April 05, 2018 @03:18AM (#16762609)
I like Chinese toilets as well, but I think they're a hard sell here. They're more hygienic (no touching), better for health (in terms of poop position) and simpler to clean (just mop the whole floor and you're done).
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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by ivanche on Thursday April 05, 2018 @07:38AM (#16763819)
An honest question: how these handle when you have to drop a "scatter bomb"?
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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by loxs on Thursday April 05, 2018 @08:33AM (#16764211)
When you are in that position, it doesn't scatter, or at least my limited experience on the topic says so.
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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by carlmr on Thursday April 05, 2018 @08:29AM (#16764168)
Never had an issue, you just have to squat deep enough.
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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by dancek on Thursday April 05, 2018 @02:32AM (#16762362)
I use things similar to that Squatty Potty and it feels better for me. I discovered this a couple of years ago. Coincidentally we have brand name ones at work, but any stable platform will do--my favorite might be this kids' stool from Ikea: https://m.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/art/60248418/
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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by donatj on Thursday April 05, 2018 @07:39AM (#16763822)
Having not used such a contraption, it always seems to me that the same thing could be achieved by leaning forward without one?
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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by omgbananas on Saturday April 07, 2018 @06:51PM (#16783494)
I lean forward (elbows resting on thighs). I've always done it. I never even thought it was a thing not to lean forward until I saw/heard advertisements for the Squatty Potty.

That, spreading cheeks when sitting down, and a decent diet means almost zero clean up.

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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by dancek on Thursday April 05, 2018 @11:41AM (#16765892)
It might be possible, but at least for me achieving the same position in a different rotation requires a lot of strength (due to gravity). And I can't poop while flexing half of my muscles.
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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by 23478s882u on Thursday April 05, 2018 @08:14AM (#16764058)
A squatting posture made a big difference for me. I get more thoroughly emptied out more easily. I literally need to go less often than I used to.
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