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RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by deancognation »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #44

In India, we have mandatory breaks somewhere in the middle of all movies. Even for Hollywood Movies, it is just shut off, sometimes right in the middle of a fight or an intense scene. We pee, have snacks and make phone calls. :-) My first reaction when I saw Sin City somewhere in Detroit was, "How long is this movie?" Then I realize why everyone had popcorns and everything before the movie starts.

That's because Bollywood movies tend to be on the "longer side" its crazy how short most Hollywood films are now....catering to the short attention spans of their viewers.

having said that.....this app must die, its a terrible idea :)

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by deancognation »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #44

In India, we have mandatory breaks somewhere in the middle of all movies. Even for Hollywood Movies, it is just shut off, sometimes right in the middle of a fight or an intense scene. We pee, have snacks and make phone calls. :-) My first reaction when I saw Sin City somewhere in Detroit was, "How long is this movie?" Then I realize why everyone had popcorns and everything before the movie starts.

That's because Bollywood movies tend to be on the "longer side" its crazy how short most Hollywood films are now....catering to the short attention spans of their viewers.

having said that.....this app must die, its a terrible idea :)

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by zephjc »

drallison wrote: post #66

There is another, less high-tech, approach. Use Depend(TM)underwear or equivalent and simply pee as needed. Simple and non-disruptive to the movie experience of other patrons in the theater. Seems to me that the urge to solve all problems with an App is not a good trend.

YOU try a controlled peeing after drinking a 40oz soda. I'm pretty sure it will... 'overflow'

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by RunPee »

kmfrk wrote: post #68

Last I used it, they pushed an update that completely broke the app, because the performance was so bad. I loved it before, but the ratings suggest it's still bricked, so let someone buy the app, before you do.

What? No one told me. Sometimes things get crossed up during updates. Happens to all apps, iOS and Android. Uninstall and reinstall fixes it 99% of the time.

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by RunPee »

benbristow wrote: post #25

Decent idea but don't cinemas normally frown on people using phones during a film?

I've put a lot of thought into that. If you take a look at the app - it's free for now - you can see that it's easy to use without bothering others in the theater. The Timer feature is the most obvious method of using the app unobtrusively, but there are also other ways, like simply memorizing the time/cue for the Peetime of choice and looking for it during a film. We try our best to make the "cues" as memorable as possible.

That being said, there's nothing I can do to prevent, how to put this, less than considerate people from abusing the app.

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by comboy »

tobych wrote: post #80

If this app were ever to be wildly successful, enough people would try to leave the theater at the same time that cinema operators would either lock the toilets or start having intermissions.

It's not their problem. Possibly people would just not leave if too many left already since with waiting in the queue they could not make it back on time.

Btw, I think we had startups like this already. Is it the same one with some more sexy domain or something different?

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by jonknee »

drallison wrote: post #66

There is another, less high-tech, approach. Use Depend(TM)underwear or equivalent and simply pee as needed. Simple and non-disruptive to the movie experience of other patrons in the theater. Seems to me that the urge to solve all problems with an App is not a good trend.

Or watch the movie at home like more and more people are doing.
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