The many times I’ve been to IKEA I’ve tried to remember the URL inside these waterless urinals they have there. Finally I remembered it and was able to look it up. You can see it here, but there’s no explanation page about the bee illustration inside it. You can vaguely see it in the photos on the website. It would be pretty brilliant if this was the actual explanation for the bee inside it. I think most people would have a tough time not aiming for it. Or is that just me?
I heard that such a target inside an urinal can reduce splashes by a third or even a half. I guess men try to focus in case they might win something, haha.
http://www.urinalfly.com/products.aspx
Also I’ve read a few interesting articles about the issues behind the waterless urinals as well. Plumbers hate them cause it cuts back on there work/money. Compromise was that whenever they install them they still have to run a water pipe to the urinal and then just cap it in case the owner ever wants to switch back to good old fashioned urinals. Apparently if you don’t dump hot water down the thing once a day to keep the pipes clean they will eventually become blocked with built up urine which is the most horrible thing I think I’ve ever involuntarily imagined.
Yeah I saw something about this a few years ago, it started in Europe and they found that when given something to aim for men will “shoot” for it
Hahaha that’s awesome! So someone like the guy in my comic actually exists or existed a long time ago when these were first made
In pubs in Germany, I often even see little football goals on a green plastic grill with a little plastic ball hanging from a string. Inside the urinals. It’s stupid, but a nice idea. :p
I don’t get the fuss about the fly or the waterless urinal. Like roundabouts, it’s something that is “hot” and “new” in America now, but commonplace in Europe for years.