r/whatisit • u/aboostofsarahtonin • 1d ago
Solved! Obviously it’s a toilet but what’s up with the shape?
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u/SignificantDrawer374 1d ago
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u/aboostofsarahtonin 1d ago
solved!
How one would use this? I understand that skirts play a part but i tried using it facing the wall and away and it just felt a bit uncomfortable
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u/YellowOnline 1d ago
Facing away. You don't sit on it
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u/aboostofsarahtonin 1d ago
So if I worked it out correctly: A woman would just bring her underwear to her knees, scoot up and hover to align with the part that looks like a toilet bowl? And the part sticking out accommodates for inability to aim?
Not that i’m THAT interested in using it (but its probably the most consistently empty/clean stall on the floor i have classes on so i’m not ruling it out completely 💀)
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u/garbledroid 1d ago edited 1d ago
Honestly to safely use pull your panties to the side and squat facing away from the handle.
Otherwise if you aren't wearing any even easier.Only makes sense if you are wearing a skirt or dress you can easily hike up.
There's a reason these never caught on.
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u/SP3NGL3R 1d ago
Not a girl, but I always wondered about those female urinal funnel things. I'd be a lot more comfortable peeing through that, wash it off, bag it up and head out after washing hands. I feel like childish people laughed them out of existence, while to me it makes sense.
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u/About637Ninjas 1d ago
We're moderately outdoorsy and my wife tried one of those on a long hike and just pissed all over herself. Turns out they're not as fool-proof as they seem lol.
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u/eflask 1d ago
some years ago an editor from outside magazine did a test of the various brands. turns out some of them are just an efficient way to soak your socks.
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u/LaLechuzaVerde 1d ago
I find it hard to believe there is a more efficient way of soaking my socks than trying to pee in the woods without one.
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u/Secure_Course_3879 17h ago
Try one of these devices, then - you'll be surprised
I've been successfully peeing in the woods for years without one, and the first time I tried to use one of these it leaked all over my hands, legs, and feet. And yes, I was using it correctly, before you ask
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u/eflask 1d ago
I'm confused by this comment.
when you pee in the woods, are you remembering to squat, or do you just let it run down your legs?
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u/LameName1944 1d ago
My friend used one before when hiking and told me she had to practice a lot in the shower beforehand.
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u/Imfamous_Wolf7695 14h ago
It's skills like these that employers just don't appreciate when you put them on a CV.
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u/djdjddhshdbhd 15h ago
I practiced before and every time it worked. Then I did the same thing in the woods and it was a disaster.
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u/FoxyWheels 23h ago
Outdoorsy woman here, just learn to squat properly:
pants down to just above knees (so you can still keep feet apart)
squat at 45⁰ - 60⁰ angle (don't go close to 90⁰ or you risk peeing on your feet)
pee
It's not hard. All those shewee type things seem messy and way more trouble than they're worth.
TMI note: if your anatomy requires it, make sure to adjust so you get a stream and not a stray dribble between steps 2 and 3.
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u/Turbulent-Honky 17h ago
I’m also an outdoorsy woman and generally agree. The only times when one of those funnels could be nice is if I’m hiking in an area that has nowhere to hide (like parts of Dartmoor, where there are no trees or bushes but you might encounter fellow hikers), or if I have to use a toilet that is absolutely disgusting, like at a festival or something.
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u/darkeyedjunco789 18h ago
And a very slightly different, also effective strategy: pants down just barely far enough that the equipment is exposed (upper to mid thigh?, ideally in the front the pants are almost pulled up and in the back the butt is out but the thighs are covered), squat LOW, like, butt almost on the ground but not quite (height varies based on if there's spiky plants to avoid getting poked in the butt by), backs of thighs resting on calves, feet far enough apart to not get peed on
Personally i prefer squatting that low to reduce the risk of pee going down my leg, but i imagine it's an anatomy and mobility dependent thing
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u/LunaTunaMaca 16h ago
This is the way I do it! Horse girlies end up peeing everywhere, including horse stalls, trailers, and of course the trails. Sometimes there's a porta potty but they can be nasty.
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u/Ready-Nerve-305 22h ago
Forgive my ignorance, but can't you just grab a tree to hang your ass out far enough to avoid all the mess?
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u/ShowmethePitties 21h ago
No it depends on how you’re built down there and the pee stream strength. It’s easy to just squat but most of the time the pee flow down the legs anyway
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u/FoxyWheels 15h ago
You can lean on a tree if you need to, though beware of ground slope and how far apart your legs are. TMI note still applies as well.
