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[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

It blows my mind that I still see ads for "flushable" wipes

[-] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Oh. Shoot. I’ve bought those in the past. So they’re lying about being flushable, I suppose.

[-] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

No, they're definitely flushable. Just like my new product, flushable golf balls! Put them in your toilet, hit the plunger, and watch them disappear down the drain. Totally flushable!

[-] XiberKernel@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Conover, are you flushing golf balls again?!

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

My understanding is that none of them are flushable

Edit: Yes, you are able to flush them. I didn't think I needed to clarify that I meant whether flushing them will destroy your plumbing or not

I wonder because the one I use is made 100% of plant fibers and a couple natural extracts like aloe vera. Is that flushable?

[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago

Wooden roof beams are also 100% plant fibers, as are wool sweaters and the sewer system definitely can not handle neither of those.

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[-] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 0 points 2 months ago

Yep. Make it the manufacturers' problem. They only care when it hits their wallet. Even if they pass on the costs, it'll make the wipes that actually dissolve properly cheaper and these are exempt.

[-] xylol@leminal.space 0 points 2 months ago

How do you make a wet wipe dissolve when its wet without dissolving when its wet

[-] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 0 points 2 months ago

I understand it's "wet" from some alcohol/aldehydes and not from water.

[-] Wolf314159@startrek.website 0 points 2 months ago

Who is out there wiping their ass with %100 ethanol?

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

Gets it fucking clean, I'll tell you that.

[-] sigezayaq@startrek.website 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm looking at a package of wet wipes right now and it says "99% water" on them

[-] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 0 points 2 months ago

Maybe my understanding is wrong, and I don't use wet wipes that often, but the ones I have I bought like a year ago 60% ethanol v/v.

[-] sigezayaq@startrek.website 0 points 2 months ago

I see, maybe there are different types then. Mine are for an actual baby.

[-] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 1 points 2 months ago

Ok, so I checked a superstore near me, and my updated understanding is

  1. anything disinfecting is alcohol based be it for skin or for for objects,
  2. things designed for cleaning skin or to be "refreshing/fragrant" are mostly water based.
  3. However there are skin cleaning products that are marketed more towards deep clean or dirt/oil/grease etc are almost always alcohol based.
  4. cleaning objects intended wet wipes also mostly alcohol based. But if marketed as "gentle" could be water based.

So baby wipes being meant to clean skin and be "gentle", it makes sense that they are water based.

[-] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

A bidet is way cheaper and way better for everyone.

[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Depends where you are-

In many states of Australia installing a Bidet is extremely expensive as they they need to have a full RPZ backflow protection device (bulky and expensive - $600+ for the part) to prevent backflow. (simple and even double check valves aren't allowed for Bidets as they're considered 'high hazard')

[-] swampdownloader@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

It sounds like ‘Strayan plumbing code enforcement is funded by Big TP

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

It sounded to me like they were requirements to prevent snakes and spiders to crawl in from it.

[-] Legume5534@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

You're talking about a full blown extra device. You can just add a bidet to your toilet seat.

[-] Litebit@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Wow that is so complicated to install a simple hose. https://amzn.eu/d/2AN2BDt

[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Yes-

https://mccarthyplumbinggroup.com.au/blog/2022/05/26/can-i-install-a-bidet-myself/

To add, If you're even filling a bucket of water with a hose, it's against regulations if the end of the hose gets submerged, that's a 'cross connection'

[-] Chocobofangirl@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

for the record I was too lazy to install anything so I just have a squeeze bottle i use warm water in. no regs from big australia on that lol

[-] moakley@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Bidets are overrated. There, I said it.

[-] Legume5534@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

How the fuck can it possibly be overrated?

[-] Eggyhead@lemmings.world 0 points 2 months ago

I’ll preface my comment with the fact that I never saw a bidet until I was in my 30s, so I was never properly “bidet trained”, but I can tell you that at a glance the prospect of having a damp ass after every shit does not appeal to me. Particularly in humid regions where damp bodily areas leads chafing and rashes. It also looks like a lot more effort than just wiping and moving on with minimal difference in results.

