Monday, February 21, 2011

Toilet Paper Trail


So just some random thoughts to think about at work today.
You guys ever see the commercial on TV where they talk about making the toilet paper without the cardboard center. They say that in a year the US goes through 17 billion rolls.
17 BILLION!!!!!!!!!!!!
That got me thinking. According to the US Census bureau, as of today there are
U.S. 310,863,075 people.
Now lets calculate this.
17 billion rolls.
12 months in a year, leaves us with 1,416,666,666.66 rolls per month. Approximately 1.4 billion.
Then lets average out 30 days in a month. Leaves us with 47,222,222.22. Approximately 47 million rolls per day.
Now we are saying that 310 million people using 47 million rolls
THEN
This means that it takes 6.58 people per roll per day of the year.
Lets really think about this for a minute. This is saying that every 6.5 people go through a roll in a day. Now I can tell you that seems a little insane to me. I dont know about you but I think that I am pretty regular when it come to going to the bathroom, and it take me more than 6.5 days to finish a roll of toilet paper.
So who is to blame for this issue.
Women I am looking at you. Us men are able to go to the bathroom many times during the day without using any toilet paper, we think about the environment when using a urinal. Do you think we enjoy using urinals. Do you understand the splash back capabilities of a toilet shaped in that manner? But we as protectors of the environment decide it is worth the risk.
But you women, do you actually care about our environment, Using up I would have to say at least twice as much toilet paper as the average man. Not only do you use toilet paper every time you enter the bathroom, but you also go to the bathroom more. you have to learn how to control your bladders. In a 3 hour car ride, there is no reason to stop twice for a restroom.
Just think about the children the next time you are using up one of the 17billion rolls of toilet paper in the world. What will be left for them if we kill all the trees and pollute the world with all the cardboard rolls.

Oh the Humanity.

AC

1 comment:

  1. While I find this topic extremely thought provoking and more humorous, you should know that there is a technical problem with your logic here.
    You are assuming that female and male anatomy are the same, when they are not.
    Men have the gravity factor working for them, so they take care of business and call it a day. No leaks, no spreads. Alls good in the hood.
    Women, however, have the erratic, "broken faucet" situation in their workings, which means that the urine gets in unwanted places and therefore the toilet paper/wiping dealio is a must.
    Unless you want to get some sort of infection. Then, ya, lets think about decreasing the amount of trees being cut down in the Amazon and increasing the already prevalent female whining.

    Your Choice.

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