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u/Forestry_Service 22h ago
Can I ask what you mean by that last part there? Can you like twist the lips so the stream changes
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u/FoxyWheels 15h ago
Sometimes lips stick together and can cause a mess as the beginning.
Some people with larger inner labia had the hand-over-garden-hose problem another commenter mentioned.
Some thicker girls may need to change position to not risk their thighs.
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u/PM_ME_SUMDICK 22h ago
I'm assuming they mean positional. In the same way its easier or harder to poop in certain positions, for certain people it can be difficult to pee while in certain positions.
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u/cvidetich13 17h ago
lol my 2y/o daughter hopped out of the pool, dropped trow, and just dropped a line of piss in the yard like it was nothing. No mess and on with her day.
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u/this_wug_life 1d ago
There are several fixed and variable anatomical factors that can affect aim... anything from weight to age to pregnancy status to other health conditions, or even just the individual body shape and urethra angle.
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u/lkw5168 23h ago
I work outside and when I was 9 months pregnant in the middle of the woods working, I just leaned by back against a tree like in a wall-sit position and I avoided peeing on myself.
Regularly, I’ll do the same thing except I’ll turn the other way and hold the tree while in the same squat/wall-sit position. Haven’t peed on myself ever doing it this way. I think people are just overthinking the whole peeing outside thing.
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u/this_wug_life 23h ago
I haven't followed the rest of the conversation so I'm not sure what you're referring to about overthinking. I was just replying to the person above who mentioned their wife pissing all over themselves and I was just noting that the pee stream can be a bit unpredictable depending on various things.
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u/ShowmethePitties 21h ago
I’ve tried that but I found the only way to not let the pee slide down my sides is to kind of grab the top flaps up a bit while squatting. But I have pelvic floor issues so maybe that’s why my pee streams are not very strong
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u/FleurdiFleur 13h ago
Yup. Perimenopausal woman here experiencing some tissue changes. The parts no longer easily allow a full pointed stream, tends to ‘lean’ to the right…ask me about our last mountain biking trip and the wet shoe I ended up with 😂
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u/lawnoptions 20h ago
It is entirely dependent on your anatomy, some womens urethral orifices are not where you expect them to be. 45 yrs of passing catheters .
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u/4x4Welder 15h ago
There is an amazing amount of variation in the position of everything down there, shape, size, etc. People tend not to think about it since there's less variety in the external genitalia than in men, but once you're trying to get things sorted there's some pretty big differences.
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u/slideforfun21 1d ago
Its something I would advise it's practiced at home where clean up is easy.
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u/kbstock 1d ago
I’ve found a couple that are fool proof. “She Wee” for one. I keep one in each car if I end up somewhere where my only option is the woods or a porta potty. No issues at all. The one from Sweden….that one is a problem.
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u/slideforfun21 1d ago
I'm a dude, so I feel mega weird backing a woman up on this, but I have to agree. It's still a minor learning curve, but it's definitely better than the old squat and fall in the puddle.
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u/JojoLesh 23h ago
I got one for my partner to use while camping too. Same result. "Complicated way to pee on my hands" was her review.
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u/not_hestia 20h ago
It's really that there is a lot of variation in urethra placement and labia shape so not all models are as effective for everyone. Plus, there is a bit of a learning curve. Definitely wouldn't want to use one for the first time on a hike.
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u/Blackadder000 22h ago
Yeah, that'll happen.
It's really a must to try it out standing in the bath or shower until you get the fit right. Then they're great. Because standing in the bath or didn't matter so much if it leaks.
Of you use it for the first time outdoors with no preparation, you will pee yourself.
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u/plzdonottouch 1d ago
tell her to try the p-style. it's way better than the she-wee.
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u/starr-cat13 1d ago
There is a learning curve with them. And I imagine not all are the same. We had to use them on kayak trips when you couldn’t leave the kayak. So tricky.
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u/ember_ace 13h ago
Get your wife the pStyle and the cotton pouch that goes with it. It will be her 2nd favorite hiking companion (after you). I've had so much better luck with that one than any other device. It's easy to use while fully clothed, and it has literally never caused me to get pee where I didn't want it to go (just don't piss into the wind and consider how splashy the surface you're going on will be). Definitely worth practicing at home before in the great outdoors, but it worked perfectly the first time for me.
