So I'm coming home from St. Louis tonight, and I really have to make a "pit stop". I pull into a circle k and I head to the bathroom. I was immediately taken back by what I saw. For some reason, the toilet paper rolls were mounted very high. So high in fact that a midget would have to come off the seat to get the roll flowing. As I saw this, I tried my best to figure out why it would be mounted so high. I then got to thinking the opposite; why is most toilet paper mounted so low? I got to thinking how the higher mount position would have certain advantages, such as being able to use leverage to get a power sheet out quickly. Also, it allows for a longer piece if you use the toilet paper to the floor and tear rule. Curious, I hung out in the store until I could have the chance to ask the girl working behind the counter the reasoning behind the high mount position. She said she really didn't know and she didn't even recall them being that high. I suggested that she should check it out so we both walked back to where the bathrooms were to investigate further. She was stunned by how high they were, and she checked and verified that the women's bathroom was mounted high too. I guess it goes to show you that you don't tend to notice things if you see them everyday, even if they may be a bit odd. (not that conducting an interview for dantheblog.com with a stranger working at a Circle K regarding the height of the toilet paper in the bathroom is odd...yes I did specify that I wrote for dantheblog.com as if I had a press pass)
This is an actual picture of the toilet paper mount! Any theories to any advantages this provides?
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