China Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 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. But there is a more serious side to the research. The work is led by Prof Tadd Truscott and Randy Hurd of the "Splash Lab" at Brigham Young in Provo, Utah, who jokingly refer to themselves as "wizz kids". "People ask me, are you serious? I tell them yes, this may involve 12-year-old humour, but it's also a real problem," Prof Truscott told BBC News. "We've all been in disgusting toilets with puddles on the floor - these places are a breeding ground for bacteria." For example, the detergents used to clean hospital toilets could actually increase the spray of disease-causing bacteria, by reducing the surface tension of water, according to a recent study. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I try to aim for the bowl closest to the water. Seems like it works the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 US Physicists Spend Money On Stupid Study To Ensure Funding Levels For Next Year. The group claims to have also discovered that eating stops feeling of hunger. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbear Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I didn't know about the toilet paper in first trick. I'll have to try that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I pee sitting down, never really dealt with splashback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 US Physicists Spend Money On Stupid Study To Ensure Funding Levels For Next Year. The group claims to have also discovered that eating stops feeling of hunger. ~Bang At one point, I had a magazine, published by National Lampoon. A satire issue of People magazine. One of their cover headlines was "Scientists reveal why people fear murderers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 We don't have lightsabers yet, and this is what they spend their time on!?!? Unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 We don't have lightsabers yet, and this is what they spend their time on!?!? Unacceptable. Don't worry, they're working on light sabers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I pee sitting down, never really dealt with splashback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I pee sitting down, never really dealt with splashback. But the water is cold that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 But the water is cold that wayagreed.not because i want to, because im told to by my wife can anybody help change my oil and hang xmas lights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I try to aim for the bowl closest to the water. Seems like it works the best. My strategy as well. Plus it's silent. Silent is always good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Hey, splash-back is a problem, especially with the plastic things they put in them to block access to the water. Anyone who wears khakis at work knows the dangers of spash-back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I pee sitting down, never really dealt with splashback. Seriously, or joking? It's all cool. Peeing sitting down, wiping standing up, as long as the job gets done right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Don't worry, they're working on light sabers too. We don't have time travel yet. Or a holodeck. Fix the problems that affect us the most. Stupid scientists . . . doing nothing . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted December 25, 2013 Author Share Posted December 25, 2013 We don't have time travel yet. Or a holodeck. Fix the problems that affect us the most. Stupid scientists . . . doing nothing . . . Time travel may already exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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