I have a problem only a dentist or a physicist can solve.

[Devsman]

Why does the dental floss stay tight around my left index finger but always slips off of my right?

[Steve]

The skin on your right hand must have a smoother texture than your left. Can you think of any activities you do, predominantly with your right hand, that would yield such results?

[DarkCrystalMethod]

You've got "Gamer hands". Its incurable. The only thing you could try is playing FPS's with your mouse in your left hand for a while to balance it out.

[Morkonan]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Devsman:

Why does the dental floss stay tight around my left index finger but always slips off of my right?

Angle, most probably, with lateral tension during use coming more often from your left.

Unless you'r left-handed or not particularly dexterous with your right-hand fingers.

If you're holding the dispenser in your left-hand, which is likely if you're right-handed, then the extra size of the anchor point helps you secure that end a bit better, too.

[Stormer]

disposable picks with floss on them exist if you want an easier way to do it

[kingjames488]

because you're only flossing the right side?
maybe a stroke?

I only ever lose tension on the outer hand myself...

[Fake]

Use floss picks. No need to hold the floss.

[76561199690943274]

Stop picking your nose with your right index finger before flossing.

💋

[kingjames488]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Fake:

Use floss picks. No need to hold the floss.

last time I tried to use one of those floss-on-a-stick doo-dads it got stuck in my teeth and I had to cut the floss to get it out >.>

[Angel]

I would have directed the problem with grip and technique of holding the floss.

On a side note, I use floss efficiently so I only have enough length to hold the ends at my finger tips to save resources.

However my wife who is a dentist would use it sparingly and wraps loops around fingers for better control and firm tightness. She's like a dental "hitman" with her floss.

[kingjames488]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Angel:

I would have directed the problem with grip and technique of holding the floss.

On a side note, I use floss efficiently so I only have enough length to hold the ends at my finger tips to save resources.

However my wife who is a dentist would use it sparingly and wraps loops around fingers for better control and firm tightness. She's like a dental "hitman" with her floss.

it's floss... if it's not long enough to the point where it's slippin all over I'll just grab another piece.

so I'm always sure to grab like 20% more than I think I'll need to avoid using 200% more.

[Masque]

Wet your hands first. Then mostly dry them with a hand towel. They'll be more grippy that way.

Also, you should be wrapping your middle fingers with the floss, so that you can use your index fingers to control it better.

[kingjames488]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Masque:

Also, you should be wrapping your middle fingers with the floss, so that you can use your index fingers to control it better.

indeed.

it can be hard to explain things when they seem obvious :S

[Masque]

Początkowo opublikowane przez kingjames488:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Fake:

Use floss picks. No need to hold the floss.

last time I tried to use one of those floss-on-a-stick doo-dads it got stuck in my teeth and I had to cut the floss to get it out >.>

I can't stand using those things. And as a long-time restaurant worker, I also can't stand those things being the main source of litter around the exit doors of a restaurant. Put them in the trash, or your pocket, slobby mcslobbersons.

[kingjames488]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Masque:

Początkowo opublikowane przez kingjames488:

last time I tried to use one of those floss-on-a-stick doo-dads it got stuck in my teeth and I had to cut the floss to get it out >.>

I can't stand using those things. And as a long-time restaurant worker, I also can't stand those things being the main source of litter around the exit doors of a restaurant. Put them in the trash, or your pocket, slobby mcslobbersons. :amadeus_happy:

who is carrying those around with them is what I want to know >.>

[DarkCrystalMethod]

Początkowo opublikowane przez kingjames488:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Masque:

I can't stand using those things. And as a long-time restaurant worker, I also can't stand those things being the main source of litter around the exit doors of a restaurant. Put them in the trash, or your pocket, slobby mcslobbersons. :amadeus_happy:

who is carrying those around with them is what I want to know >.>

Only two types: Those who have been to the dentist and have seen the error of their ways, and dentists.