"In African cultures, most men swing and exit. Due to lack of water and sanitation, hand washing is not an option, unlike the sanitation opportunities offered to the male African-American population." The above statement is blatantly racist! It has no business being in Wikipedia! Someone with a better knowledge of Wikipedia should clean it up (pardon the pun)

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Sorry i dont know where to put this, never used wikipedia before, but... Could someone add a section on how to avoid backsplash/splashing when using a urinal? this is a very common problem and that info would probably be more useful than 95% of the other stuff on this page... Thanks :)

What exactly is meant by "regular people?" I believe it would be less offensive to disabled and short people to simply say "most people" or "most adults." Fledchen 01:37, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

I'm not sure this should even be a page - it doesn't seem it'll ever be more than a dictionary definition - but I had to rewrite it, since the previous version made it sound like you stand in a urinal to use it! - DavidWBrooks 18:21, 2 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Is the bit about George Michael really relevant to this page? The connection with urinals is extremely tennuous. Thryduulf 08:56, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I think it is, he notably spoofed on his arrest/incident in one of his videos by mirror ball tiling urinals. ALKIVAR™ 17:21, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Anyone know the history or inventor of the urinal?

[edit] Roman Urinal

I don't mean to nit-pick, but the image called "Roman urinal" is not of urinals at all, but public toilets. The ancient romans did have urinals though, I believe that tanners set up public urinals in the streets of cities with the purpose of collecting urine to use in the process of making leather. Why doesn't someone find an image of an actual ancient urinal or include some verifiable info about the real Roman urinals.

[edit] Waterless Urinal videos

There are a few Waterless urinal videos here: http://www.plumbersurplus.com/Videos/ --216.70.141.161 17:40, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pronounce it

How do the British pronounce Urinal?

yoo RYE nil or YOO ri nil?

It all depends on what your accent actually is (Britain has as many (if not more) different accents as the US does), but the most common pronunciation I've heard is you RYE nal, although I have heard YUR in al this is noticably different to "normal".

see also Regional accents of English speakers. Thryduulf 15:05, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

yu-ruy-NIL (in my standard-ish english) you-IIII-nul (in scourse, perhaps) ya-reyn-ILL (in wessex?)

The common pronunciation of urinal in the U.S. is yer ri nal

you-RYE-nal is the standard pronunciation for RP English and British English. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.211.136.212 (talk) 21:27, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Marcel Duchamp: Fountain

The following link in the main article was dead and has been removed: "Marcel Duchamp: Fountain (about his 'found art' which is a signed urinal)"

The following two URIs seem to be close to the original target of the link, I don't think either one is sufficiently on-topic or intersting to be included in the article, though.

--midg3t 15:09, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia has now it's own page for Fountain (Duchamp). Added that to the Curiosities section with reference link to BBC News. Talamus 11:00, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Foot-activated flush mechanisms

For addition of a photo of a foot pedal or floor button flush lever to the 'Manual handles' section. User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 13:06, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

It is requested that an image or photograph of foot-activated flush mechanisms be included in this article to improve its quality. The Free Image Search Tool may be able to locate suitable images on Flickr and other web sites.

[edit] Ice

Why was the part about ice in urinals removed? It is relevant as it's fairly common practice. Turboduded 21:13, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dirt

Why I can't do a dirt in there? BoratSagdiyev 00:04, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Dude just use a toilet! [User:trainboy3] October 28 2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.244.42.137 (talk) 15:04, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Weird…

There is something about "strawberry flavoured urinal cake" and the link on strawberry goes to an article on "shortcake". This makes no sense.

[edit] George Michael

How is his arrest for lewd conduct relavent to the article? Chrisbrl88 14:46, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How do you Use one?

I know, it's pathetic. But how do you use a urinal? Like how do you go about it? 66.252.38.94 01:59, 27 December 2006 (UTC)Dirk

OK, I'll bite on this one.

Approach an unoccupied urinal with confidence.
Open the fly of your pants.
Remove your penis.
Aim penis into urinal.
Urinate. [experiment with angles until you find one that doesn't splash you.]
Replace your penis in your pants.
Re-Fasten your fly carefully.
Flush.
Wash & Dry your hands.
Go about your day.

BigFatDave 20:10, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

you forgot about the jiggle at the end of point 5. 69.244.226.101 23:32, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

But if you remove your penis,you will have to go to the hospital to get it re-attached. lol and judging by how specific you make your directions,you forgot to say,"leave the restroom",meaning that the retard reading the directions would think he's imprisoned there.

OK, for those who have a penchant for removing their organs in public restrooms, I have used "extrude" instead of "remove". You never know with some people. And just in case, I've added directions to go to the hospital as well. LudBob 09:02, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pic

I think we should have a pic of how to use a urinal. Like of a guy using one or something. Cause I've never used one. (Kinda shy) And when I do use one I dont wanna look like an idot.

That's the silliest thing I have ever read. I really hope you are not an adult.

