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I don't know why, but this big complex pipe structure was situated above the urinal. When you flush, the red light goes off and the green light goes on, and all the pressure dials start going crazy.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't know why

My dude have you ever heard of "just for fun?"

[–] Offlein 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well somebody installed it, of course, but the place is currently the storefront of a noodle shop that used to be a food cart. My guess is it wasn't them, but it feels like the ratio of probable cost to value is way out of wack for any restaurant unless this somehow fit into an aesthetic somehow.

Edit: It used to be called "Industrial Cafe and Saloon", and had an industrial/metal theme. Which does, indeed, explain this.

[–] marcar 28 points 1 year ago (5 children)

This is not a urinal, this is an inter-dimensional time space teleportation device

[–] TurnItOff_OnAgain 14 points 1 year ago

Placement In Space and Situation of Eventual Relativity

Or PISSER for short.

[–] 15liam20 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Getting it up to 88mph is the tough part.

[–] XeroxCool 2 points 1 year ago

Obi Wan: I will do what I must

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[–] DinosaurSr 4 points 1 year ago

Every time you flush some poor dinosaur gets hit in face with a bunch of piss outta nowhere.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The Doctor has regenerated into a real freak this time...

[–] possiblylinux127 2 points 1 year ago

After you flush it the world changes in a few scuddle ways

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's an awesome Rube Goldberg machine of a pisser.

Hopefully whoever built that will make a version for the Chinese sperm extractor machine next.

[–] TomMhCl 19 points 1 year ago

Of the Chinese what now?!

[–] Waitwuhtt 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's really nice. Waaaay better than those pictures of women laughing or whatever.

Where is this? I wanna pee there.

[–] Offlein 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Bing Mi Dumpling and Noodle Bar" in Northwest Portland, Oregon. Food was pretty good too fwiw.

[–] Cinner 4 points 1 year ago

Bing Mi Dumpling and Noodle Bar

[–] 15liam20 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] faltuuser 16 points 1 year ago

Are you in a nuclear submarine?

[–] unpop0 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

looks like a urinal on Myst Island

[–] jelloeater85 5 points 1 year ago

This makes me so happy someone gets this reference 😊

[–] art101 12 points 1 year ago

When the light is green, the trap is clean.

[–] MrGeekman 11 points 1 year ago

“When the light is green, the urinal’s clean.”

[–] KumquatGubbins 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There is a chain of hotels/bars/breweries/distilleries/... called McMenamins, they have a few bathrooms like this. Damn cool

[–] BigPapaE 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now I want their Cajun tots…

[–] axtualdave 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

fyi - you can buy their Cajun seasoning mix online. Add to tater tots yourself. Now you don't need to wait 45 minutes for tots!

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[–] Offlein 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is not a McMenamins. :( And it doesn't appear to have actually been one in the past..?

[–] Pixelologist 8 points 1 year ago

lol I love it

[–] STUPIDVIPGUY 8 points 1 year ago

steampunk pee

[–] solidsnake2085 7 points 1 year ago

And it's galvanized piping too. What a nightmare.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I guess it's an effective way of getting people to remember to flush?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, after eleven years, it's still there.

[–] Offlein 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this a joke or do you really know this place?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

More like comment that this keeps being reposted. A photo of the same urinal is on Flickr since 2009, for example.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/xwrn/3385198927/

[–] Offlein 1 points 1 year ago

Oh neat. Thanks!

[–] caut_R 6 points 1 year ago

Looks like you could make an alarm go off if you use it „well“ enough lol

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does the red light mean it's out of order? Or is that some kind of red light special?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Oops, didn't read the body!

[–] Hikermick 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Grey box is a flow sensor that turns lights on/off. Bell shaped thingy is a pressure reducing valve. Pressure gauges and valves are obvious. Not sure what the last thing is, maybe to prevent hammering?

[–] Seven 3 points 1 year ago

"That is a cool steampunk system! Where does the steam come from, though?"

[–] chronicledmonocle 3 points 1 year ago

This looks like it was intentional. 100%.

[–] hydra 3 points 1 year ago

steampunk urinal

[–] croobat 2 points 1 year ago

This would crazy fit a steampunk themed place.

[–] jerome 2 points 1 year ago

Ever see nin's "broken" movie?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I feel like the red light means you were not found worthy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Is it like a carnival game where you can test your water pressure?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That is a pretty cool urinal. A good structure.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Performance art.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That looks amazing and I want it.