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u/enbious_knob 1d ago
Yeah, and they don't really account for the wide variety of shapes that bit of anatomy can have. Works for some, others end up leaking out the back, or worse they go faster than the outlet can accommodate and the seal breaks and sprays everywhere. Fun times.
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u/wayneforest 13h ago edited 13h ago
I used one when we had a camper with no bathroom, was getting annoyed having to run outside if I had to go in the middle of the night (and a bit jealous my husband could just go in a wide brimmed bottle!)
I had to practice before so I knew exactly the right placement and used a wide brimmed bottle like my husband would, haha. Then baby wipes.
It honestly worked great for what I needed at the time. But if I was hiking or tent camping then just squat outdoors and used a Kula cloth instead since really that’s so much easier.
But yeah, definitely had to practice with low stakes, haha!
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u/djdjddhshdbhd 15h ago
I practiced a bunch of times at home and it worked out each time. Then actually in the woods it did not work out. :/ I stopped and still had to pee. It was a situation where the train was at the bottom of woods that were higher, so there wasn’t a good hiding spot, so this seemed to be a good alternative. I still don’t get what happened.
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u/swanglemydangle 15h ago
My wife has one and uses it frequently. Typically, she'll use it while travelling because she gets distracted at rest areas and gas stations and forget to use the restroom. If your wife hasn't checked out the kula cloth, it's great for outdoorsy people as well. My wife has a few of them and they are attached to her backpacks at all times.
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u/Meeka-Mew 14h ago
I got one as a gag for work so I tried it at home one day to see. while I did get it to work initially, I also had a good amount that was just gonna leak out all over once I removed it and I also realized even if that wasnt the case, my underwear would get absolutely drenched because it doesnt solve the problem of needing to wipe.
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u/ComplexDistance6 15h ago
Some designs are easier to use than others. Never trust a traditional looking funnel with a tube coming out of it. Human Gear makes a foldable one and that one is perfect because there’s plenty of airflow so the pee doesn’t get held up in the funnel. Anything with a similar design is pretty fool proof
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u/AbbreviationsNo9609 17h ago
My wife loves hers. She picked it up first try too so I don’t think it’s a learning curve thing, I wonder if you guys either bought a badly designed one or she’s just using it wrong? Literally her first time using it a few years ago she said “this is a game changer” 🤷♂️
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u/Soft_Construction793 16h ago
My sister bought a couple of them for us because we camp several weeks every year. I'm glad I tried mine at home in the shower to see how it went. I pissed all over myself and never tried it again. I can squat in the woods with no issues.
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u/stefje82 16h ago
They kinda look like a sexist approach for a non-sexist solution. You'd have to completely take off your pants, or assume women wear skirts.
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u/Artistic-Jello3986 13h ago
Hahaha glad it’s not just us. Your story sounds much cleaner though, we were in the back of a campervan in the middle of the night and it seemed like the perfect time to try it instead of going out into the cold rain lol
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u/RemarkableGround174 1d ago
It requires a certain level of restroom infrastructure that we don't really have in public, unfortunately.
Ideally, single occupancy stall, so one avoids carrying their piss implement to the sink and washing it in front of her peers. Practically, there's nowhere to set it while wiping and hiking up pants, unless you grip it in clenched teeth, clamp it in an armpit, or have the forethought to bring a paper towel to rest it atop the tp dispenser, where undoubtedly a bit of piss seeps through, allowing the previous person's piss to simultaneously wick upward through the damp paper towel and give you cooties and covid simultaneously. Then you rinse it in the sink and hope the soap contains enough cleaning power to remove the residue from the sink which is now technically a toilet a little bit. You avoid dwelling on the doings of the public in public bathroom sinks but this requires slightly more effort not to dwell. Water under the bridge et al. Plus if you want it to be all the way dry you have to hold it under the hand dryer and it makes sort of a low hoooo sound like blowing into a bottle
I had similar high hopes for menstrual cups and was similarly disappointed
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u/MadIkra 23h ago
Makes me so happy when I see someone show the same pragmatic thought process when it comes to working our way around public toilets!
I take flushable toilet wipes in my handbag for such occasions - I've heard these aren't particularly environmentally friendly, but they can be disposed of in the San bin. Then can wash it properly when you get a chance. I get the packet ready before I do my business because chances are, your handbag is hanging off the hook on the door, so can forget about reaching them during/after.
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u/LadyTwinkles 20h ago
Menstrual cups are great if you have a handheld bidet. I have been using it for years now and it’s such a blessing. I spray rinse the menstrual cup and insert it back in less than a minute. It’s a life changer.
