This is a toilet thought, please ban me mods.

  • EightBitBlood@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Not a urologist, but I’ve got a bladder issue that has given me insight on this topic that I’ve discussed with several urologists.

    In short: yes, penis havers piss slightly faster than non-penis havers. But only on average.

    All sexes have a urethra, the tube in which pee comes out of, penises just contain a few extra centimeters of urethra on average, compared to non-penis havers.

    These extra centimeters, on average, allow the piss to naturally “cycle” around the urethra a bit more, leading to a naturally higher velocity on exit.

    To answer your question, there is a device that measures the flow rate of a stream of urine. This device is placed into a toilet, looks like a portable fan, and is pee’d on to determine the strength and speed of your flow over time.

    It’s used by urologists to determine if you’re peeing good or bad, but 100% generates accurate information on the velocity / speed of your piss.

    Not intentionally, but I did very well on one of these tests, literally pissing “off the charts” which lead to several conversations with my urologist on who the best pissers out there are. (Horses, Swimmers, Etc). Eventually confirming that men do (on average) pee faster.

    • zalgotext@sh.itjust.works
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      6 hours ago

      So what you’re saying is that penis-havers have a rifled urethra, which contributes to higher muzzle velocity and accuracy, as well as the spiral shape of the stream?

    • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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      5 hours ago

      Non penis havers

      Can we PLEASE just start calling it men and wonen again? Yes, we all know what people mean, no, it’s not meant to exclude, yes, trans men with a penis can for this just be considered men (wouldn’t they want that anyway?), its all fine, and yes, this is really REALLY over complicating simple things.

      It feels like people are walking on egg shells with words because dear god what if you accidentally misgender someone or use a word that makes 2 people in the world feel excluded? Peepee? Men. No peepee? Women. Simple.

      • fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
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        4 hours ago

        Honestly penis haver gave me zero friction, what’s the issue exactly?

        Like it just covers all cases and is explicitly about the subject at hand. Men and women is vague, full of exceptions.

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          3 hours ago

          My thoughts exactly, what about men that had to have their penis removed. Penis cancer is rare but a thing.

  • mufkin@lemmy.zip
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    12 hours ago

    I’m going to just say this. I hear my wife pee sometimes and it sounds like a water faucet. She has me beat at least.

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      6 hours ago

      Same here. she also finishes way faster, so assuming equally sized bladders it would follow that her flow is much stronger.

  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    The velocity is proportional to bladder pressure and inversely proportional to the square of the diameter of the urethra. The shape of the body parts outside the urethra is irrelevant.

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      19 hours ago

      This isn’t true because I can squeeze the tip of my foreskin and the pee will start spraying everywhere super fast. Similar to covering the end of a hose with my thumb.

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        19 hours ago

        Similar to the hose, your feeble attempts at restriction only make the stream stronger.

        There is a fundamental pressure being restricted. IF she has a bigger urethra than you, she’ll wreck you. If she has a narrow urethra, she might be in the same support group as Hank Hill.

        Either way, the fundamental limit of how much pee can flow will always follow a basic function.

        • can_you_change_your_username@fedia.io
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          16 hours ago

          I used to think that women had larger urethras than men because female catheters are larger. A post similar to this one caused me to do a bit of reading though. Women’s urethras are actually a little smaller on average. They can use larger stiffer catheters because their urethras are much shorter and almost straight. Men’s catheters have to be narrower because they have to be flexible to go through men’s longer curvier urethras.

        • Fleur_@aussie.zoneOP
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          19 hours ago

          I don’t even think you know what you’re talking about let alone what I’m talking about.

        • Fleur_@aussie.zoneOP
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          19 hours ago

          Damn, that’s crazy. Do you think the shape of someone’s genitalia has an effect on that velocity and diameter?

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            16 hours ago

            The optimal genitalia for urination has zero length. Imagine a frictionless laminar flow from a razor edged hole in your torso!

            • Fleur_@aussie.zoneOP
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              16 hours ago

              I’ve definitely seen public bathrooms where the previous occupant may have been utilising this technique

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                8 hours ago

                You are doing a great job at showing everyone you have no idea what you’re talking about. What you replied to says there wouldn’t be any splatter etc.

                This post very single reply you’ve made here has only ticked more boxes on the list of showing your idiocy, ignorance and inability to understand basic concepts.

                • Fleur_@aussie.zoneOP
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                  7 hours ago

                  Don’t let me stop you from having perfect piss aim by performing keyhole surgery on your abdomen

                • Fleur_@aussie.zoneOP
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                  7 hours ago

                  Doesn’t matter how smooth the piss flows, when it’s coming out the torso it ain’t hitting the toilet

            • Log in | Sign up@lemmy.world
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              16 hours ago

              In theory, maybe. Yet in the real world, enough foreskin to interfere with the flow makes for a smoother flow with no spraying.

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        17 hours ago

        Yes, partially covering the opening will increase flow speed, but it doesn’t matter how long the hose was before you covered it, so no penis is required to achieve that.

      • tankfox@bookwyr.me
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        16 hours ago

        You should try a twist tie, wrench it shut like it’s bread you want to actually keep fresh instead of just twisting it up and tucking it under the loaf like most men do. See what happens!

  • Rappe@sopuli.xyz
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    15 hours ago

    Now I’m sitting here wishing I had rifling in my barrel so the pee would come out spiraling like those nozzles on some power washers.

  • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zip
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    19 hours ago

    Likely slower due to the friction the fluid have to go through the length of the barrel. The benefit however is the accuracy it has and lower in decibel, as it act as an aiming device and a suppresor.

    • Fleur_@aussie.zoneOP
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      16 hours ago

      Caution advised, I have just received a theory from one of your scholarly peers that a phallus may act as a scilencer thus making your method ineffectual. Perhaps pee upwards at a 45 degree angle and then measure the height of each stream to derive velocity?

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    18 hours ago

    I thought most mammals had basically the same time (where diameter scales with bladder size) from a full bladder. I’m not sure if I’m misremembering that.

  • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip
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    16 hours ago

    Of course there are other factors (how full and how big the baldder is etc.) but I do wonder if the diameter of the pipe is smaller in a penis, and maybe less stretchy/flexible, compared to vulva urethra.