Submitted by cheesesandsneezes t3_z59j69 in mildlyinteresting
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iamsnarticus t1_ixurc6i wrote
I thought that was the ice bin for customers the bartender dislikes…
Beneficial-Touch-602 t1_ixurrjd wrote
Also helps prevent splashing.
Justmike67 t1_ixuru1e wrote
No, ice keeps the odors down
SoyEseVato t1_ixuru1m wrote
I never flush urinals. A bar in my hometown had a sign above the only (4’ long) urinal: Don’t flush, we don’t give towels with our showers. Jajaja!
daddygregzalez t1_ixusrcm wrote
They do this in country club locker rooms too
OfCourseIKnowHim t1_ixutmzw wrote
In some stadiums, the men’s rooms will have a long trough filled with ice for everyone to pee in.
IAmOnAHighNote t1_ixuv45p wrote
In never really has a total flush anyway, just a little stream of water only dilutes it. Ice solves many other problems too.
m0thmanNfriends t1_ixuv97z wrote
This is so incredibly common tho
SniffMyRapeHole t1_ixuvh2u wrote
Probably nice to have access to fresh ice when you’re doing a piss and your rum and coke is melted
fondledbydolphins t1_ixuw8ow wrote
There are open faced urinals on many streets in Amsterdam
ButtBuster99 t1_ixuxsos wrote
Ice is for your balls to rest on
IamFloopyNoopers t1_ixuyp65 wrote
Forbidden margaritas
somehugefrigginguy t1_ixuzzh3 wrote
There's a bar in my hometown that does this, and the sign above the urinal says something like "Don't worry, we only use this ice as a last resort"
refinnej78 t1_ixv0qsi wrote
I don't even use urinals and know this is a thing
JonLongsonLongJonson t1_ixv2xht wrote
Really? I’ve been a urinal user for 22 years and have never even heard of this, let alone seen it. Weird
HecticBlumpkin t1_ixv38yl wrote
Huh.. I always just thought it was because warm piss taste disgusting 🤮
Justmike67 t1_ixv3cpb wrote
Whatever floats your boat
akshroomster t1_ixv665b wrote
its used so the yeast that is in urine from drinking the beer will grow due to the heat from the piss and other sources. when it grows it grows into long rope like tendrils that stink excruciatingly bad and clog the pipes. the ice cools down the piss extending the life of the pipes and stalls the growing yeast.
i know this because i used to work in a very very busy club in vegas and a plumber had to fix a clogged urinal....it was very nasty
Electrical-Cup-5922 t1_ixv8fwb wrote
How often do you go to bars?
EvenBar3094 t1_ixva05b wrote
Yes, we love us some piss on the rocks
Bcbulbchap t1_ixvf71a wrote
It is unusual to have to flush your own urinal (although I have come across them in the past). I always assumed that urinals had a cistern above to provide the flush. A screwed down inlet valve allows a trickle of water to enter the cistern, with a full flush released when it is full enough.
Are you sure it is ice though? Urinals usually have chemically scented blocks chucked in, to make them smell better.
Torn8Dough t1_ixvgnv4 wrote
It also saves water
FreshSchmoooooock t1_ixw0dtp wrote
Yes, correct. They put the ice there so that people will focus correctly.
FreshSchmoooooock t1_ixw0imv wrote
No, ice makes the urinator focus correctly so that it won't pee all over the place.
Zolathegreat t1_ixw71x4 wrote
Sensors anyone?
LucidZane t1_ixwum7n wrote
Flushing keeps the odors down. This is just alternative flushing
DepressedPizzaGuy t1_ixxkp8s wrote
Tell me you’ve never been to a dive, without telling me you’ve never been to a dive.
Affectionate_Bass488 t1_ixy7wbt wrote
Yeah I just don’t wanna touch that metal bar that every other guy touched literally right after holding their penis
There’s the collective dick sweat of 50 guys on that thing
KurwuSiteejs t1_ixydft3 wrote
urinals here have a clutch on floor that you just press with your shoe sole.
gGameBoyY t1_ixz47a5 wrote
I grew up where those urinals auto flush lol
Affectionate_Bass488 t1_iy0i4eq wrote
That sounds awesome I would definitely use that. Unfortunately I’ve never seen one of those in my country and I have no idea why we don’t have them
Prudent-East7034 t1_ixur87t wrote
I just don’t understand people that don’t flush. WTF?