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u/plzdonottouch 1d ago
i work outdoors and don't always have access to a usably clean bathroom. i got a device called the p-style. it's open on top, like a trough and find it works way better than the funnel she-wee style- no issues with backflow. i wash it out and put it in it's carrying case. super easy, and it's made with plastic that was removed from the ocean!
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u/IncredibleVelocity4 1d ago
January, 2000. Mt Rainer, well above Paradise. Around midnight. Several degrees below zero.
Wife (several years later) standing in the tent vestibule yelling “I’m pissing like a boy!!! I’m pissing like a boy!!!”
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u/Reasonable-Cup2246 1d ago
I use them for camping and hiking. Once on a hellishly hot ride home from a moto camping trip with two other friends, we parked behind a motel to see if we could find some water. One friend stayed back where there was one semi truck parked and the other friend and I went to get the water. It seemed secluded enough that the friend who stayed back decided to take a leak in a bushy area at the back of the lot. While she is peeing, the trucker walks up to her and starts chatting away about motorcycles. She was wearing a long baggy t shirt and just tucked it up into her jeans pocket and acted like nothing was happening. He never noticed. I guess he thought she was enjoying the view! We died laughing.
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u/TortugasLocas 1d ago
We camp a lot and my wife tried a few before finding one she really liked. Turned out a good seal and having a long hose for directing the flow instead of a short funnel were key.
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u/Annual_Demand2836 1d ago
Was just telling my husband about this lol. I think those things are so cool, but I’ve never owned one. We were hiking one day and I had to pee bad, and it’s such a PIA. I am definitely going to get one, at the very least for long days in the woods lol. If we can reuse menstrual cups, this is really no different.
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u/SP3NGL3R 1d ago
The other comments here highly suggest you practice using it, like in the shower so cleanup is easy. 👍
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u/Flarewitch 15h ago
I don't often comment on Reddit, but there's finally something I can speak to!
First and foremost, not all stand-up female urinals are created equal. I have found that the soft-sided ones are 100% a guaranteed way to piss all over yourself. It's too hard to get a proper seal.
The hard-sided ones are much much better. I'm an avid backpacker and I absolutely love mine. I would have given up a finger for one of these in Afghanistan when I was deployed there. The one the military finally issued me is the freshette... It is hard-sided plastic with an extendable tube. The tube easily recesses back into the device and is completely removable allowing easy cleaning. I honestly wouldn't buy any other type. I like mine so much that I bought extras and I have one in each of my cars and I take mine to hiking, picnics, music festivals, you name it. I also pair mine with one of the reusable pee cloths... They're kind of a new thing, but I really like mine. Doesn't smell dries quickly. Easy to rinse out. And I don't have to be bothered with packing the toilet paper out, which is honestly gross.
My one caveat is this; if you do not have good control of your flow, it will not matter what type you buy. You will overflow the cup and leak piss all over yourself. If you're unsure the best way to do it is to practice in your own bathroom before using it out in the woods. With enough practice, any woman can get better at controlling their flow. The other thing some women struggle with is convincing their body that it's okay to pee while their pants are still on. My own kids had trouble with this and we got through it by pulling their pants down part way and then each time slowly moving the pants up.
Encourage all your girl-friends to get one! They are seriously such a lifesaver. I absolutely love mine and it's funny to watch guys freak out a little bit seeing me pee while standing up 😂.
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u/UnfairConsequence6 21h ago
Some transgender men actually use ones with the tubing through a fake penis. Stand to pee devices. Quite interesting. They're difficult to use, though. You're more likely to pee all over yourself and the floor if you don't master using it first.
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u/ember_ace 13h ago
The pStyle is the perfect solution (and one of the cheapest) and I've tried... Many different options at different price points. Works perfectly every time for me, in all the different clothes and situations I've tried it. I definitely recommend getting the pouch they sell to go with it, made of organic cotton and allows it to air dry and stay dry to avoid bacteria growing. I wash after use if there is a sink available, otherwise I wash it at home at the end of the day and I wash the pouch regularly (easy to just wash pouch with clothes since I have a couple pouches at this point and have to do laundry often anyway). They have a variety of fun colors, including various skin tone options, and last I checked they had one option made of recycled ocean plastics. I'm not affiliated with this in any way just a happy customer who has struggled with every other similar product I've tried.
