Why toilet seat down

So what did Siddiqi propose? So, we can complain all we like, but this norm is not likely to go away. Nash Equilibirums and trembling hand perfects?

Siddiqi is not messing around. One such norm is tipping for service quality. Azar has shown that the norm of tipping increases social welfare. In this paper, we show conclusively that the social norm of leaving the toilet seat down after use decreases welfare and by doing that we hope to convince the reader that social norms are not always welfare enhancing.

Hence, there is a case for scientifically examining social norms and educating the masses about the fallacy of following social norms blindly. Most recently, in , Martin A. Therefore, there is no longer any need for males and females to argue over the placement of their toilet seat as long as they are concerned with the efficient expenditure of household energy.

Honestly, their analyses are all pretty fun. Any household shared by men and women inevitably deals with a pressing question: what do you do with the toilet seat after it's used? Conventionally, it's considered courteous for men to always lower the seat back down after they've urinated. But is that necessarily the optimal solution? As it happens, a few different economists have considered this question — and found that, if your priority is minimizing the total amount of toilet-seat moving and therefore touching that goes on or making things fair, it's not necessarily the best strategy.

If one man and one woman are living together, and the goal is minimizing the total number of times that the toilet seat has to be moved, the best strategy is pretty straightforward. As Michigan State economist Jay Pil Choi has found , everyone should just leave the toilet seat at whatever position it's in when they're finished.

Data from simulation by Jeff Sergeant. The reason this works is pretty simple. Imagine that the man and the woman alternate in their use of the toilet they won't always, but it works for the purposes of this explanation.

The man will have to lift the seat up each time he pees, but won't have to do anything when he poops. The woman will have to put the seat down if she uses the toilet after the man pees, but not if he poops.

Overall, moves — and touching of the toilet seat — will be minimized, as no one will ever move it twice in one session. And a decent percentage of the time, no moves will be required at all especially since, in reality, the man and the woman won't always alternate. Though this may be the case sometimes, closing the toilet lid is a part of toilet etiquette. Yes, you read that right.

Not only this, there are three more reasons why every one of us should close the toilet lid after we are done. Read on to know more. A study conducted in at a British teaching hospital found that the faeces-borne bacteria, which are capable of causing diarrhea can come out from the toilet when you flush. These bacteria can stick to the walls of the toilet or other items like toothbrush, towel and soap. So, to avoid contact with these harmful bacteria, you must keep the toilet lid closed while you flush and when you are not using it why to take a chance.

Closing the toilet lid makes your bathroom look cleaner and also saves people from watching the unpleasant stains on it if any. The cool air, the funky smell and the mysterious bowl. Pets often wet themselves in toilet bowl but sometimes this attempt can be dangerous. They cannot only hurt themselves but can also get sick. Pets have a habit of drinking water from the toilet and this can make you sick when they give you a smooch next time.

There are many cases of children falling into the toilet. So, with children in the house, one must close the toilet doors and put the lids down for their safety. Please Click Here to subscribe other newsletters that may interest you, and you'll always find stories you want to read in your inbox.

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As the guy who made them take a toilet water bath because he thought leaving the toilet seat up was some kind of moral high ground? You're not going to find the best reason to put the seat down by doing a side-by-side analysis of how often men and women poop, because the motivating factor behind putting the seat down isn't efficacy or speed; it's manners. You think it's not fair that you have to take an extra second to put the toilet seat down?

Sure, fine, it's not fair! But nothing about going to the bathroom is fair for women. It's not fair that we have to take down their pants to pee, thus making the entire act take longer, or that we have to pee more often , creating a log jam in public restrooms most of which only offer the same number of facilities as the less-crowded men's bathroom , by the way.

It's also not fair that women are supposed to roll their used pads and tampon applicators in toilet paper, so that they don't offend the delicate sensibilities of anyone who sees them in the bathroom trash.

Nothing about going to the bathroom is fair for us. Which brings us to, last but not least Every single thing we do in our society is a complex dance of privilege and disempowerment — even using the bathroom. By Gabrielle Moss.