Ding Huang demonstrates the art of paper cutting
Laura Reynolds looks at the habits of exam-weary students
James Tompkinson discusses the benefits of using Facebook for revision
Laura Reynolds provides some tips to help you save
Now given the clear comedy potential of this topic as well as its daily relevance to all of our lives I expected there to be a few websites and things where I could find some info. Nothing, however, could have prepared me for what I got in terms of sheer volume and enthusiasm for the humble loo, my particular favourite being the website of the world toilet association (bless them) which provided me with the interesting nugget that the average person goes to the toilet two and a half thousand times a year and will spend three years of there life on the ceramic throne. Although my particular favourite fact was number eight: there are many different kinds of toilet, accompanied by the enticing invitation to 'Click here to see drawings'
Ever eager to expand the kiddie’s minds the BBC’s Newsround site comes up with the, admittedly slightly dubious, fact that most toilets flush in the key of E flat. How? Why? Who finds this stuff out? (I’m amusing myself at the mo with an image of a bearded man with loads of tuning forks in the bbc toilets) Although there is also the slightly more practical piece of info that the first toilet cubicle in public toilets is the least likely to be used and, presumably because of this, it’s also the cleanest. Which just goes to show you the potential health benefits of information accumulation.
There’s also big money in toilets, advertising in toilets that is. According to one study adverts in toilets are viewed eleven times longer than other media would allow. This is apparently because of the captive environment, the lack of possibilities for avoidance and the fact that the adverts were viewed as a welcome distraction. So next time you consider buying a personal number plate in the motorway services or even joining a society while you’re freshening up in Vanbrugh consider whether you’d be as willing if you could escape.
If all this talk of toilets has inspired you head along to the positively encyclopaedic toiletmuseum.com and send a toilet e-card to your nearest and dearest. More likely though it’s probably just reminded you that you need a wee so off you go…
