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So on top of having to raise the seat to pee, we now have to lower the lid to flush?!

Or stop worrying about it unless you are shedding pathogens, in which case I suspect it's not really enough to achieve the objective of stopping cross contamination.

> raise the seat to pee

You don't need to do this. Just sit, it's cleaner and healthier :-)

Ah, the decline of western civilization continues.

Sitting is the worst. It's impossible to pee completely. Even when defecating I need to stand up and pee afterwards. Also not sure why touching the toilet seat with my legs would be "cleaner".

Do you have any evidence of this? I've sat to pee my entire life and have never run into this and indeed experience the opposite, where no matter how much you shake it and try and force everything out, when you put your dick back in your pants it always finds more pee to drip down your shorts.

It's my direct personal experience. What kind of evidence do you expect, a video?

Only if I start writing managed code

What do you think the lid is there for?

I mainly use it as a footstool when I cut my toenails.

It's to assist you when you need to replace the ceiling light bulb, no?

Or to change a clock? But you might slip off, hit your head, and invent time travel.

To keep the dog & cat from drinking out of it. Very unpopular with the quadrupeds & half of the bipeds.

The growth that occurs on the underside of the lid makes for a good reminder that cleaning the toilet is (over-)due.

Also to keep the toddler from playing in it.

Many public toilets where I live have no lids.

To sit down whilst the kids are in the bath.

to escape life and watch tiktok for 2 hrs.

Or use a urinal (should be available in most public toilets). They have no lid, but often an automatic flushing mechanism, so if you run away fast enough you have a chance to avoid the plume...

There are also urinals with lids, but i have not seen them on public toilets.

And raise the lid to pee, preferably.

Yes.

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