WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER COVER THE LOO SEAT WITH TOILET PAPER...

[ReedeFox]

Should I hover or cover? That is the question! there's nothing worse than needing the loo and being faced with the daunting prospect of having to use a public bathroom.

Let's be honest, the thought of sitting on a public toilet is anything but pleasant and the entire room is crawling with a bunch of complete strangers pissy bacteria and germs. But when you gotta go, you gotta go!

If you're among the thousands of people who tear off a tonne of toilet paper and lays the sheets down on the seat to form a protective layer, you're doing it wrong! In fact, you're making it worse! You'd be better off not putting anything down on the seat at all, because by doing so you're actually exposing your body to even more germs and bacteria when you line the seat with paper. Who'd have thought it?

Toilet seats have been specially designed to repel against bacteria. The smoothness of the seats make it difficult for germs to latch onto them but toilet paper has a rougher texture and is designed to absorb stuff, making it the perfect place for bacteria to stick to. So when you lay those sheets down you're acting just plonking your ass down on a load of other peoples shit particles and bacteria. Nice!

Studies have also found that the average public toilet seat is cleaner than most people’s kitchen sinks, cutting boards, and dish sponges! If that doesn’t put it all into perspective, nothing else will. Right, I'm off to disinfect my dish sponge!