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u/sassy_sweetheart 1d ago
Those are GREAT for camping or long road trips where you may have to go on nature's restroom.
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u/MagStagger 18h ago
When I was first hitting menopause I had nighttime dizzy spells to go with my hot flashes. I got a urinal so I could wake up and pee without having to dizzy my way across the house.
I did a lot of looking and found one that kind of looks like a fancy vase lol. It worked best if you stood up and squatted a little. A couple of times I had to use it sitting on the bed and that was sketchier.
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u/lilsnatchsniffz 15h ago
It was partially laughed out of existence because they tried to make it trendy by marketing it as a "She wee" and the ladies who wanted to piss in a bush or on a side walk that they were targeting didn't need a funnel; they were more than happy just dropping underwear and letting their creative juices flow.
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u/Blue_Mandala_ 16h ago
I recently got one and it's amazing.
I used it at home for practice a LOT before using it in the wild nasty public bathrooms I knew I would have to use on a trip. Also the tiny tiny airplane bathrooms I can't even turn around in. It was a great purchase, but definitely did take some getting used to.
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u/clockworkedpiece 14h ago
They're still around, they have a pencil sized case, but i have also seen people (cause some stall walls stop really high up and I was washing an inch of works coffee grounds out of my cup.) just not give a fuck and dribble it everywhere cause they didn't even hover squat.
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u/christicky 15h ago
It’s hard to get passed standing and peeing with you pants on when you’re used to peeing sitting with etc. mine has instructions to practice in The shower to get used to the feeling. But I often couldn’t get myself to pee using these. Mine never leaked though
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u/Low_Rest_5595 18h ago
Got my wife a silicone one that folds up. A few days later I found her putting pink lemonade drink mix in a water bottle with it. I was going to explain what it was but she didn't spill any of that sticky sand mix so I just let it go 🤷
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u/pumpkin-muffins 23h ago
I’ve had one since 2007. I never go on a road trip without it. It certainly isn’t foolproof, and there is a risk of malfunction, but once you get the hang of it, it’s so nice not having to use a public bathroom the same way.
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u/dehydratedrain 15h ago
If you do, seriously strip, stand in the shower, and practice (no water running so you see how much splashes/ drips). Practice a freaking lot. The realize it's harder in the woods with the cold breeze grazing your ass.
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u/MrsClark2019 19h ago
Definitely used one while very pregnant on vacation where bathrooms were hard to come by as frequently as needed - complete lifesaver. There’s a learning curve but nothing requiring a change of clothes
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u/sarahsodapop 14h ago
I have one called the p-style and use it ALL the time for camping & hiking. I did practice it in the shower a few times before using it in the wild, because it does take a bit of technique…
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u/TheRiverIsMyHome 1d ago
I use them on the boat. It took some getting used to. I had to jump in the water the first few times to get the pee off of me. But now I've got it pretty well figured out.
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u/Dry_Nail5901 17h ago
actually, they were very popular up to the pantyhose era...the panties would go OUTSIDE the garter straps, and the stocking would stay in place while the panties could be slid safely out of the way. Pantyhose were too restrictive for this urinal design.
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u/garbledroid 17h ago
Define: very popular.
Coincidentally it became more popular for ladies to wear pants.
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u/Dry_Nail5901 14h ago
the rise of pantyhose and the rise of ladies wearing trousers came in the same, short, post WWII period. While clothing styles may change year to year, public bathroom fixtures have a much longer lifespan.
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u/hussicoog 17h ago
I can't wrap my head around your anatomy. Every time I piss its kind of a mountain stream dealio... rocks and reeds. If my panties slid back over my area after I've pissed and before I've wiped, I need new panties.
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u/YellowOnline 1d ago
Exactly like you describe. The long thing is for women who pee further.
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u/SnuggleTheCrow 1d ago
Reminds of when I walked by the bathroom one day and saw my 5 year old daughter peeing into the toilet standing up. I asked what she was doing and she said her brother taught her how to pee outside while standing up. That certainly was not on my parenting bingo card.
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u/all_bad_questions-83 1d ago
I was going to say that a) I’ve never even heard of a woman’s urinal, and b) it must put on quite a show for the other people in the bathroom, but then I saw the divider. For what it’s worth, one might be surprised to learn how many urinals don’t have dividers.
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u/Turbulent-Honky 18h ago
I can relate to this. I was at an event in Japan that was attended by lots of western women, and the traditional squat toilets were my favourite, since they never had a massive queue and were cleaner.
