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seclark · 08-20-2009, 02:17 PM

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Experts say urinating in the shower is not so bad from a health and safety standpoint.
By Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
08/13/2009

Sometimes, there's an ick factor that goes with going green.

Take composting, for instance. The idea of egg shells and banana peels decaying among worms and maggots in a rot pile can seem sickening. But a TV ad campaign by a Brazilian environmental group might raise the bar on gross eco-friendly practices.

The spots urge citizens there to save water — by urinating in the shower.

The group, SOS Mata Atlantica, estimates that each household in Brazil could conserve 1,157 gallons of water annually by avoiding one flush a day.

The humorous spots, which are narrated by children, feature cartoon drawings of people from all walks of life — a basketball player, trapeze artist and even an alien — urinating in the shower.

The ads wrap with: "Pee in the shower! Save the Atlantic rainforest!"

No word yet on whether the flush-reducing movement is heading north to the United States.

But if it does, and if you see someone "going green" in the shower at your local gym, here's a fact worth knowing.

While peeing in the shower may sound sickening, experts maintain that from a health and safety standpoint, it's not.

"It's fine because urine is sterile. We have no bacteria or viruses in our urine, which is why if patients aren't feeling well, we can culture it," says Donna Duberg, assistant professor of clinical laboratory science at St. Louis University. "Plus, water from the shower and toilet end up in the same sewer line."

For years, people have used urine in unusual ways. Holistic experts swear that urinating on the feet will cure athlete's foot — a fungal infection. And Duberg points out that if urine is safe to drink — which a number of websites recommend for healthfulness — it's certainly safe to have squirting near your legs while the water is running in a shower.

**The Franchise** · 08-20-2009, 02:21 PM

I'm helping the Earth!

**Buck** · 08-20-2009, 02:22 PM

What about when you aren't taking a shower?

MoreLemonPledge · 08-20-2009, 02:22 PM

I always do. Not to save water, but to save time.

**The Franchise** · 08-20-2009, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding

What about when you aren't taking a shower?

Then you pee on a prosititute like every other American male.

What? No one else does that?

I'm helping the Earth damnt!

seclark · 08-20-2009, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

I'm helping the Earth!

i usually go to my wife's bathroom and piss in her shower.
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Brock · 08-20-2009, 02:24 PM

Who doesn't piss in the shower?

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 08-20-2009, 02:24 PM

I'll have to remember this the next time I'm in the gym.

seclark · 08-20-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

Who doesn't piss in the shower?

it's the growlers that disturb me.
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Brock · 08-20-2009, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by seclark

it's the growlers that disturb me.
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Just squish it down the drain with your toes.

**dirk digler** · 08-20-2009, 02:26 PM

Now we just need to add bigger drains to shit in the shower too. Might as well shit and clean your ass all at once

tooge · 08-20-2009, 02:26 PM

Does peeing in a butt save anything?

seclark · 08-20-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

Just squish it down the drain with your toes.

you win...i quit.
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**Mr. Flopnuts** · 08-20-2009, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brock

Just squish it down the drain with your toes.

Otter · 08-20-2009, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tooge

Does peeing in a butt save anything?

The cost of a second date?

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