Comment on ANTI PEE PAINT

• deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Keep going down the list of questions, I’ve already accounted for other reasons why this is a dumb idea

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  • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    When they piss on the piss-splashing paint, it splashes them with piss, so they stop. I believe the point is that it sprays back at all angles.

    I’m not claiming it’s a magic bullet, but I am claiming that if you think this is about homeless people you are not thinking about drunk people and tourists, who are the genuine target.

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    • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I’m not claiming it’s about homeless people, it just seems like a waste of money to me, and it fails to address the issue of people not having a place to piss.

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      • sukhmel@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Well, they claim that statistically the problem became less severe, so maybe it does work

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    • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Just a logistical question about how this works , does the pee reflect equally in a hemisphere normal to the surface, or does it reflect off the wall like a normal reflection.

      If it is option 1, how does that work physically? Is the surface multi-faceted? Even with a hydrophobic surface I would still expect a normal reflection.

      I don’t really see what’s so bad about peeing outdoors so long as it regularly rains, and you’re not peeing in a way that will affect others.

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      • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I don’t know the details, but as soon as you break up the stream it will not reflect cleanly.

        Peeing in a city is always going to affect others - there will be people nearby who don’t want to see and hear it, and unless it is raining at that moment, it will leave a mess that affects people. I believe even peeing in the countryside can cause some negative effects due to nitrogen run off.

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• nixus@anarchist.nexus ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Oh, you mean the gross, overcrowded toilet that is typical of clubs? Weird that they didn’t want to use that. I wonder why that could be?

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  • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    No, just a regular toilet in a public establishment. I don’t know anyone who’s thinking “this toilet is gross, so I’ll piss in the fucking street”. I guarantee you noone is wiping down the street with anti bacterial spray.

    Toilets can get busy, yet queuing for one is very normal. Have you noticed that no-one sees the queue and goes on the corner?

    That’s because this is caused by drunk people failing to plan ahead and then when caught short not having any inhibitions.

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  • amorpheus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Guys really don’t care, less so the more they drink. Wall is more convenient than a toilet around the block whether it’s sparkling or not.

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