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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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great concept, horrible product design!

...the sink should be above but somewhat connected to the urinal, as not to gross some people out by having them use a sink that's "in one block" with the bottom piece. It's the kind of very functional design that stays totally oblivious tot he psychology of users.

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

#42
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great concept, horrible product design! ...the sink should be above but somewhat connected to the urinal, as not to gross some people out by having them use a sink that's "in one block" with the bottom piece. It's the kind of very functional design that stays totally oblivious tot he psychology of users.

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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?

That's reparations for slavery. It's designed to make the white man remember the shame of his forefathers.

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?

Dividers? Oh, then you'd love the Trough o' Urine. Shoulder-to-shoulder while you let it flow into one big long shared container, no hang ups allowed, and no peeking. Available at finer concert venues and race tracks (and Washington state ferries, as I recall).

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

#46
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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.

Urine in your bladder is sterile. It passes through your urethra on the way out, which is definitely not sterile.

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

#48
post #13

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 automotive grease is roughly sterile as well, but I don't want to have it smeared all over my hands all the time. There are extremely practical reasons to not want urine on your hands other than the transmission of bacteria. And not illogical, either -- the smell is not pleasant, and it would certainly be a social impediment.

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

#49
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That's probably why the faucet is "hands-free and sensor-activated" :)

I fail to see how that would prevent the problem. If I piss on the tap, how eager will you be to wash your hands using water that flows through the tap?

How often do people piss that far up a urinal? Doesn't seem common from my experience.

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

#50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

Dividers? Oh, then you'd love the Trough o' Urine. Shoulder-to-shoulder while you let it flow into one big long shared container, no hang ups allowed, and no peeking. Available at finer concert venues and race tracks (and Washington state ferries, as I recall).

I'd rather piss outside in the bushes, thank you very much.
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