Not the worst idea in the world. Every downtown area has a place people are known for takin a piss after the bars close. I don't see using one of these during the day, but I could see it being useful for emergency relief after 2:00am.

I'd hate to have pissed out that kidney stone.

This is a great idea. Simple, effective and it will cut down on piss smells in every alley and dark street near busy pub and tourist areas.

Why are people 'shocked' by this or worried about exposure? You would literally have to stand next to the guy and crane your neck to look.
It unfortunate that there isn't quite as simple of a solution for then ladies. Nature didn't deign to give plumbing quite as practical, though you do have the whole 'I can create life' thing going for you so I think you're still ahead.

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I thought that was for washing your hands:

I can't think of a time that I've seen the dick of anyone else peeing. I simply don't look. But hey if you're curious, to each their own.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that is because we do not encourage people to piss in public.

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I'm not sure this is a question of encouragement. When someone needs to pee badly and there are no facilities available... only one solution remains.
If there are homeless, temporarily displaced (including tourists) or simply drunk - this is a nice simple solution.

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You don't see these outdoor urinals as encouraging people to piss in public? Really?

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It's kind of like the old knock against condoms. Is their supply encouraging sexual dalliances among minors?
Same could be said for these urinals. Are they encouraging public urination?

I think everyone likes sex that's going to happen anyway to be performed with a condem. Public urination that's going to happen anyway is certainly better going into one of these contraptions. However, everyone wanting to pee in public now? Not sure I'm so high on that if it goes there.

I remember quite indelibly going to the Seattle Marathon as a kid w/ my dad, and perhaps a half-hour or so beforehand whilst folks were milling about prior to the start and doing the usual pre-race ritual, the lines for the porta-potties had grown pretty deep ~ apparently too long for one intrepid dude who decided he couldn't wait that long and wandered off past the edge of the parking lot to the shore of Lake Washington where he let it fly. At first it was one of those classic "Hey wait a sec, is that guy over there just whizzing right in the lake?!?" but then pretty soon he was joined by another brother in arms, and then another, and another... pretty soon, there was a solid wall of dudes lined up slightly more than elbow to elbow with their backs to the crowd, just like at one of those stadium urinal troughs ~ only the urinal was the lakeshore itself with no other barriers aside from simply facing away from the start zone at a slight distance (maybe 20-30 yards?). It's not as if anyone could actually see any junk even though it was plainly obvious what they were all doing (perhaps a homeowner on the far side of the lake w/ some ginormous binocs could spy a row of tiny pee-pees, but certainly nobody in the marathon crowd on our side of the lake).

Pretty much anyone I saw who noticed what was going on and pointed it out to their buddy or whoever was nearby seemed more amused than anything else, although I think a few women complained at least partially joking that it wasn't fair they still had to stand in line. If anything, though, all the womens (and remaining guys on Team Deuce) should be thankful for all the whiz bandits for abandoning the lines to shorten the wait for everyone else.

I think people are losing sight of where these are located. They are not discretely tucked away, which would be fine. They are practically on a stage.

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You realize that half the pubs in Paris are no different than these?

Other than not being in the middle of a heavily trafficked sidewalk on the banks of a heavily traveled river, the are exactly the same.

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Isn't it that if you are caught publicly urinating too close to a school, that's bad, and could result in your getting on a list for exposing yourself close to minor? Yes, different countries. But not a surprise people would think these are not a great idea.

oh man...
i'd forgotten about that video! so great. thanks for the reminder.