Ah, the ubiquitous Ass-Gasket. In the US this luxury is given away by the government and corporate entities in vast quantities in public restrooms. It is right there on the stall wall, along with a giant roll of single ply tissue or sandpaper.
It is a nice convenience in the "Public" convenience, an d gives you the illusion of cleanliness and safety from getting anything icky on you when doing one's business on the porcelain throne.
Let's examine the statement of illusion. The illusion is that a simple very thin piece of white paper is going to protect you from human body excreta, Virus, bacteria, and all manner of creepy-crawlies hanging out on that smooth, hard dry impermeable surface.
The facts are that very little in the way of biological life can survive on the seat, and your skin, if in good health, can defeat all of them as it is designed to be a barrier against everything outside of the human body.
Hand washing is really the key to keeping it clean in the loo. And if there is something on the seat when you walk in, a quick scrub with a wad of TP will do far more to remove anything unwanted. It is the absorption of liquid and the mechanical scrubbing action that removes any unwanted bio-matter, not placing a thin layer of paper over the top.
In review,
1. WASH YOUR HANDS, use soap and scrub your hands together under streaming water for at least that count of 15.
2. Don't hover over the seat, you just make a disgusting mess.
3. you don't really need an ass-gasket, just wipe the seat down, it is way more effective for any microbiological life removal.
4. WASH YOUR HANDS!
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Haha never seen those before.
It's a die-cut sheet of thin tissue paper that you can punch out a hole in the middle. They really have no purpose other than causing clogs
Hmm sounds crap i mean waste of time.
Those squat toilets are really easy to clean. Just wash the floor right into the hole. Forget one world currency, IMO if the entire world was on the same page with the same way to go to the bathroom this world would be a much better place.
I prefer my ass gaskets without straws, thank you very much!
The more camping I do, the more I think other places in the world are on to something with their squatty hole potties, but I am just an armchair global toiletist.
they are way better for your health!!! for sure! You can build a compost toilet with squat option in your backyard :)
Traveling in Eastern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, Those "Bombsights" were the norm, and the cleanest. Just have to get out of the way before you flush or your shoes may get a soaking.
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