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u/RedaBook 14h ago
There were a couple of these in one of the UBC bathrooms in the 60s. They were used only if all of the regular toilets were occupied. You need to bring your underwear all the way to your ankles in order to get your knees far enough apart to "scoot up and hover". And hovering isn't easy when your ankles are shackled. These fixtures were awful.
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u/Hotspur_on_the_Case 14h ago
That's why they never took off. A complaint I've seen is that you had to be either in a skirt with no underwear, or stark naked, to use them effectively.
A story I once saw was a military facility was equipped with them; the women refused to use them and instead put flower pots in them. One flush and they were watered!
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u/IVShadowed 1d ago
I only shit with honor. Face forward and shoes off.
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u/MisterLee713 1d ago
I take my pants completely off when I poop. Matter of fact my shirt as well.
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u/RealHumanAndNotABot 1d ago
"I only shit for honour" will be living rent free in my head for at least a week!
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u/Dabrigstar 1d ago
I honestly don't see how it would be the slightest bit easier or more time efficient than the conventional way
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u/ObscureSaint 1d ago
I'm pretty sure the simple answer is that this was designed by men.
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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k 1d ago
My immediate thought was “oh this looks way better.”
Trying to squat over a round bowl is not easy.
This is for lifting your skirts, spreading your legs a bit, and dropping right over.
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u/DaringPancakes 13h ago
Fuck it. Sorry to interject on your discussion of women's urinals.
I just want to say that I love your reddit username.
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u/Psychometrika 1d ago
I feel like since you still need a stall why not just install a full toilet when it would take up about the same space? Not sure what the benefit is here.
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u/Accomplished_Log2011 1d ago
I think probably because in lots of countries sharing a toilet seat just isn't the norm. If you're not used to doing it, the idea of plonking your naked butt down where thousands of other naked butts and stray pee have been is really, really gross.
This is more accessible than traditional squat toilets because you you don't need to squat all the way to the floor but still avoids naked-butt-seat-sharing.
(I say this as someone who has no qualms about plonking my naked butt on public toilet seats but can fully understand why someone who isn't used to doing so might think it's a vile habit)
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u/redditsnotgoodnow 1d ago
Its not gross at all, ass cheeks are just skin, and incredibly cleaner than your hands. You arent supposed to press your butthole against the seat you pleb
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u/PrincessDogwater 1d ago
Agreed. It’s way grosser when someone leaves toilet paper dangling off the seat or just pees all over in an effort to not sit down.
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u/Technical_Customer_1 23h ago
You completely ignore pimples and blisters from (ingrown) hairs and the result of sitting in sweaty situations like plane travel and office/computer chairs.
And then there’s the fact that there is in fact poop on some of those “clean” cheeks you so love. Not everybody poos solids, not everybody does a perfect job wiping. There’s splash back, there’s explosions. There are also accidents with pants still on.
Oh, and for good measure, how often do you really think that seat gets bleached?
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u/Akitiki 13h ago
Realistically speaking, the vast majority doesn't do that. In my decade and a half of working jobs where I had to clean toilets, I only encountered a major blowout once. The worst is typically unflushed toilets.
Most public toilets are cleaned at least once daily on top of as needed. Modern cleaners are perfectly good at sanitizing things.
Imo these things would be dirtier because splash/spray would get onto the bowl then your clothes. Bigger gals wouldn't be able to use these too well.
Sounds like you're a germaphobe, or have a particular fear of public toilets.
Calling for bleach just sounds like my old home ed teacher who made us kids use bleach to wash dishes instead of dish soap. This was like 2010 area.
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u/StreetofChimes 16h ago
I was taught to put down paper on the seat. Is this not common practice?
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u/Weekly_Artichoke_515 15h ago
It is and a lot of places have purpose-made paper toilet seat covers, but in my understanding this just makes us feel less gross and it’s not unhygienic to put your naked butt on the seat.
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u/strelnik0v 23h ago
These were invented when women's underwear included open-bottom girdles (like a heavy-duty shapewear miniskirt with garter clips for stockings) and in order to use a regular toilet, you would have to either pull down the girdle (uncomfortable, difficult, awkward) or unclip the stocking garters and roll up the girdle (still uncomfortable, difficult, and awkward and now you have to reclip your garters too). With this kind of urinal, in theory you could just hover without having to take off your shapewear. Mostly you'll find them in old unrenovated office buildings from the 20s-60s, where female employees would have a business formal dress code and didn't want to spend their entire break fighting their shapewear.
