This is a toilet thought, please ban me mods.

  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world
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    2 months 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.

    • Fleur_@aussie.zoneOP
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      2 months 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.

  • EightBitBlood@lemmy.world
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    2 months 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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      2 months 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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      2 months 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.

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        2 months 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.

      • EightBitBlood@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Said it this way because I thought it was funny based on the way OP phrased the question as if penises were some kind of gun attachment. Not because of egg shells. It is just a joke. Should be fairly obvious now that I’ve pointed it out. And bonus: it’s very inclusive and specific.

  • Rappe@sopuli.xyz
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    2 months 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.

    • Fleur_@aussie.zoneOP
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      2 months 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?