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Know Why The Public Toilet Seats Are Usually U- Shaped…

  • 1:36 pm August 24, 2018
  • Hazel

Well, there are many things in our surroundings that we often leave unnoticed and this is why we don’t actually know the reasons behind them, until asked about or just have nothing to do, or are randomly bored. When we think about our surroundings and start noticing every little thing that is in it, we get the idea that things that we use everyday, have a certain reason and they are designed a certain way for our convenience or maybe just because of some ancient tradition, that we still follow, because we are too bored to start anew. Just like other shower thoughts, this one is something that you might want to know the reason behind. There are a lot of designs that are used for a toilet seat, but that usually applies for home decor and stuff and not the usual public toilet. They are usually U-shaped, and there is a reason behind this design, it is not just random.

Design

At home, we usually prefer the design that we want and something that is not too normal or the usual that we find in the public toilets. The ones at home have a circular or closed fittings to sit and but there might be many reasons for that alone, and we are not sure of that , but public toilets are mostly the same usual u-shaped and to know this, we have researched to give you an accurate information about the same.



The answer

We have bought a definite answer to this typical shower thought, or bathroom thought, whatever you want to call it. Also, you’ll be surprised to know that 14% of phones have poop (E. coli) on them and this is because the most of the people use phones on the toilet.

1955

Here’s the answer to your question of why the public toilet seats are U-shaped. Let’s go back to 1955, to the start of it, to know this reason better.

The toilet seats codes were decided by an organization named, IAPMO (International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials)



Voluntarily adopted

From then on the public toilets in the USA were designed U-shaped. The individual American states have voluntarily adopted the organization's guidelines in spite of it not being a regulatory authority. But there are many other reasons that are believed on this subject.

Urine Backlashes

The other reason behind the U-shaped design is for women’s convenience. So, that they don’t have any trouble wiping. Because it is gross to touch the public toilet’s seat with their back of the hand. It also avoids backslashes and which is why the oval shape if the toilets will not let the urine’s backslashes which is also germ free.



Money

Another reason behind the design is that the lid of this particular shape prevents direct contact with the seat. Manufacturers also think about their money and as the shaped toilets are inexpensive they opt for the same.

Plus it is a regular type and it prevents people from stealing the seats. Now you know all the reasons behind the U-shaped toilets.