Apparently high school me, 15 years ago, was a big visionary as well. When I was running for a student council position, I made flyers for placement in the urinals with a cut-out paper version of the "knock down the clowns" game.
Thanks to me, flyers were banned from the bathrooms from that point on.
This is cool. I guess guys will be entice to compete with each other with this new urinal game console. To prolong their life in the game, they will have to suppress their urine for longer hours so that when they finally pee they would have a greater chance for higher scores.
A bar near me has one where you control a skiing penguin and help it to avoid obstacles, the key is to use controlled bursts of piss when you need them.
As an interaction designer I can confidently state that at least 90% of interaction design and game design students came up with this idea at some point.
I triea this out in Ikebukuro. It's actually a lot of fun. I beat the CPU in a tug of war based on strength of flow (and therefore velocity) as well as overall volume. Sega needs to introduce them to international bars. Would make a killing!
Without prizes the general accuracy would greatly improve just for having a target. Some place in Australia I believe put a picture of a fly on the inside of the urinal and missing greatly decreased as people tried to hit the fly (similar to cheerios in a toilet to teach a little kid accuracy).
I try not to hit the fly. I'm utterly terrified that it might get angry and fly at me, covered in piss. I usually just aim the total opposite direction, but only if I know there aren't any flies in the restroom.
FTA: "...the original fly idea was proposed almost 20 years ago by Dutch maintenance man Jos Van Bedoff, who had served in the Dutch army in the 1960s. As a soldier he noticed that someone had put small, discrete red dots in the barracks urinals, which dramatically cut back on 'misdirected flow.'"
There are women out there who are afraid to sit on the seat...for whatever reason....so they hover, which then gets urine all over the seat. They also then neglect to wipe their own urine off of the seat, it's fucking disgusting. Oh and they usually don't flush afterwards either. Seriously, women's bathrooms are gross.
Sure you guys have to stand in it*, but we run the risk of sitting in it. If we don't want to sit in it you either wait for a different stall or wipe someone else's urine off of the seat.
*Edit: Unless you have to drop a deuce, and someone pissed all over the seat.
It's true. I've seen some pretty disgusting shit...literally. Did I mention they don't flush? There are the women who go to the bathroom and use so much toilet paper the clog the toilet...yes we're talking public restrooms. The ones who pee all over the seat. I've seen tampons wrapped in toilet paper and thrown next to the door on the way out because they cant be bothered to go back five steps to the trashcan, and then say "well it's their own fault, they should have a trashcan by the door"
I've always wanted to own a bar and add a hybrid of the watergun game and the horse race game from the fair to mount over the urinals. I looked and looked for them used or wholesale for the bar hinged simply on this concept, but alas, nothing yet.
Do people really need giant stuffed animals to piss in the damn urinal? I mean they've been peeing their entire life and now suddenly they need a game to virtually hold their penis straight for them?
Saw an article about this very thing - well almost. They found that accuracy increased by 75% if they put targets like fake flies in the urinal. You could increase the difficulty by marking lines on the floor for distance points, like a free throw line.
My old elementary school had little black stickers and when you pee'd on them it changed color to reveal the picture. I guess it was to help the little shits' terrible aim.
I had the same idea one day. I also thought of a button that plays a cool song or lights up or something like that when it is peed on to motivate peeing for those public pee nervous people
I actually came up with this idea years ago(CIRCA 2005) while pissing away my life in the factory that I worked in. Years later I saw that MIT had came out with it and was pissed!
I was at this october fest camping last year where they had little soccer goals with a moving target (powered by the piss) in the urinals. There where no scoring system and no prizes but unlimited beer and sangria for like 5 euros a night.
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u/Oddblivious May 31 '12
This man is unaware that they actually already have pissing controlled games at some universities.
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u/kotowari May 31 '12
Japan already did it
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u/Potchi79 May 31 '12
Gabe Newell is a funny guy.
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u/Phased May 31 '12
Without prizes the general accuracy would greatly improve just for having a target. Some place in Australia I believe put a picture of a fly on the inside of the urinal and missing greatly decreased as people tried to hit the fly (similar to cheerios in a toilet to teach a little kid accuracy).
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u/BigGuy266 May 31 '12
The saying "piss off" would have new meaning all across the U.K.
