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Weird Wide Web – Cleaning wipes burn man’s bum

───   15:20 Wed, 13 Jul 2022

Weird Wide Web – Cleaning wipes burn man’s bum | News Article

A man from south Wales has accidentally burnt his bum, after mistaking wet wipes for toilet paper!

It normally takes 3 wipes to know that the 3rd one was unnecessary right? But what if that 3rd wipe also ends up burning your bum somehow, simply because you used the wrong material? Well, this happened to 29 year old, Leon Gleed.

According to femalefirst, Leon used anti-bacterial wipes for cleaning the bathroom, which he mistook for normal toilet paper. He later developed a rash and discovered his mistake. Leon - whose girlfriend bought the wipes - told Metro.co.uk: "I thought the product was wet wipes you use to go to the toilet with – but as it turned out, that wasn’t the case.

"When I developed the soreness, I knew something wasn’t quite right and when I checked the packaging it said ‘kills 99 percent of bacteria.

 "Sadie [his girlfriend] said to me ‘how can you be so stupid’, but I think cleaning products should have warning labels on them so they’re more identifiable. Read more on this story by clicking here.

Also read: Weird Wide Web - Quit while you are ahead

Since we are on the toilet mishaps topic, do you remember this scene from Dumb & Dumber? Warning, the video is not for squeamish viewers.



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