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I don't mean what you use to chop down your feces, but an object that you realized only your family has and people would raise their eyebrows at. Best if said object has a sole purpose.

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[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 77 points 1 year ago

What I love so much about the whole “turning the water off when you brush your teeth” debate is how everyone is basically telling on themselves.

The ADA recommends brushing your teeth for two minutes. Do you think anybody sits there and lets the water wash down the drain for two whole minutes? Or more likely does everyone have terrible dental hygiene?

[-] Spooty@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

??? Why is it so crazy to imagine people let a tap run for two minutes?

[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Because that is an absurdly long time to watch water run when you’re not using it for anything. I feel like “turn off the tap when brushing your teeth” would be inherently obvious to people brushing the full two minutes.

What’s more likely to me is people brush for about 15 seconds and don’t bother turning it off because it’s such a short period of time.

[-] KinglyWeevil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago

I feel bad enough when I'm letting the tap run during dishes when it's taking me a second to scrub something lol

[-] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

I want a foot pedal for my kitchen sink so badly. I feel like it would save a lot of water and I'd never have to touch the sink with my gross hands I need to wash.

[-] blackbrook@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Ditto! Why the fuck is this not just how sinks work?

[-] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

We had these sinks in my elementary school bathroom and I've only seen them in one other public bathroom since. I'm really not sure why it isn't more common.

[-] blandy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Get one of those swiveling heads with a shutoff. Game changer for sure.

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