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Winstonm

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Straightaway, this is not your average "which way do you like better" question. Myself, I prefer the look of a roll of toilet paper that comes over the top; however, I found out that in my house the new, larger rolls are clumsy to use this way as the toilet paper tends to tear off in small squares instead of roll out in sheets. This particular problem is avoided when the tissue is loaded the other way and the roll dispenses from underneath.

 

My decision was to put aside my aesthetics and utilize the practical approach - so, to my chagrin, the roll is mounted so that the tissue unrolls down instead of over the top.

 

In any similar scenario, which way would you choose, the aesthetically pleasing or the practical? (Engineers, there is no budget for a bathroom remodel so you may skip ahead to the next question :P )

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wtf winstonm, no

 

over is the only answer here. anything else is a crime against FREEDOM, LIBERTY, and JUSTICE. the underers are terrorists, plain and simple. at the very least they obviously hate kittens and at worst they're out to destroy this great country.

 

a fresh roll will only present challenges for a little while, then it will be smooth sailing from there. you wouldn't want guests to discover you're an underer just because your tp is too soft and luxurious to fit in the holder.

 

on a related note, a popular thread topic in another forum was "What is a common household item that is worth paying a little extra for?" TP was the landslide #1 slamdunk pick, so obv you're doing that right

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In any similar scenario, which way would you choose, the aesthetically pleasing or the practical? (Engineers, there is no budget for a bathroom remodel so you may skip ahead to the next question :P )

For me functionality comes first.

 

If an object has the function of dispensing toilet paper then that is what it should do.

If an object has the function of looking pretty then that is what is should do.

 

Many objects have more than one function and looking pretty may be one of them. In my home that is the case for furniture, but certainly not for toilet paper dispensers.

 

I think this attitude is typical for engineers. Engineers won't think of remodeling the bathroom. They will think how to solve the issue at hand. An architect or someone more artistic might suggest a bathroom remodel. An engineer will go with whatever works at the lowest cost. If changing the rotation direction of the toilet paper solves the problem then that's the end of the story for an engineer.

 

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The first word I heard in Engineering school was "practical", and the last was "pragmatic" (we were expected to be more educated after 4 years). That should answer Winston's question.

 

Having said that, I write with a Lamy 2000, specifically because it fits the Bauhaus school esthetic perfectly - "form follows function". The fact that everything in it has its practical purpose *makes* it elegant. The fact that it doesn't have a mark that screams "Montblanc", say, makes me look less like "look at me, I want you to think I'm rich and important."

 

Whether that last sentence has anything to do with TP is ... arguable.

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