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(44,397 posts) Mon Aug 5, 2013, 09:55 PM Aug 2013

Can This Sink-Urinal Hybrid Get Men To Wash Their Hands? [View all]

People, in general, aren’t good at prioritizing. We blow off work to repeatedly refresh our news feeds and bookmark articles we don’t ever finish reading. We eagerly wait an hour for a cheeseburger we consume in under three minutes. Worst of all, far, far too many of us forgo washing our hands after doing our business. Why? Because 15 measly seconds of lathering and rinsing is just too much to ask.

Nearly ⅓ of Americans don’t wash their hands before exiting a public restroom, with men outpacing women in terms of overall grossness (duh). We don’t know what the figures are for Eastern Europe, but they must be similarly alarming. Latvian designer Kaspars Jursons was moved--presumably by disgust and genuine worry for humankind--to find a solution.

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Can This Sink-Urinal Hybrid Get Men To Wash Their Hands? [View all] Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 OP

Or will it motivate smartasses to pee in the sink? MADem Aug 2013 #1

Okay--I admit I wanna see that---the dude would either have to be really, really, tall, or msanthrope Aug 2013 #5

Trajectory and decent pressure would do it. morningfog Aug 2013 #7

Not cleanly. I'd want to see a clean shot. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #10

Oh dear...a janitor's nightmare...."The Urinal Games!!!" nt MADem Aug 2013 #16

Not cleanly? When has that been a problem? FSogol Aug 2013 #43

Not a problem for me as long as I don't have to clean it. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #45

If most men were concerned with doing things cleanly, hughee99 Aug 2013 #86

my first thought tooo KentuckyWoman Aug 2013 #15

No way am I going to have anything to do with a sink that is so close to the urinal. JVS Aug 2013 #2

Suspicious water source is suspicious... Sotf Aug 2013 #70

Whoever designed that should be shot jberryhill Aug 2013 #73

My thoughts also. madaboutharry Aug 2013 #102

Lol! PotatoChip Aug 2013 #103

If the threat of cholera doesn't do it... Recursion Aug 2013 #3

It is shitting that is the problem, not peeing. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #4

Ah, the conversations that happen on DU. It's why I never give up on this place KittyWampus Aug 2013 #8

I don't pee on my hands jberryhill Aug 2013 #11

Yes, like the handles on bathroom faucets. Yuk. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #26

Just don't jberryhill Aug 2013 #33

You will soon enough snooper2 Aug 2013 #109

Pee is actually pretty sterile. They used to use it to "dry clean" togas back in the days of Ceasar! MADem Aug 2013 #18

"Fuller's guilds"? Is that where the surname "Fuller" comes from??? nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #22

I dunno if it's "pee-specific"--it means "dresser of cloth." It does come from the latin, though..! MADem Aug 2013 #31

I thought I remember reading diabetic pee was more desirable. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #27

A rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet, perhaps? nt MADem Aug 2013 #29

Pee might be sterile but your dick isn't Major Nikon Aug 2013 #41

The actual health issue is E. coli. It doesn't come from your penis or your vagina. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #42

So you're better off to stir your drink with your dick instead of your finger, yes? Major Nikon Aug 2013 #49

OK, that subject line is a total DUzy! MADem Aug 2013 #58

I'm not sure Emily Post suggests either method jberryhill Aug 2013 #65

If you don't have pockets, you can always carry your spoon next to your junk Major Nikon Aug 2013 #71

Teaspoon or table spoon? jberryhill Aug 2013 #72

Depends on how big your junk is I suppose Major Nikon Aug 2013 #74

Two lumps jberryhill Aug 2013 #77

I would suggest not using it to stir the cream and/or sugar in your coffee. RC Aug 2013 #79

Depends on how much shit is on that unwashed post shit finger. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #97

I prefer lemon with my tea, but to each his own Major Nikon Aug 2013 #98

Three doors. You have to choose one. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #100

I don't have to choose, because I'm not going to play your game Major Nikon Aug 2013 #105

Unless you need a fecal transplant... onpatrol98 Aug 2013 #104

Looks more like a PUKE & PEE station... NO THANKS!!! cascadiance Aug 2013 #6

That was awful....awfully FUNNY, I mean!!!! nt MADem Aug 2013 #30

Regular urinals work fine for that jberryhill Aug 2013 #34

Cool drinking fountain! N/t peace13 Aug 2013 #9

ugh Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #78

I don't see soap. rug Aug 2013 #12

This thread may be destined for DU immortality. Brigid Aug 2013 #13

Gross. RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #14

So many kids Tien1985 Aug 2013 #17

I learned to always wash my hands from an old Irishman. He'd descibe himself that way. brewens Aug 2013 #19

