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Explain bidets for me please. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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How do you not drip back onto it? Do you use paper too? How is it okay for me to use the same one right after Typhoid Larry? Doesn't poo go everywhere?

It just seems so weird.

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[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Very simple, it works just like a sink, only you can sit on it. Some have a hose to make washing easier. Older models shoot water straight upwards like a fountain, but they all have a drain like a sink.

And you wipe first, so whatever falls into the bowl is small enough to be dissolved and passes through the drain.

It's ok to use after Typhoid Larry the same it is ok to use the sink after him. It's not a pressure washer so shouldn't be making a huge mess unless you are particularly clumsy. And btw, they're usually in private bathrooms so unless Larry is your housemate then it's likely just you using it.