"""Thus, men who use a water closet are more likely to miss the bowl and hit the floor, says Kaufman."""" Did we fund this study??...YOU can't hit a minimum 12"bowl of water with your pee shooter at 18/24" inches....... U got issues
When was the last time you took a piss in 45 foot seas?
Good point. I think I'll sit down to think it over....
Besides, hitting the target isn't the problem even on flat land. It's the splash factor. Sitting down pretty much eliminates that. Let's see now..... one toilet and one urinal, or just one toilet? Seems one comes out ahead on eliminating the urinal, space-wise. Might require a slight increase in number of toilets, however - so I'd say it evens out, pretty much. The sanitation thing has validity. If you can train a dog to sit......
Unless there is some heavy chit going on, 1 minute vs 2 doesn't seem to be much of a factor to me, but then I've never served.
IIRC the sub I served on thirty five years ago didn't have any urinals, though it had nothing to do with gender neutrality. Somehow we managed to get the mission done.
Unless they abide by the "if its brown, flush it down....if its yellow, let it mellow".
Salt water flush...
It's a Nuke. Making fresh water is no problem. I admit I don't know which they use, however.
Making fresh water is a problem on every ship. Yes, less on a nuke, but water management was always an issue.
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I lived in newer Air Force barracks back in the 1950's that had one "normal" head between every two 2-man rooms. No big deal. Better than the old open bay barracks that I also shared.
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“In Trump We Trust.” Right????
SOMEBODY please tell TRH that Netanyahu NEVER said "Once we squeeze all we can out of the United States, it can dry up and blow away."
Unless they abide by the "if its brown, flush it down....if its yellow, let it mellow".
Salt water flush...
It's a Nuke. Making fresh water is no problem. I admit I don't know which they use, however.
Making fresh water is a problem on every ship. Yes, less on a nuke, but water management was always an issue.
I never had a problem filling potable water tanks. Sure there were times we had to conserve water meaning no 20 minute showers Etc due to maintenance be preformed or the part of the world and water temps. But it was never ever a problem. R/O water......
Midnight, a dozen Naval Avaitors in a bar, some Marines look over and say, "The Ford, you guys are the ones who have to squat to piss, Guys, lets buy the ladies a round."
Like that will never happen.
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As a former A-div mechanic on a nuclear submarine, plumbing is something I know a little bit about.
First off, why would you ever run a machine, to make fresh water, to flush a turd, when you are going to pump/blow it right straight back out to sea? I don't know about carriers but the submarines I was on used salt water flush. We had one evaporater and one still (distilling plant). As long as things were running fine fresh water was not a problem. But let one or the other go down (especially the still), and we would be going into fresh water conservation mode pretty quick.
Space on all Navy ships, but especially submarines is at a premium. If a choice has to be made about upgrading equipment or giving the crew more space, the crew always loses out. I bet 25% of the racks (beds) on a submarine had some kind of equipment partially protruding into the space. Urinals do take up less room, need less maintenance, and are faster. When you are doing watch turnover you have 1/3 of the crew getting up, eating and going on watch, where 1/3 of the crew is getting relieved, eating, and coming off watch. That is a lot of bathroom usage crammed into a really short time. A couple of guys camped out on the pot can really gum up the works.