How Your Poop is Shaping the Economy- Making Good out of a "Crappy" situation

Now that you know all about the brown stuff that you frequently expel, here’s some insight into the ways people have dealt with solid waste disposal in the past. According to one of the best sources of strange knowledge, Wikipedia, the first flushing toilet was invented in 1596. Luckily, the first toilet paper was mentioned in 589 in China. Since then, the toilet has progressed to the automatically flushing throne with built in rotating seat cover we have all grown to love. Because poop may sometimes leave a residue that could cause skid marks, many clean up techniques and inventions have changed the way we wipe our….you know.

In my opinion, toilet paper is one of the greatest poop-driven inventions. Toilet paper is inexpensive, versatile, and is usually effective in removing doodoo. This marvelous invention is also known as loo paper, TP, bath tissue, bum fodder, crackwipe, ship tickets, and askwipe. Toilet paper is conveniently packaged in compact “roll” form, consisting of a long continuous line of perforated sheets wrapped around a hollow cardboard tube. This design allows the paper to be suspended by any rod-shaped fixture for easy mounting next to the toilet. Although toilet paper is generally strong and effective on common poops such as floaters, rabbit pellets, or disappearing dookie, it may not rise up to the challenge of megapoops such as squirts, unflushables, cornpoo, or Baby Ruth turds. These rare instances require pre-moistening of the paper or use of a stronger, more durable wipe. Flushable versions of baby wipes are now being marketed to suit the needs of even the most challenging paperwork duties.

Toilet paper is a great example of how progress can arise out of necessity. Before toilet paper, poopers were limited to rough objects for cleaning up after their bowel movements. Corn cobs, magazine pages, bird feathers/animal hides, sponges, rags, or leaves. Now, users can custom order crackwipe with the photo of their choice. Examples of custom paper include paper printed with friends, enemies, Paris Hilton, George Dubya Bush, or any other image. Toilet paper has become a $2.4 BILLION dollar industry, creating jobs for many people. The progression of toilet paper shows that no matter how crappy the situation, good things can result.

Be on the lookout for discussion of other poop-coping strategies in the future. As always, please rate my blog even if you didn’t like it. I love to hear your feedback.

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