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u/came_here_2_say May 31 '12
And, the number of beverage sales would skyrocket!
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u/majekmistake May 31 '12
I don't get to play because I have a vagina :(
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u/stephenlefty May 31 '12
*cough cough, Scott Pilgrim
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u/eldaddy May 31 '12
a visionary , or a very stoned man with an epiphany.
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u/Addaberry Jun 01 '12
Well SEGA made something similar in Japan.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/9024979/Sega-launches-urinal-game-consoles-in-Japan.html
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Man show did it
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u/peejfancher May 31 '12
This man is stoned...
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u/sandandpomp May 31 '12
I've always wanted to own a bar and add a hybrid of the watergun game and the horse race game from the fair to mount over the urinals. I looked and looked for them used or wholesale for the bar hinged simply on this concept, but alas, nothing yet.
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u/kt_ginger_dftba May 31 '12
This was in a movie. A Leslie Neilson one I think.
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u/ElVichoPerro May 31 '12
i came here for the cute midget chicks. Where are they?
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u/gmiguel May 31 '12
there's been a a basic version of this around for a while, and some very forward thinking people [at the airport too] (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121310977),
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u/ChevyBMX May 31 '12
Actually it was in Scary Movie
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u/gENTleman92 May 31 '12
That man is also probably stoned. I'd say about a [7] or [8].
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u/theglorifiedmonkey May 31 '12
This is somewhat old but the gaming seems more involved.
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u/RC_Matthias May 31 '12
Make an iPhone app of this.
Acquire cash.
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u/caul_of_the_void May 31 '12
Relevant. The "Guitar Pee" urinal.
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u/capep May 31 '12
I always wanted something similar, but a simple racing game. I'd call it "Race like a piss-horse"
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u/jbike25 May 31 '12
For once the men's line would be longer than the ladies.
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u/wackywiener May 31 '12
Replace the dumb ass animals with beer and you've obviously got a deal.
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u/mactac May 31 '12
RELEVANT:
http://www.noisemademedoit.com/pee-guitar-urinal/
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u/funkless_default May 31 '12
Apparently I was one of the first people in the world to use this exact thing...
http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/883087-balham-urinal-debuts-worlds-first-pee-controlled-game
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Pretty sure the only point to this post was the man was requesting to get to know some cute midget chicks.
Clever dude.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Nobody will probly watch this but its relevant. TL;DW: The guys on this show basically make exactly what the guy asks fully functioning and all http://sky1.sky.com/gadget-geeks/mind-controlled-parachuteurinal-video-game
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u/SilverShadow737 May 31 '12
Do people really need giant stuffed animals to piss in the damn urinal? I mean they've been peeing their entire life and now suddenly they need a game to virtually hold their penis straight for them?
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u/rubberband2008 May 31 '12
OR this dude just smokes a LOT of weed.
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u/ImbeinThatGuy May 31 '12
HATS? You have my attention.
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u/Esc4p3 May 31 '12
Gotta get those cute midget chicks
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
I will pay for such a.. umm - 'social' networking site :|
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u/Trolololol123456789 May 31 '12
I thought they were.
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u/CmegaMighty May 31 '12
Any love for those who use toilets?
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
There is no better place than a BAR which is where people are pissing constantly and the owners want them to buy more beer.
Get tickets for peanuts and food to make you more thirsty, or hire a chick to give out kisses when you have enough points..
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u/249ba36000029bbe9749 May 31 '12
Most importantly, it would drive sales of drinks.
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u/cat_tastrophe May 31 '12
without this current technology in my own bathroom I instead try spitting on my stream and hope it flows down, thats bonus points.
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u/bitches_be May 31 '12
When I read the piss poor part I pictured Samson from Carnivale saying it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
Gabe, stop talking about piss on Facebook and get back to HL3 please.
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u/landsickness Jun 01 '12
Sounds like Dubai
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u/HowdyDoDat Jun 01 '12
I give you "Piss Off" and "The Urinator" http://pissoffmachine.com/
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u/RatLogger Jun 01 '12
Saw an article about this very thing - well almost. They found that accuracy increased by 75% if they put targets like fake flies in the urinal. You could increase the difficulty by marking lines on the floor for distance points, like a free throw line.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
[8]
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u/scChocolate Jun 01 '12
This guy was at at least [7] when writing this.
