Should the end of the toilet paper go under or over the roll when on the roll holder?

Answer 1

I've seen a couple of things about this on television. (A long time ago). According to them it is a personal preference. There is no "correct" way to hang the toilet paper. In my opinion, if one is a guest at someones home, and has to hang a new roll, they should hang it the way the host or hostess had the original roll.

Answer 2

UNDER!!!!!!!! If it's over and you tear it one handed the roll will keep unravelling and you end up with a pile of TP on the floor. If it's under, the weight of the roll will keep the roll from rolling more and the friction will tear the paper where you want.

I know the print is displayed backwards then, but that's the TP people's fault. Form should follow function.

P.S. Thank you soo much for asking this question! I asked it on another board a long time ago. I can't believe you overrollers!! The other board was a lot less one sided. Of course THEY were more scientifically inclined.

Answer 3

As far as myself goes, the placement of toilet paper is a non-issue since I just set the roll on the back of my toilet on top of my Popular Mechanic magazines. If I'm going to have guests that I want to impress (the preacher or my nickel poker buddies), I might slide the roll down on the plunger next to the toilet to give my bathroom that rustic look.

I'd like to take a minute and look at all the different types of toilet paper holders there are. First off, here in my neck of the woods most folks (unless they live down there in the city) don't have toilet paper holders. It don't bother us none - we just set the roll on top of the tank, on the edge of the garbage can or edge of the sink.

In government buildings, gas stations, and fast food joints they have those institutional holders where the roll slides on sideways. These vertical holders allow for the owners to put them big four-foot spools of sandpaper-type toilet paper on them.

As far as being fashionable, the "over" position wins. I visited those nicer hotels (the ones that charge at least $24.95 overnight) and saw that they hung their roll with the paper dangling over the top and then they took the end sheet and folded it into this little fancy triangle. I don't rightly know what that triangle-sheet is for - seems like a waste to me, well, unless you tear off that end sheet and use it to clean out from under your fingernails while you finish your bidness or sumthin'.
If you have toddlers or cats, you should hang it in the "under" position - it doesn't unroll as easily.
If you have boys, by putting the roll in the "over" position, the paper is just begging to be used. This way, the boys will want to use it and you won't have to soak their drawers as long to get out their skid marks.
If you choose a print, you must hang it in the "over" position or the print on the paper will be upside down.
It is easier to grasp if the paper is in the "over" position, of course on the flip side, reaching to the back is just as easy - unless static cling makes the paper stick to the wall.

A physics professor in the "under" camp offered this analysis: To get the paper to turn requires a certain torque, which comes from the tension in the paper being withdrawn. The greater the distance between the plane of the paper being pulled and the axle support line, the less force is required and the less chance of tearing the paper before you have enough. Uh, yeah.
Several womenfolk told me that when they hung the roll in the "under" position, their men often got poop on their hands and then smeared it on the wall when they reached to the back for the edge of the toilet paper.
So the "right" way to hang toilet paper? It depends on what person or critter will be using your toilet and what kind of holder (if any) you got. But, if I just have to choose, then I'll vote for the "over" position.

Answer 4

Over.

Answer 5

Over, believe or not I took a course in that one time and that was the way pointed out. Because of some ans. already and getting it from under would cause U to get paint chips under fingernails.painful would U say.

Answer 6

Over, unless you have a child or cat/dog that likes to unroll the paper. It's harder to paw at it and make a huge pile of paper on the floor if it's hung under.

Answer 7

Over, that way it is easier to tear without messing up the roll.

Answer 8

over

Answer 9

over

Answer 10

Over, unless you like scraping the edge off the wall every time, rather than finding it hanging freely out in front.