Quote:
Originally Posted by pig
Well, I must be Hurculean in my wrist strength or else the rest of TFP must have wrists made of glass. I've pulled off way more than I wanted on several occasions. In A, you can also use wall friction (depending on the holder, I suppose) to help grab the paper for increased tearing efficiency. I can't for the life of me see an advantage to B. I see some potential advantages to A, and none for B. Regardless, you swine can't use my restroom without some level of supervision.
|
Those friction arguments can be made regardless of roll orientation, and so can all of the other "easier to tear nonsense."
I'm sorry, but A is NOT easier to tear than B based on physics. The tensile strength of the toilet paper does not vary with orientation, nor does the force you apply, the angle along the horizontal plane at which you tear, and the coefficient of friction on the roller remains the same. If anyone would care to draw up a free body diagram to prove otherwise, by all means do so. Until then, leave your false science out of this debate.
-----Added 16/2/2009 at 08 : 15 : 19-----
And for you religious types, God also favors the B orientation. Just think about all the B's. Bethlehem, Bible, Buttsex, Breasts, its all there, clear as day.