Thursday, March 28, 2024

Scientists solve the urinal pee splash-back conundrum

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What a urinal gives in size, convenience and quantity, it takes away in bouncing droplets of hot piss back onto your trousers and shoes. Researchers at Utah State University are hoping to remedy the problem that makes everyone think that you have a bladder control issue by redesigning the urinal cake to end splash back. The university’s famous Splash Lab, led by Dr. Tadd Truscott, has developed a new device that’s being called a “black hole for urine,” an idea that’s 100 percent better than The League’s pee bib. After looking at all of the various existing urinal insert technology that’s floating around, the team looked to nature for inspiration.

Via: CNET, Gizmodo

Source: APS, Abstract (.PDF)

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