The Psychology of Urinals: 4

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Which Urinal?

  • Urinal 1, nearest the door, but next to a dude.

    Votes: 49 68.1%

  • Urinal 3, still next to a dude

    Votes: 16 22.2%

  • Urinal 4, next to the other dude

    Votes: 6 8.3%

  • Don't Care.

    Votes: 1 1.4%
  • Total voters
    72
  • Poll closed .
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The Psychology of Urinals

As I wandered into the toilets (rest room? Whatever) the other day and happened across the urinals, a thought occurred. Why do I choose the particular urinal I choose?

This poll aims to determine whether urinal choice is random or follows a set pattern.

So, assume that there are 5 urinals as you enter the toilets:

Doorway..... Urinal 1..... Urinal 2..... Urinal 3..... Urinal 4..... Urinal 5 Wall

That is the urinals are in a line from #1 nearest to the doorway through to #5 next to the far wall, furthest into the toilet area.

THREE urinals are vacant, the fifth one - nearest the wall - and the second one - next to the one nearest the door - have a "users". Which urinal do you choose?


(feel free to visit the first thread. Poll will remain open there until September 9th)

(and this will be the last polled thread - probably)
 
Yay, my "worst case" scenario! :D

Anyway, I chose #1 – the way I see it, every single choice requires that you're by one person, right? With #3 and #4, you're right next to one person, and have a one-stall-padding to the other side. With #1, you're still next to one person, but very far away from the second person. Also, you're at the end, so it looks like you just casually walked in and picked the first empty urinal.
 
Yup, #1. That way you can only be standing next to a maximum of one other person.
 
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Number 1.

Although, Famine, I think you may be missing an option in this poll: "Wait until one of the urinals is unoccupied." It would be interesting to see how many of us would actually wait until it was possible to have a free urinal on each side.
 
Or also include 'go into a stall' as an option, because that is likely what I would do, unless a wait was involved.

I chose #4. That way you're not boxing in the guy at #5, and you're not pissing right next to the door.
 
Isn't there a stall available? Can't a man get some privacy!
 
Nope. Jobbies are off the menu in this establishment. It's pee or burst.
 
#1, Although I hate going near the door in that instance I'd make an exception.
 
You know, if I was going for the "best" urinal, I guess it would be #1 since theres no chance of someone else next to you. But, I chose #3 just because thats what I can imagine myself realistically walking to and using. I guess it just doesn't matter to me all that much.
 
Famine
Nope. Jobbies are off the menu in this establishment. It's pee or burst.
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Then you are not meeting code Mr. Famine, and some assocation for the handicap is going to have your butt.

Making me pee next to another man, its not right. (except for sporting events where there are lots of beers involved and not much time out time.)
 
#1, because being on an end urinal is more comfortable strangely.
 
This is getting a bit foolish. A little too much thought just to take a piss. :lol:
 
:rolleyes: :sigh: read my posts from the other threads.
 
Sage
Yay, my "worst case" scenario! :D

Anyway, I chose #1 – the way I see it, every single choice requires that you're by one person, right? With #3 and #4, you're right next to one person, and have a one-stall-padding to the other side. With #1, you're still next to one person, but very far away from the second person. Also, you're at the end, so it looks like you just casually walked in and picked the first empty urinal.
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Same. Plus, there is NO chance of being surrounded in #1. You have to stand next to someone. Why risk having to stand next to 2 people?

I have to admit, at this point, I'm close to not caring. If there were more urianals, like at a staduim or something, wouldn't distinguish too much between 1 vacancy and 2 vacancies. Sure, with 2 vacancies you're not RIGHT NEXT to TWO people, but you're already peeing next to some bloke, so another bloke just isn't that much worse. I guess what I'm saying is that I have my preferences, but I'm just not THAT anal about it. Which, since we're talking about the job on the other side of things, is a good thing.
 
Giancarlo
This is getting a bit foolish. A little too much thought just to take a piss. :lol:
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Urination fans called for a 2/5 split. The 1/5 split was going to be the last poll.
 
This one is more interesting than your last. I chose door, even though it goes against my "Urinal theory", which I posted in the second one. The first one is the only one with the excuse of being closest to the door. Choosing the fourth one would make number five feeled pinned to the wall. Choosing the third one would make things difficult.
 
Number 1 again for me. The only other option leaves me a chance of being sandwiched.
 
1, obviously. Piss, shake, wash hands, get the hell out of there with only having to stand next to one guy.
 
Giancarlo
This is getting a bit foolish. A little too much thought just to take a piss.
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What the heck do you people do at a sporting event (where arenas are nototirus for a lack of dividers, for some reason)?

Never mind the "wall with a drain" I expereinced at the Spanish GP years ago.

Now I'm decending into bathroom talk.
 
Urinal #1. That way as soon as you're finished, you can run out the door quicker :)
 
I piss at Urinal 3. this way i'm centralized and if anyone walks in, they'll think "oh, urinal 2 guy f'd up."
 
#3 - I don't like being Sandwiched against a wall. And yeah, urinal #2 guy did **** up.

Blake
 
Maybe it was a full house when he walked in.

Anyway, I voted #4, but #3 would be equivalent. I prefer to be away from the door and I don't care about boxing the guy at #5 in since he has the luxury of an end unit anyway.
 
Actually, I'd probably pretend like my hands were really sticky or something and wash them first, and hope one of the users would walk away in that short amount of time. I have a really hard time peeing next to a stranger. If they're both still going or the a dire need to urinate, I'll take urinal 1.
 
Ha... this is the nightmare scenario I was talking about in poll #1.... because the first bloke obviously went for #5, the second bloke (as the majority of people in poll #2 would be) inconsiderately went for #2... that leaves bloke number 3 (us) with no option but to stand next to someone....

in this case, the only reasonable answer is #1... damage limitation... #3 and #4 would leave you open to the possibility of being sandwiched, and now being nearest the door is an advantage... so definitely #1....

although... by my reckoning, the chances are that the guy at #5 was almost certainly the first person in the room, hence he is most likely to be finished first... therefore #4 is an option... but then if #5 did leave, the nightmare 2-4 combo would be in play... so no, still #1 for me... :sly:

edit: could this be the first thread in GTP history to include the word jobbies?
 
I think this kind of sick **** and what's behind them mirrors, drains and vents are another reason I avoid public restrooms too. :irked:
 
in this case, I just say screw it and chose whichever they are all the same...
 
I enjoy the middle urinal. Its not like im ashamed but if im by the door way any person may stumble apon my tree trunk and happen to view it.
 
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