The Commuter Bike Redesigned and Electrified

Re:The Commuter Bike Redesigned and Electrified by simonsarris on Monday February 07, 2011 @08:21AM (#2188782)

People wiped themselves with writing paper, wool, hemp, seashells, corn cobs, sponges, stones, small wooden planks, moss, snow, and their own hands.

Pretty much anything. Of course some of these methods are still in use today, depending on where you look.

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Re:The Commuter Bike Redesigned and Electrified by ez77 on Monday February 07, 2011 @09:13AM (#2188939)

You are forgetting about a 17th-century invention based on running water [1] which, by the way, to this day is considered by many to be significantly more hygienic than wiping.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidet

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Re:The Commuter Bike Redesigned and Electrified by adolph on Monday February 07, 2011 @12:28PM (#2189800)

That device doesn't seem very portable. I guess there are trade-offs to everything.

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Re:The Commuter Bike Redesigned and Electrified by ez77 on Tuesday February 08, 2011 @12:51PM (#2193906)

Yes, they don't leave the bathrooms... which is where >99% of your #2's take place.

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