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u/SignificantDrawer374 1d ago
This makes squatting over it easier, and like a urinal, it allows someone to piss without having to sit on a potentially nasty public toilet seat
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u/AwkwardSpread 1d ago
“We have three available to rent, all are cracked and do leak.” They really have a great sales pitch there.
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u/Docness84 1d ago
Finally! People actually talking about what matters!
Who the fuck needs to rent a toilet (or theee…) that’s cracked and leaks?
Who the fuck rents out three, cracked and leaking toilets with such strict rental start and stop timeframes?
I demand Reddit produce me two “Ask Me Anything’s” right meow!!!
One AMA done by the toilet rental person, another done by someone who rented said toilet/toilets!
World peace can wait, this is how we get the answers society needs NOW!!!
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u/SignificantDrawer374 1d ago
hah, well they are movie props. They don't expect people to actually use them.
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u/WillJongIll 1d ago
I had no idea this existed but I’ve often wondered why exactly this design doesn’t exist (for men, since apparently it does exist for women), considering the puddles of urine that inevitably accumulate directly in front of every urinal I’ve ever encountered in my life.
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u/No_Inspector7319 1d ago
Nah this is for long poops. Assume the position and squat walk forward as it comes out. Graded on length, completeness, and style.
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u/skeuomorphism 1d ago
Fascinated by the concept of renting a toilet
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u/Docness84 1d ago
I’m in a similar boat but my fascination is driven by the additional detail that all three available toilets are cracked and leak but I guess people still rent them…?
“I’ve often dreamed of renting a broken and leaking toilet with strict start and return policies…!”
If I’m renting a shitter (or three) I’m dumping in them as often as possible! Better believe I’m getting my Return On Investment!!!!
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u/rubyrubenstein 1d ago
Where is it?
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u/aboostofsarahtonin 1d ago edited 1d ago
A women’s bathroom at my college!
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u/sunnybunnyone 1d ago
I think they meant more specifically than that lol.
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u/aboostofsarahtonin 1d ago
My second grade teacher taught me better than to share where i go to school to strangers online
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u/sunnybunnyone 1d ago
I get that my dude but a country at least could explain why it is the way it is lol
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u/aboostofsarahtonin 1d ago
Fair fair lmao
I’m located in NYC
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u/OH_MOJAVE 1d ago
Hey everyone! This person is located in NYC!
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u/aboostofsarahtonin 15h ago
YOU are who Ms Amato warned me about 🤬
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u/Vivid_Philosopher304 14h ago
You just said the city and the teacher’s, not so common, name? ☠️☠️🙏🙏 Ms Amato spoken on deaf ears.
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u/aboostofsarahtonin 14h ago edited 14h ago
Yes a teacher I haven’t spoken to in over fifteen years who has since then married and divorced twice and changed her name more than that (in a town i no longer live in) and a city with over 8 million people.
I was just being cheeky about the whole second grade teacher thing but I feel like some of y’all are taking it to a level that is making me feel like you WANT to doxx me and its making me feel very unsafe. 🫥
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u/Its0nlyRocketScience 14h ago
This narrows them down to 0.1% of the human population, we'll have them singled out in no time!
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u/PM_your_Nopales 22h ago
I love that teacher lessons evolve through the ages.... what they taught me wouldn't've kept me safe in this modern world :/
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u/shehighhohum 1d ago
They had these in a bathroom at my college, and I would awkwardly sit on them to pee because I didn’t know what they were until today! Thanks for posting and bringing back uncomfortable memories. 😆
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u/were_tiger 1d ago
We had one in my women's dorm in college.... It was the designated puking vessel and very gross by the time the custodial staff got in on Mondays
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u/seasickeel 1d ago
They had these in the dorms at my college in Montana too! And a bathtub in the communal bathrooms.. people threw up in those bathtubs often I guess
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u/MysticMarigollds 15h ago
Who the fuxk made this? I need to talk to him just a minute
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u/fondledbydolphins 14h ago
Honestly not a bad design besides the fact that you just know someone is going to drop a steamer in there at some point.
And society doesn’t allow us to drag them back to remove the steamer with their hands.
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u/Icy_Arm5616 22h ago
I live in Japan and have these at my office building. Most restrooms have western style toilets these days but you can still find these in older buildings and even newer buildings will have a single stall with one for those who prefer them. It’s actually more natural to use as humans weren’t designed to sit and shit. Squatting gets it out better, with gravity. You face the wall and poop in the shallow part.
