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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Why aren't baby wipers our default?

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[–] april@lemmy.world 62 points 1 month ago (23 children)
[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

Got one off Amazon for $35....wifey's like, "meh"....I say, "30 days, you'll wonder where it's been all your life!"....8 days later, wifey, "When I go at work, I wonder why they don't have..."

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bidet very good, but I still need a few squares to check. "Trust but verify."

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Be thankful you're not blind...

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As long as you're not both blind and anosmic, should be OK.

[–] Fosheze@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Just give it the old taste stes then.

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[–] shy_mia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Generally one should wipe anyways before using a bidet

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 1 points 1 month ago

Really, even if it's a toilet with a bidet seat? I would think that wiping before spraying would decrease the effect of the spray.

[–] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago
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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Did...did you say toilet paper?

He doesn't know how to use the three seashells!

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I hope we never stop referencing this.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Because "flushable" wipes really aren't and they are mode of plastic?

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Mine are plastic free and clearly fall apart in water

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Do they come on a roll?

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[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Because toilet paper can be flushed, but baby wipes should go in a garbage bin?

[–] cmrn@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My roommate refuses to acknowledge that key difference. I just hope I’m out of the apartment before it becomes my problem.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Being in an apartment, good chance it gets to the building-wide plumbing before clogging, and so wouldn't be traced back to you. Of course, that would still leave you (and the rest of the building) without plumbing for a while whenever it actually does clog

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

bidet is the only green way

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 3 points 1 month ago

Some years back I was introduced to the CuloClean (https://culoclean.com/) - a side squirting cap that fits most any narrow plastic bottle, e.g. dish soap bottles. Super portable, I take it camping.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Until recently, baby wipes were largely non biodegradable

[–] CM400@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And they’re still non-flushable, despite what the package says.

Most baby wipes and similar materials aren’t designed to be flushed—“flushable” products like wipes do not readily disperse upon flushing and actually remain in a solid state while traveling through the sewer system. They may clog your pipes at home resulting in costly visits from your plumber. They may get caught in the public wastewater system, which can cause thousands of dollars worth of damage to regional pumping equipment leading to higher sewer bills for us all. While many of these products might masquerade as “flushable” and “sewer friendly”, don’t be fooled!

https://protectyourpipes.org/wipes#

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 11 points 1 month ago

Toilet wipes have led to an epidemic of what have been colloquially termed as turdbergs, which are vehicle sized piles of shit held together by baby wipes that refuse to actually biodegrade and have caused sewer and plumbing issues costing taxpayers and individuals millions of dollars.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Mine disperse fine, don't trust big paper

[–] CM400@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Paper? I don’t wipe like a peasant. I have one of those $20 bidets.

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[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This shit again? Pun intended. But JFC Lemmy is fucking obsessed with TP & bidets.

Mandatory PSA: Baby wipes clog up the plumbing system. Please don't flush those down a toilet. TP was designed to break down.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Right there with you.

Damn kids act like adults never considered it. Motherfucking kids go read some got-damn HISTORY once in a fucking while.

Neither existed for my grandparents.

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[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Read some history to discover methods used before we settled on toilet paper.

Spoiler: you're not gonna like it.

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[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago
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