Make the Environment Better… Don’t Pee On the Floor! @greenUPGRADER

Make the Environment Better… Don’t Pee On the Floor!

My friend Greg sent me this photo he took of a cryptic public message posted above a urinal in a bathroom at the airport in Taipei. I was a little puzzled about how you can make the environment better by standing closer to a Taiwanese toilet. Greg theorized that standing closer means less spillage and less toxic cleaning products that need to be used to clean up after sloppy travelers. I can see that but it’s a bit of a stretch. My guess is that they are using the word “environment” to mean the shared space around you. In other words the bathroom will be a nicer environment when you don’t have to stand in urine. What do you think? Is this an effort to improve sustainability or just keep pee off the floor?

Tags: bathroom, funny, humor, odd, signs

No related posts.

8 Responses to “Make the Environment Better… Don’t Pee On the Floor!”

Oli says:

May 29, 2009 at 6:17 pm

Environment just means ‘the area around you’ so not peeing on the floor does make the local envronment better

Reply
carrie says:

May 30, 2009 at 10:04 am

hahaha I love it! For the ones that have to actually clean up and the one’s that use the facility. I think you both are right in your meanings.

Reply
maccmann says:

May 31, 2009 at 11:32 am

One word: “backsplash.” Ew. Closer means not only do you get some on yourself, but some of that some is from EVERYONE there before you.

Reply
doctorkory says:

June 5, 2009 at 6:50 am

Thanks for that, Maccmann - nasty! Local environment means not stepping in piss and stickyness. They’ll use same cleaning products if you piss on floor or not.

Reply
Mtrain Lewis says:

June 9, 2009 at 3:35 pm

I agree with the latter theory.

Reply
geophrye says:

September 10, 2009 at 7:11 pm

Alright, I’m pretty sure this actually makes sense if you think about it.

It means if you stand closer, the automatic flush is less likely to think you already left. If you are far away and drift out of the sensor’s sight it will flush once, later it will notice you are still there and flush again when you actually leave.

Have you never had an accidental automatic flush?

Reply
saja says:

October 16, 2009 at 10:04 am

no its a video camera

Reply
Florida Concrete Creations says:

October 17, 2009 at 4:10 pm

We do acid staining, decorative concrete, pool deck resurfacing, driveways, and use Stardek products, which carry a warranty. It is the best products we have found and also sell to the public for do it yourself projects. Check out our website at http://www.floridaconcretecreations.com for more information and suggestions.

Reply