WHOEVER DID THIS STUDY HAS NEVER SET FOOT IN A FOOTBALL STADIUM MEN'S ROOM
Law of Urination: all mammals empty their bladders over the same duration
(Thanks to Peter Metrinko)
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October 16, 2013
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...the physics of urination....
Dang, Just when I think I have my lesson plans all organized, this comes along.
Posted by: MikeyVA | October 16, 2013 at 02:46 PM
Just when my kids were learning the law of universal gravitation.....
Posted by: MikeyVA | October 16, 2013 at 02:48 PM
An average of 21 seconds with a standard deviation of 13 seconds? Sure.
Posted by: Frank Davuco | October 16, 2013 at 04:40 PM
Who can forget The Flow-Enhancing Urethras' opening act for The Sex Pistols in '77? EPIIIIIC!!!
Posted by: JD | October 16, 2013 at 05:16 PM
If you're older, it takes about 40 standard deviations longer.
Posted by: Clankie | October 16, 2013 at 05:36 PM
I thought the Law of Urination stated that the length of the line for the men's room was equal to the number of beers you've had multiplied by the number of minutes already spent on the game clock and then divided by the current point spread.
Posted by: JD | October 16, 2013 at 05:54 PM
Scientists were hampered by the fact that for some mammals it takes longer when other mammals are in the room.
Posted by: PG13 Wodehouse | October 16, 2013 at 07:10 PM
I've been studying this issue for something over 60 years now and have concluded this is one area where practice does not make it easier.
Especially about 3 a.m.
Posted by: Steve | October 16, 2013 at 08:07 PM
I see no flaw in JD's equation.
Posted by: Spiny Norman | October 16, 2013 at 10:46 PM
How big are we talking with "the design of scalable hydrodynamic systems based on those in nature" - Belagio fountain sized urine streams?
Posted by: NurseCindyFanClub | October 16, 2013 at 10:48 PM
Which one of We Guys haven't boasted about "the increasing urethra length of large animals"?
Bueller?
Frye?
Anybody?
Posted by: PirateBoy | October 16, 2013 at 11:22 PM
they need to elucidate a beer corollary.
Posted by: Cheesewiz | October 17, 2013 at 09:41 AM
NOOOO! My kids already have trouble with Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation!
Posted by: MikeyVA | October 17, 2013 at 09:56 AM
Frank, that was my first thought. A mean of 21 with a SD of 13? That gives a confidence interval of about .02
Posted by: Layzeeboy | October 17, 2013 at 11:46 AM
And put the damn seat down too!
Posted by: MikeyVA | October 17, 2013 at 11:53 AM
When statistical process control makes its way into urology, things have gone too far.
Consultant: Was that normal or special variation?
Engineer: Oh, piss off.
Consultant: Exactly!
Posted by: Omniskeptic | October 17, 2013 at 12:18 PM
Omni, was it a bell curve?
Posted by: Layzeeboy | October 17, 2013 at 03:52 PM