The picture of the multiperson (multi-student) urinal in a high school in China has been captioned "A rather primitive urinal" since this article was created. I changed it to "A multiperson urinal..." because I attended a primary (elementary) school, built in the 1940s, that had a urinal almost identical to this one, with a tile wall, trough, and an overflow-timed flush. The design was, and is, thoroughly practical for the purpose intended--lots of boys needing to use the facility all at once. Neither the one at my school in southern California, USA, 50-some years ago or the one in the photograph from China deserves the pejorative "rather primitive". —Preceding unsigned comment added by LM6407 (talk • contribs) 04:58, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Flower urinals

http://www.clarkmade.com/urinals.html CyberAnth 08:27, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "female-bodied people"

Since I've already reverted this once and I don't want to start an edit war, User:Ftmichael has edited the external links from "women" to "female-bodied people." I'm thinking that we should leave it the way it was... Moogle10000 00:03, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Boys Bathroom Image can be taken as offensive by some

It is considered impolite to take pictures of people in the bathroom without their express permission. Even though no "body parts" are showing, I think it is very inconsiderate of the picture-taker to apparently sneak in and take a picture. Bathrooms are protected by privacy rights. Therefore, I am taking it off the Urinals article. If you got permission from the people, please indicate you did so on your image page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.176.14.246 (talk) 03:06, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

There's the legal issue of publicity rights. As I understand it (IANAL), a photographer may own the copyright, but he does not own the publicity/privacy rights of the people depicted in the photograph. In general, IIRC, people in public places have little expectation of privacy, and therefore photographers of street scenes, e.g., do not require model releases from everyone in their pictures of Times Square. Though not a lawyer, I'd venture to guess that people in restrooms have every expectation of privacy. Model releases may be required to use this image legally. (Again, IANAL.) I seem to recall reading in a photography magazine that releases may be required even if the individual cannot be recognized. FWIW. --Kbh3^rd talk 03:18, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. A photo of an underage exposed boy does have legal issues, regardless offensive or not. Xuz (talk) 20:53, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] "Urinals regarded by some as politically incorrect"

If some women don't like the idea of men standing up to just doing their normal function, like "standing up" and "peeing"; well... nothing stops them from using the female-versions of the urinals and "standing up" at the same time.

I think this idea should be added, to balance the argument of "political correctness".

88.105.80.120 12:30, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Germany, urinals, and the feminist debate about urinals (featuring hilarious talking devices) that supposedly goes on there

Right, this section appears to be populated by urban legend. When you Google for this supposed debate (and the humorous device voiced by Schröder) on the German-speaking internet, you find nothing. The debate exists only on the English speaking internet, where people react to this supposed bit of news "from Germany". The main source of info seem to be this site [1]. It refers to the product by name and manufacturer, Patentwert, but a quick check shows that Patentwert is the inventor's "print on demand" equivalent, manufacturing nothing, but helping anyone with an idea to get a patent.

If this is real, surely SOME of the people in its supposed country of origin would be aware of it? I'm removing this section until we can see some credible sources. Amphis 14:36, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Criticism of Urinals

Why did someone remove this...I felt it was very well worded....and the article doesnt address the fact that most people dont agree with urinals —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.111.99.20 (talk) 00:00, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] section on "Social aspects of urinals"

I was amused, to say the least to read this. I would like to know, exactly how did anyone find this out? I think there should be a major rewrite, and some stuff shouldnt be gone into such details. I also want to see some sources too. 220.240.198.191 (talk) 16:23, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

lol, I know. As if there are rules to how to use a urinal besides like don't be creepy and look. There's even rules divided up into culutures now Blammo77 —Preceding undated comment was added at 07:47, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Move back Urinal (disambiguation) to Urinal

This article was recently moved to Urinal (restroom) by one of the authors of an article listed at Urinal (disambiguation). While having Urinal redirect to or be the location of the disambiguation page increases visibility of articles listed there, the primary topic articles should not be moved solely for the purpose of the promotional desires of one editor. Instead, the location of these articles were already optimized. If the proposed move back is uncontroversial, the Urinal article which redirects here could be deleted under WP:SPEEDY G6 and this article's previous location can be restored. —Tokek (talk) 22:42, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

I'm not quite sure what you're asking, but personally I think the dab page should keep its name and this article should be located at Urinal (rather than with the disambiguated title)—i.e., it should be moved back over the redirect. The only other article that could be claimed to be a 'common' topic is Urinal (health care), but it's still far less common than this, and not the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 23:06, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Urinals in health care are just as common as urinals in restrooms. Given that they are about equally common (which is hard to guage exactly), the title "Urinal" by itself should be the disambiguation page ("Mercury" and "Joker" examples on WP:DAB). Tatterfly (talk) 15:47, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

I would dispute that. I know what healthcare urinals are, but AFAIK they are generally only used by sick people, and I had never even heard of or seen one until I was a teenager. Restroom urinals are far more common. Just as one example, if you do a google image search for "urinal", the entire front page of results is restroom urinals. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 15:24, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

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