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Question #36·16 September 2026·revealed

Toothbrush: water before the toothpaste, after, or not at all?

65 people in 5 countries answered on 16 September 2026. 52% said Water first, then paste.

Water first, then paste52.3%
Paste first, then water35.4%
No water at all12.3%

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65
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5
countries
55%
predicted the majority

By country

Water first, then pastePaste first, then waterNo water at all
Everywhere else 42
6726

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Water first, then pastePaste first, then waterNo water at all
Everywhere else 44
5036

By profession

Water first, then pastePaste first, then waterNo water at all
Everywhere else 22
5041

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In a wisehumans poll of 65 voters across 5 countries (16 September 2026), 52% chose "Water first, then paste". Source: wisehumans.org/q/toothbrush-water-before-the-toothpaste-after-or-not-at

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Self-selected online poll, no accounts: one vote per browser per day, capped per network address to limit repeat voting. Country derived at the network edge; age and profession self-reported from fixed lists. Buckets under 25 votes fold into "Everywhere else"; buckets under 5 are never published. Not weighted, not representative of any population.