Physicists probe urination 'splashback' problem


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Physicists probe urination 'splashback' problem

US physicists have studied the fluid dynamics of urine "splashback" - and found tips to help men and women with their accuracy and hygiene.

Using high-speed cameras, the team filmed jets of liquid striking toilet walls and studied the resulting spray.

Splashback was low when the jets were used close up with a narrow "angle of attack", said the Brigham Young University team.

They will present their research at an American Physical Society meeting.

"In response to harsh and repeated criticisms from our mothers and several failed relationships with women, we present the splash dynamics of a simulated human male urine stream," reads their conference abstract.

 

Continued...

 

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Or... we could just sit down and there is no problem at all... + that way we can play games on our cell phones easier. Win!

Precisely. Sitting down to urinate ftw.

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Or... we could just sit down and there is no problem at all... + that way we can play games on our cell phones easier. Win!

 

In Germany there is a derogatory term 'sitzpinkler' for a man who sits down to pee. It means he's kind of a wuss.

 

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Or... we could just sit down and there is no problem at all... + that way we can play games on our cell phones easier. Win!

I'm trying to find the best way to put this...sitting isn't always an option. Or rather it can always be an option, but sometimes it's an option that can cause more mess than just standing up.
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I'm trying to find the best way to put this...sitting isn't always an option. Or rather it can always be an option, but sometimes it's an option that can cause more mess than just standing up.

You can try and push down your morning wood. Problem solved.

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At home, I prefer to sit down while urinating. It's more comfortable and I can easily transition into taking a dump. Also, there's the benefit of not leaving a mess. Everywhere else, I stand up while urinating. My aim is great and the only reason I'd sit down is if I absolutely had to take a dump (which has only happened once in my life).

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You can try and push down your morning wood. Problem solved.

That wasn't what I was talking about, but that would solve that issue certainly. I was more referring to one's...natural length, combined with gravity, the shallowness of the bowl as well as its angle.
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That wasn't what I was talking about, but that would solve that issue certainly. I was more referring to one's...natural length, combined with gravity, the shallowness of the bowl as well as its angle.

Well in that case, hover over the bowl.. or get reduction surgery.

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what if you get the split streams?

 

I frequently have this problem. It's terrible. My wife hates cleaning the toilet because of it. 

 

Sometimes you just have to try to hit between the streams, and deal with the aftermath.

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