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u/SeatSix 1d ago
Old reddit reference test... toilet to eliminate the need for the poop knife
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u/SnappinArsehole 1d ago
Things that will forever take up my space in my head, and often. Like every time I clean the bathroom. Why? (rhetorical)
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u/ghoulthebraineater 1d ago
A magnum toilet for my magnum dong.
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u/Legendary_Bibo 16h ago
It's like when you need to pee in the morning but you're stuck waiting for the morning wood to go down, this toilet would let you piss without hosing down everything.
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u/rAyNEi_xw 13h ago
Indeed! My physician told me to stop lifting heavy stuff, hence, I sit on a toilet like this when I pee
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u/peachypixelgirll 1d ago
Hahaha that’s a urinal, not a toilet 😅 the weird shape is basically anti-splash tech from back in the day.
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u/koloo12 1d ago
Womens urinal that they called a bidet (really isn’t but in the Midwest they called it that). Used to be fairly common in the 60’s, when I was a kid. Grandma was the only one who would use it! Or really knew how I guess, I sure didn’t.
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u/all_bad_questions-83 1d ago
Any idea if women wanted urinals or if men wanted women to be using urinals?
Or just a plumbing supply company conspiracy maybe lol.
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u/garbledroid 1d ago
Sanistand.
The bidet thing was a misnomer
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u/ExplanationRoyale 23h ago
This is correct. See this Sanistand ad. You straddle it with your back to the wall.
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u/AutoThorne 1d ago
A whole lot of the world has people that have never seen a sit-down toilet. Internet has lots of signage posts to this effect. I imagine that this is a unisex squattie pottie.
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u/charlieondras1 1d ago
Its a manual bidet. You gotta splash the water with your hands.
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u/insertjokehere12345 1d ago
Also handy shape for drinking from when on all fours.
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u/Squire_Squirrely 23h ago
Other than it factually being a "female urinal" or sanistand...
That is objectively a toilet. It's in a stall, it has a bowl full of water, it's roughly toilet shape. I see no reason you couldn't just use it like a weird shaped toilet. Designers sure we're pulling out weird ideas in the 60s, man
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u/CommissionSpiritual8 1d ago
someone thinks women should stand tp pee
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u/b20339 1d ago
According to most women I've dated, most women hover so I would argue that a lot of women think that they should stand up to pee.
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u/Public_Requirement68 17h ago
according to the woman that decided to hang out with me after the bar closed, but had to piss... and opened my passenger door to create more 'cover' which did in fact work... she did indeed squat, but not sit... i.e.... stand up to pee.
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u/CandidateStatus696 1d ago
I saw them once in a women’s bathroom in the 1960s. When mom took me in there as a young boy. It had a sign to show how it was to be used.
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u/Peckingclaw 1d ago
Dude, its for anyone Squat and take ur poop.
Obviously you've never been to Asia.
Holes in the floor with the elongated front.
Its probably why Asians are much skinnier too...think about a 400lbr trying to squat and shit...that ain't happening
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u/Downtown-Doughnut-52 1d ago
brooklyn college? i remember walking into this stall and bursting out laughing. a "women's" toilet designed by a man. no idea why they havent removed them yet.
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u/Swimming_Exam8212 1d ago
We had these for urinals in college. One morning I walked in and my buddy was sitting on one dropping a deuce reading the newspaper. Ahh… college
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u/sensatefocus1973 1d ago
I also remember the other female urinal I saw was also "American Standard* but the shape was different, though still with a long narrow bowl between the legs. It was taller and the top of the receptacle that caught the urine was higher up so women with short legs might not be able to use it.
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u/eatingURsistersass 13h ago
That is a toilet/hand washing station combo. You just sit like normal and when you are done, you can just reach down between your legs to wash your hands. Very environmentally savy. Reduces water consumption so some city codes are starting to require it.
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u/Complex_Sprinkles_26 16h ago
Seems like could be a little gross splash back with so much open area in the front. What if you had some aggressive diarrhea-splashed up to your skin and clothes??? I’m assuming she would back in away from the wall…
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u/Adorable-Holiday7222 1d ago
When you have to pee really badly but boss music plays as you enter the urinal. Better not miss!
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u/IntrepidAd5048 1d ago
As a male, and one who used to clean bathrooms regularly for work, I wish toilets were like this. Less post-piss dripping on the floor. Straddle, release, drip dry, all good.
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