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[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 30 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Isn't it the same problem tho, since they can make the sheets smaller and say there's more without actually offering a longer roll?

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We need legally defined toilet paper roll standards.

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lets setup some ISO standards for shit wipers.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

I would be shocked if there isn't already one. The trick is getting companies to adhere to it.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Helps that they tend to be square-ish, there's a subsection of people who would notice immediately if you can't fold perfect paper cranes from a single sheet while you're pooping.

[–] Lojcs@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

pretty sure they are rectangles

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

Oh, totally. It's by no means a good measurement, it's just the only one that's in some way tied to anything tangible. "8=39" doesn't mean anything.

[–] Fermion@mander.xyz 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Which matters more total kg or mm^2^ ?

[–] huppakee@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Kg for sure, i wouldn't trust tp with a low cost per mm²

[–] Fermion@mander.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

I also don't trust a toilet paper with a low gsm.

Maybe we need both a gsm and total weight labeling.