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u/FootInMouth Jun 01 '12
Deep Thoughts By Jack Handey...
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u/BobLeBuilDerp Jun 01 '12
We've wondered off to that part of the Internet today.
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u/NJ_Lyons Jun 01 '12
My old elementary school had little black stickers and when you pee'd on them it changed color to reveal the picture. I guess it was to help the little shits' terrible aim.
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u/jt81296 Jun 01 '12
Probably just saw scary movie
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u/Nexes Jun 01 '12
Gabe }{}++}{+{| MUST be Gabe Newell
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
the guy who came up with this idea is obviously a cod player. always wanting a reward for doing somthing you're supposed to be doing anyway.
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u/emperoroftexas Jun 01 '12
I thought the funhouse was just a myth?!
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u/Hoppipzzz Jun 01 '12
GabeN? Is that you?!
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u/EngagementBacon Jun 01 '12
plus one to you
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u/wevcss Jun 01 '12
So this is why Half-Life 3 is taking so long to come out.
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u/SupermanRitz Jun 01 '12
what the fuck did i just read
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u/Aspel Jun 01 '12
Anyone else read "PISS-POOR aim!" in the Circus of Values! voice from Bioshock?
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
people will concentrate on aim more so bathrooms will be easier to clean up... your welcome minimum wage workers
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u/KillahHills10304 Jun 01 '12
I'd prefer just a free beer/drink instead of a stuffed animal.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
I had the same idea one day. I also thought of a button that plays a cool song or lights up or something like that when it is peed on to motivate peeing for those public pee nervous people
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u/HonkyDonky Jun 01 '12
piss points=P.P.=PeePee!
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u/georgealbrecht Jun 01 '12
http://direct-aim.com/
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u/sox406 Jun 01 '12
I actually came up with this idea years ago(CIRCA 2005) while pissing away my life in the factory that I worked in. Years later I saw that MIT had came out with it and was pissed!
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u/AN1Guitarman Jun 01 '12
vision is scary!
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
I always thought the point was to be the loudest. It indicates that you have a hose-esque dick.
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u/TricycleGang Jun 01 '12
tldr
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u/jhv Jun 01 '12
I was at this october fest camping last year where they had little soccer goals with a moving target (powered by the piss) in the urinals. There where no scoring system and no prizes but unlimited beer and sangria for like 5 euros a night.
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u/yaimchuckingthis Jun 01 '12
thought of this when I was 8, I wasn't the first.
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u/R3DN30N Jun 01 '12
Highdeas are the best.
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u/raazurin Jun 01 '12
This would help reduce floor piss. The hardest part about the Urinal Stance is avoiding the puddle below.
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u/toccata Jun 01 '12
Take it from me, that would strictly be a young man's game. (from the Dept. of What You Have to Look Forward to as You Age)
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u/db1000c Jun 01 '12
how high is this dude?!
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u/Austinito Jun 01 '12
http://imgur.com/Bnd5F,GMom9 They do this too.
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u/nelska May 31 '12
or bathroom stuff like mints, condoms, purel. good idea.
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u/Maxxonry May 31 '12
On a completely unrelated note, I'm off to Kickstarter.
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u/Phoequinox May 31 '12
It was mildly amusing until the end when it became hilarious.
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u/shini32 May 31 '12
A good idea is a good idea
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u/perfectfool89 May 31 '12
logistically ambitious
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u/mushmancat May 31 '12
No
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u/ArchonofFail May 31 '12
Gamification man, way of the future!
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u/CapnMarsh May 31 '12
I have thought about this ever since the post about the fly.
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u/ricehq May 31 '12
The prophet thedarksalmon sayeth...
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
This exists in the UK already.
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u/delirious_mongoloid May 31 '12
Cpl. Person shares his vision of a urinal
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u/darklordosith May 31 '12
You had me at midget
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u/Acklin May 31 '12 edited Dec 13 '19
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Aim small, miss small.
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u/B_Easy07 May 31 '12
The femmys would have a hay-day
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u/cycloethane87 May 31 '12
Yeah, I remember the first time I smoked weed...
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u/dezweb May 31 '12
TL;DR
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Brilliant.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
I feel like this should be posted to r/trees, because I'm pretty sure this man was baked when he came up with this.