Pop Goes the Weasel

You can file today’s post under the heading of Things You Never Knew You Needed to Know. According to a BuzzFeed survey from last August, four out of five of us admit to having occasionally used our shower as an alternate urinal. That is to say, whilst already taking showers, most of us have chosen to simultaneously relieve our bladders. When asked why, many responders said they thought the practice might save water. It’s a valid point. The average adult pees roughly seven times a day. Most of us have toilets that flush the same way whether we’re talking number one or number two: a colossal waste of water. If multitasking in the shower can reduce our waste by a single flush per day, that’s a savings of almost 15%. Of course there are people (like James Hamblin of The Atlantic) who say ditching showers altogether would save even more. But I’m not ready to try that.