German toilet paper calculator takes aim at virus panic-buying

BERLIN: The coronavirus pandemic has sent panicked shoppers across Europe into a toilet-paper buying frenzy. But how much do you really need? And what to do if the unthinkable happens and you run out? A German online calculator is here to help. Atwww.blitzrechner.de/toilettenpapier, curious users can work out how long their stockpile will last.

Just type in how many rolls you have and your individual “usage behaviour” and the calculator will tell you for how many days you´ll be covered. For true aficionados, there is an expert mode where you can add the length of your quarantine and your average number of sheets per wipe.

Generally speaking, people tend to wildly overestimate their TP needs, the website says. “Many people use more toilet paper than needed. For a ´number one´, one or two

sheets should suffice,” it adds.