How on earth can I use a Canadian toilet without splashing myself?
The last few days I had to use Canadian toilets. Now I'm from Europe and I'm used to Central European toilets:
As you can see, the water is really far down the toilet and if "things" fall in there, you won't get splashed. On the other hand, toilets in Canada look more like this:
As you can see, there is quite a huge flat area in the toilet that is normally full of water. So every time I take a dump I splash myself with water.
Seriously, how can I avoid that?
Best Answer
OK then...warning, this gets graphic.
The problem
North American toilets tend to be siphoning toilets - that is, the water-ways in these toilets are designed with slightly smaller diameters than a non-siphoning toilet, so that the water-way will naturally fill up with water, each time it is flushed, thus creating the siphon action.
The recognised problem is the splashing that frequently occurs upon load. Due to the increased water, often higher water level, and area and size of wet target when released, the odds are increased dramatically.
How to avoid the dreaded splash
There are a few suggestions here:
- Watch this video on avoiding splashing yourself in a public toilet (graphic)
- Read this Lifehacker article (with video) on how to use toilet paper to weaken splash occurrences
- Follow further advice that a light towel or toilet paper (disposable) will reduce/eliminate splashback
- to clarify, if sitting, sit ON the toilet, do not perch:
- Aim when possible, for the porcelain, rather than the water. Try to angle where you're not hitting a surface at right angles to the surface, but along it instead. The change in velocity is less dramatic, and it will 'dribble' rather than splash.
- Experiment with different positions (if sitting) - further forward, further back, perhaps to a side.
- If peeing, try kneeling down; less velocity when the liquid hits the water
- If desperate, consider jumping away, but this can end up even worse...
Final, desperate solution - when in doubt and you need a technological solution, you can always rely on the Japanese to come up with something. I introduce - toilet knee pads!
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How do you use a toilet without splashing?
Place a single square of toilet paper in the center of the bowel, right where you expect your 'deposit' to fall. Then let it drop! There will be no splash.How do I stop my pee from splashing?
Pee splashback is caused by two main factors: height from the toilet/urinal bowl, and the \u201cangle of attack.\u201d By far the best way to reduce splashback is to alter the angle of your pee stream so that it hits the wall of the toilet/urinal at a gradual angle; the closer to 90 degrees, the worse the splashback will be.Does Canada toilets have jet spray in toilet?
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