Adventures in Defecation

It turns out that I’m not alone in thinking it unnatural to use the bathrooms on a different floor. I was talking to a co-worker recently and she had a name for such people: bathroom hoppers! The picture I get is people hopping from bathroom to bathroom like a frogs avoiding capture from frog-hunters carrying long nets. So there’s an additional psychological disincentive to use those other bathrooms — you get tagged with that phrase. Rather than become a bathroom hopper, my co-worker decided to hold it, even though she really had to go.

Have you ever noticed that urine bubbles sound like Rice Krispies? No lie. Find yourself a nice, quiet, out-of-the-way bathroom and listen to your pee after you pee. Or if you feel especially brave (and coordinated) incline your ear. You’ll hear this fizzing sound as the bubbles pop. From a distance at least, it sounds like Rice Krispies after a minute or so soaking up the milk.

It’s not so strange, really. Urine bubbles are popping in the pee. In the milk, the krispies are popping as the milk flows through all the holes and oddly-shaped crevices. It’s like the way soda or beer sounds before you drink it. I would suggest that more soda creates fizzier pee, but I haven’t tested that. Maybe some Mtn Dew fans out there can Do the Dew and report back with their test results!