Toilet paper is more absorbent than paper towels

I know this because I tested the theory at work today. I work in an office with 5 women. Yet somehow I am always the one who always has to change the TP or PT's because someone else left the last shreds of a square on the roll. So today, there was a new roll of TP, but only half a paper towel on the roll. So I used the TP to dry my hands and force the next person to change the paper towel. And what did I learn? The TP dried my hands quicker, but the tendency to shred will make it a last ditch option.