Topic: so I figure you are wondering, what the heck did toothbrushes have before nylon bristles were used?
boof started this discussion 1 year ago #121,126
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 4 minutes later[^] [v] #1,324,829
It was softened wood fibres before the domestication of the wild hog.
Kook !!rcSrAtaAC joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 12 minutes later, 17 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,324,831
Sometimes I see local places that still sell the wood chewing sticks
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 minute later, 18 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,324,832
@1,324,829 (B)
Before what came before that, it was believed that brushing your teeth with albino hair would increase rock throwing skills
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 37 minutes later, 55 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,324,833
I bet they were better than the shit plastic ones
dw !p9hU6ckyqw joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 9 hours later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,324,851
i was gonna write horse hair but hog hair makes sense
Kook !!rcSrAtaAC replied with this 1 year ago, 12 hours later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,324,890
@1,324,833 (E)
The bristles would come out and get stuck in your throught. They also held bacteria like crazy
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 9 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,324,892
@1,324,851 (dw !p9hU6ckyqw)
> i was gonna write horse hair but hog hair makes sense
Probably not very Kosher.
Anonymous E replied with this 1 year ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,324,933
@1,324,890 (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
I think all toothbrushes are bacterial disaster zones to be honest.
Kook !!rcSrAtaAC replied with this 1 year ago, 12 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,324,934
@previous (E)
Its likely worse when the material is porous and is sourced from livestock
Anonymous E replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,324,941
@previous (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
Maybe, but I'm fond of the old ways and I am extremely passionate about my hate for plastic.
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