Thank you jberryhill Aug 2013 #35

I have a friend who also washes his hands *before* urinating. winter is coming Aug 2013 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #57

In the Navy, they teach us not to piss on our hands. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #20

Haven't heard that joke in YEARS....! nt MADem Aug 2013 #61

Ecxellent idea, and I will use them as soon as they appear here.. TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #21

Terrible idea. nt Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #23

after reading some of the responses, i agree. sink too near urinal for cleanliness Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #106

It's not a great design. Xithras Aug 2013 #24

Eh, it's nothing new PD Turk Aug 2013 #25

And anybody that's read about efficient use of water kentauros Aug 2013 #85

After a few beers, this older woman at the bar starts trying to bet the bartender... MiddleFingerMom Aug 2013 #28

I wash my hands. What I need is a way to keep my undies cleaner... Ian David Aug 2013 #32

There is a technique to get the last drop out jberryhill Aug 2013 #38

Centrifugal force? Paulie Aug 2013 #39

Okay, make that TWO ways... jberryhill Aug 2013 #40

In the neck area? FSogol Aug 2013 #48

Rofl lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #69

I had a guy offer to do that for me once. n/t Ian David Aug 2013 #50

I didn't know there is an issue with people washing their hands after using the restroom RB TexLa Aug 2013 #36

Depends on location. FSogol Aug 2013 #54

Who pees on their hands? B Calm Aug 2013 #44

Professional athletes for one FSogol Aug 2013 #46

Damn, what did you do Google that? LOL B Calm Aug 2013 #51

No, I remembered Moises Alou saying it. FSogol Aug 2013 #53

For that fact alone you'da thunk Bartman would have jumped the hell out of the way... Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2013 #93

LOL. n/t FSogol Aug 2013 #94

So many DUzies upthread (and surely to follow), so little time. n/t OneGrassRoot Aug 2013 #47

Obviously not - we men never wash our hands demwing Aug 2013 #52

Between this thread and the "I don't smell so I don't take showers regularly" thread LanternWaste Aug 2013 #55

Speaking of wet naps.... hedgehog Aug 2013 #90

I already wash my hands. Besides... Deep13 Aug 2013 #56

By the way, the NSA already knows who that 1/3 is. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #59

Has the designer ever actually been *in* a men's restroom? Fumesucker Aug 2013 #60

A female designer, maybe? RC Aug 2013 #83

Needs a flatscreen and a beer fridge. n/t DirkGently Aug 2013 #62

Great, now can we address the actual problem. Chan790 Aug 2013 #63

I can just see this at half-time at the football game. badtoworse Aug 2013 #64

That's not a sink, that's a challenge that many men would accept. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #66

Nothing would surprise me in that department. badtoworse Aug 2013 #68

I wash my hands every time and sanitize which is why I do not get sick. JRLeft Aug 2013 #67

And then you grab the handle to the restroom door on the way out Fumesucker Aug 2013 #87

I use the paper towel to do it. JRLeft Aug 2013 #89

It would have to grab you by the dick and not let go until you start the water running. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2013 #75

I thought this was a Rinse Penis thread Blue Owl Aug 2013 #76

RNC Chair? liberal N proud Aug 2013 #84

Why bother washing your hands... liberal N proud Aug 2013 #80

Too confusing... KansDem Aug 2013 #81

I have to wash my hands after touching my penis, but would you mind fellating me? (eom) JustFiveMoreMinutes Aug 2013 #82

While this is one idea for efficient use of water kentauros Aug 2013 #88

The sinks should be installed just outside the door, hedgehog Aug 2013 #91

Heh - "...with men outpacing women in terms of overall grossness..." tjwash Aug 2013 #92

I'm thinking that it will only exacerbate problems with overspray... adirondacker Aug 2013 #95

Hehehe sakabatou Aug 2013 #96

One thing I don't understand about washing hands after peeing. Vashta Nerada Aug 2013 #99

you are kidding, right? Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #107

Do you pee on your hands? Vashta Nerada Aug 2013 #110

sad that it has come to this - but . . . DrDan Aug 2013 #101

i saw this yesterday Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #108

Good boys wash their hands after peeing; smart boys don't piss on their hands! Behind the Aegis Aug 2013 #111

i never relieve my bladder because it'so un tidy olddots Aug 2013 #112