That said, if you prefer bidets and have access to them, more power to you.

[-] Legume5534@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

You wipe your ass to dry it after using it, dumbass.

[-] Eggyhead@lemmings.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Toilet paper comes apart when it gets sopping wet, dumbass.

(I assume you prefer communicating in a derogatory style, so I’ll just mimick yours.)

[-] Chocobofangirl@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Nah, not really. If the only thing you need to do is dry your ass, all you do is ball up the tp before you swipe so it doesn't fall apart.

[-] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

You dry off with toilet paper. The bidet is for cleaning

[-] moakley@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

How does having bits of toilet paper stuck to my ass improve the situation?

[-] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You can just pat it dry, the toilet paper doesn't rip

[-] moakley@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

In my experience it still comes apart.

[-] Chocobofangirl@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Ball it up first. Doesn't take a huge amount, aiming for something you pinch between two fingers, not a fist-full.

[-] Corn@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Get better tp.

[-] Bravo@eviltoast.org 0 points 2 months ago

How do you manage showering?

[-] moakley@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

After a shower you dry off with a towel, obviously.

Do you dry your ass with a towel after using a bidet? An ass towel? Because that's disgusting.

[-] Bravo@eviltoast.org 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

So wait, do you not dry your ass after a shower? Or are you saying that you use something other than a towel to do so? Am I speaking to someone who's never touched their ass with a towel? Do you just stand around in the nude while waiting for your ass to air dry?

[-] Eggyhead@lemmings.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Do you shit while in the shower or something?

[-] Bravo@eviltoast.org 1 points 2 months ago

No, but the purpose of a shower is to get dirt off of your body. Dirt that got there before the shower, not during.

[-] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

It's honestly shamefull to see people downvoting and calling you dumbass for raising questions and concerns about bidets. I'm not bidet trained either, and I don't really have a strong opinion on them, but these responses almost make me want to take a stance against bidets.

[-] fishy@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

"a bunch of people told an ignorant person they were wrong and that offended me because I'm also ignorant and that makes me upset."

Bro grow up and wash your asshole. If you stepped in shit barefoot would you be cool just wiping it with paper and moving on or would you use water? Bidets should be standard in the USA, absolutely barbaric using the sandpaper corporate America has deemed acceptable.

[-] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

Bro.

I live in a country where bidets are extremely rare. I honestly only know one single household with a bidet. I have however discussed getting one, but the discussion has pretty much faded out since it isn't seen as a common need around here.

I fully agree with the "buttholes are the only thing we are content with wiping with paper to clean away poop"-paradox argument. I have mentioned that a lot in my discussions with my gf about getting one. So maybe I should get one - as I said, my opinion isn't very strong as I haven't experienced one, and I haven't experienced sanitary issues with using paper.

So with all that said, it's less tempting to make that purchase when people respond as condescending dickheads when raising concerns or questions about it. You just fully assumed that I lived in a place where bidets are common and told me to grow up and that I am ignorant. The other commenter got called a dumbass for not knowing the bidet procedure when they initially said that they were not bidet trained.

Being condescending doesn't really help anyone. It just makes me want to ignore your advice.

[-] fishy@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

I too am from a place bidets are rare, literally don't know anybody else who has one. But after that first wash I was changed, made a true believer; anybody who talks bad about bidets is shit talking something I love. Try one, join us on the smug and clean side of butthole's.

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[-] Eggyhead@lemmings.world 0 points 2 months ago

I don’t really care about my “social credit score”. It’s an honest question and I’ve learned a couple things about bidets so far. The overwhelming conclusion, however, is that a lot of proud bidet users are kind of elitist assholes (heh, puns), and would rather admonish condescendingly than care to explain. Goes to show you really need a parent or a family member to properly teach you these things. If no one in your family has ever used a bidet, then I guess you’re shit out of luck (heh).

Either that or the guy saying they’re overrated was on to something and everyone’s getting defensive and pissy (heh) about it. If your method was truly better, you could just explain it without resorting to shame tactics. Could be something they’re embarrassed about?

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