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The 'Sink-Urinal' Saves Water, Encourages Men To Wash Hands

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Re: The 'Sink-Urinal' Saves Water, Encourages Men To Wash Hands

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Well, actually, urine is sterile. So cleanliness isn't really a factor in deciding not to use it. It is pretty gross in an illogical way, though.

Fresh urine is sterile. It's a good breeding ground though, so it rapidly becomes less sterile.

> Fresh urine is sterile. It's a good breeding ground though, so it rapidly becomes less sterile.

Could you explain this a little for the biological layman?

Re: The 'Sink-Urinal' Saves Water, Encourages Men To Wash Hands

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I'm a "wiper" too and feel more clean afterwards. It's one of the reasons why I try to use a proper toilet with access to paper.

While we are ranting; why don't more urinals have dividers between them to give a minimum of privacy?

Re: The 'Sink-Urinal' Saves Water, Encourages Men To Wash Hands

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post #33
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fresh urine is sterile. It's a good breeding ground though, so it rapidly becomes less sterile.

> Fresh urine is sterile. It's a good breeding ground though, so it rapidly becomes less sterile. Could you explain this a little for the biological layman?

There be no animals in urine from start.

But animals like urine, because urine tasty. So many animals come to urine ASAP!

Re: The 'Sink-Urinal' Saves Water, Encourages Men To Wash Hands

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post #33
post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fresh urine is sterile. It's a good breeding ground though, so it rapidly becomes less sterile.

> Fresh urine is sterile. It's a good breeding ground though, so it rapidly becomes less sterile. Could you explain this a little for the biological layman?

It's sterile when it comes out of you. However, once it's out of you, and sitting there in a puddle, it is very easy for bacteria to grow in it.

Re: The 'Sink-Urinal' Saves Water, Encourages Men To Wash Hands

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post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, actually, urine is sterile. So cleanliness isn't really a factor in deciding not to use it. It is pretty gross in an illogical way, though.

Fresh urine is sterile. It's a good breeding ground though, so it rapidly becomes less sterile.

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Re: The 'Sink-Urinal' Saves Water, Encourages Men To Wash Hands

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This sink would actually discourage me from washing my hands. I'm not going to handle my relatively clean schlong and then try to make my hands clean by using a sink that's splattered in yellow! This certainly would succeed at making me use less water though!

Well, actually, urine is sterile. So cleanliness isn't really a factor in deciding not to use it. It is pretty gross in an illogical way, though.

I think this would qualify as one of these: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6000815

Re: The 'Sink-Urinal' Saves Water, Encourages Men To Wash Hands

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Found this in a hostel in SF: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13002145/toilet_sink.jpg

It's actually incredibly efficient, using the same water which is typically used to fill the reservoir tank for future flushes. Felt odd at first, but only a took a day to assimilate.

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