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[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 63 points 1 week ago

The one that lists sheets is at least using a verifiable metric. It's better than the "right rolls of unspecified size are more than 39 different rolls of unspecified size".

Still silly because no one knows how many sheets they use before changing the roll, but at least it's reasonable silly.

[-] Rooskie91@discuss.online 20 points 1 week ago

Isn't it the same problem tho, since they can make the sheets smaller and say there's more without actually offering a longer roll?

[-] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 18 points 1 week ago

We need legally defined toilet paper roll standards.

[-] Honytawk@feddit.nl 7 points 1 week ago

Lets setup some ISO standards for shit wipers.

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

I would be shocked if there isn't already one. The trick is getting companies to adhere to it.

[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Oh, totally. It's by no means a good measurement, it's just the only one that's in some way tied to anything tangible. "8=39" doesn't mean anything.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Helps that they tend to be square-ish, there's a subsection of people who would notice immediately if you can't fold perfect paper cranes from a single sheet while you're pooping.

[-] Lojcs@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

pretty sure they are rectangles

[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Which matters more total kg or mm^2^ ?

[-] huppakee@piefed.social 0 points 1 week ago

Kg for sure, i wouldn't trust tp with a low cost per mm²

[-] Fermion@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

I also don't trust a toilet paper with a low gsm.

Maybe we need both a gsm and total weight labeling.

[-] whosepoopisonmybuttocks@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The label usually says total surface area in the package. The stores near me break the price down to cost per unit of area, as well. This really untangles the 'how much should I pay for a quadrahedroll vs a dodecca butt sphere" worth of paper?

[-] ArchEngel@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

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