NPR Science: There's A Fly In My Urinal

As gentlemen may have noticed, flies are turning up in urinals with increased frequency. Not real ones, but lifelike images carefully positioned in the porcelain bowl. It seems the very presence of this insect drastically reduces what's politely called "spillage." But why flies?

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[jj1oo2ee3]

you know i heard that they are put there so guys can aim at it. no spillage

[megasonic0]

wow.

[ChBurkhart]

@ngleason who doesn't pee on flies?

[anewM3THOD]

i usual pee on Flys in urinals.

[renkinjutsu01]

@ngleason I agree with this.. And aiming for the drain would increase splash considerably!

[truepokefan]

why??

[Patroiten]

RJD2 is the best!

[MetaCrossing]

A bullseye put on an urinal would be cool... ''Ouch I missed it!!''

[Claizen]

Reduces spillage, but the splash factor is still an issue.

[mickeyrich1chance]

The sweet spot... one might call it.

[TheRealYxL]

@JackBlair2

yeah your mind would go straight to sexual fantasies when you see a urinal

freak

[satsuki26]

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