Flushing the toilet when there's nothing in it but differently coloured water is a waste, but I understand why you have to do it in a social context. I would prefer not to needlessly strain my shitty pipes, but I prioritise other people not needing to know that I piss just like they do.

Anyways, this is a very obtuse way of asking how many times does a person have to come to your apartment before you can shamelessly not flush the toilet after (visibly) peeing?

    • AssaultRifle15 [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      I care about my water consumption. It might not mean much now, but it'll be great to build up a habit before the Water Wars start.

      • medium_adult_son [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        You can get a dual-flush conversion kit for your toilet, it replaces the flapper valve thing and the handle. And it's really adjustable so you can make sure it uses the minimum amount of water to flush your piss.

        Or put a brick in the tank.

  • Ram_The_Manparts [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I'm so buzzed I actually came up with a serious answer, then I was like nah I should just go get a snack instead

    :amber-snacking:

  • Omegamint [comrade/them, doe/deer]
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    2 years ago

    Leaving piss in a toilet bowl will stain it. Challenging you to bleach your toilet and then to leave a bunch of piss in it overnight and see the effect.

    Obviously the better you hydrate the less this happens but still

    • crime [she/her, any]
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      2 years ago

      bleach your toilet and then to leave a bunch of piss in it overnight and see the effect

      flush the bleach first or you're gonna give yourself a first-hand WWI experience

    • hostilearchitecture [any]
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      2 years ago

      I haven't really been able to measure any discoloration shining a light between the level with the water and everything above it. Looks like the same color hex code in a photo too. I've got a septic system and one of those low flow toilets, I flush as little as possible essentially. My piss is basically just off color water but I can piss 5 times before it's like actually yellow. With my fiance traveling atm sometimes I only need to flush once a day when I shit.

  • hypercube [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    look I don't care about seeing it but I'm gonna smell it if you just leave it there & I don't want to

    • hypercube [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      if it's your apartment it won't bother me too much. if it's mine I'll cut you down where you stand

  • VIPLenin [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    It’s not a waste in New Orleans where the water comes from the Mississippi River that is in no danger of drying up lol.

    Grow up and realize that different bioregions have different water balances you lib.

    • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]M
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      2 years ago

      If your water comes from the same watershed that your sewage returns to, there is no reason to do this. The only thing you are wasting is an amount of energy so small that it is less than leaving one charger plugged in for an hour when you're not using it. Water treatment and processing for a couple of liters of water is miniscule in terms of energy use.

      It only really makes sense to "let it mellow" if you're in an environment with water shortages or hooked up to a septic system which is where the concept originates.

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    • crime [she/her, any]
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      2 years ago

      is it a testosterone thing? i feel like every dude i have ever lived with has had rank piss and they did not eat asparagus ever

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        1 year ago

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  • Flinch [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    just pee outside, gamer. no muss no fuss, no wasted water, feel the breeze betwixt your knees, there are literally no downsides