Fun Fact Friday Why is the Toilet Handle on its Left Side? Two theories: Tradition and Hygiene Tradition The early design of the flush toilet consisted of a chain on the left side of the tank. Pulling the chain flushed the toilet. The chain was on the left so that a person sitting on a toilet could reach up and flush with the right hand. Recreating the design of a toilet to adapt the flusher to the other side would seem to be unnecessary. Hygiene In theory, having the flush handle on the left side of the tank encourages toilet users to use their left hand -- most likely their non-dominant hand -- to flush. That avoids contaminating the right hand -- the dominant hand in most people -- with bacteria. (According to WebMD, a flush toilet handle contains 83 bacteria per square inch, the 27th most bacteria-populated spot in a typical home.) ehow/info_8748338_toilet-handles-left-side.html
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:52:03 +0000
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