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Residents In Germany Cover Walls With Superhydrophobic Substance That Splashes Pee Back On Public Urinators

Tired of the drunken revelers who use their streets as one big public urinal, the residents of St. Pauli, the party quarter of the German city of Hamburg, have decided to fight back in a novel way. A St. Pauli community organization coated numerous walls throughout the quarter in superhydrophobic coatings that cause urine to splash back at urinators, making public urination a far more uncomfortable and complicated endeavor!

Some of the walls treated with the substance have signs labeling them, but others haven’t been labeled, so, as expected, your best bet in St. Pauli (if you’re prone to public urination) is to actually seek out a proper bathroom!

The whole campaign has a silly air to it, but it seems like it might actually work. As one St. Pauli resident warns in the campaign’s video, “it’s peeback time.”

More info: igstpauli.de (h/t: laughingsquid, spiegel)

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ChristelEriksen 9 years ago

No signs, let them pee - and get wet.

50points

CharlotteAuxFraises 9 years ago

Superb! This is something for India!

21points

KimchiTaco 9 years ago

Now if they only had a way to poopback then India would definitely benefit from it...

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LisaHartman 9 years ago

Paris needs this desperately!

13points

RichardPetch 9 years ago

The whole of France don't you mean, Calais is the worst place where they ( illegal immigrants ) p**s and s**t in the telephone kiosks

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MusaOtkun 9 years ago

In stead of fighting against people who are obviously in need to pee, just put a few free public toilets around.

9points

tmp 9 years ago

Seems you don't live in the same world as me. Here people pee at short distance from public toilets and litter in the vicinity of trashes.

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TarraMazzella 9 years ago

Or down a sewer drain, but they don't

1point

GunjanDua 9 years ago

How naive!

-1point

LeandroAlves 9 years ago

If you aplly that on india they will pee and wash theyr feet at the Same time

8points

MelvinBaxla 9 years ago

Ahahaha...I don't know what to say...

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GunjanDua 9 years ago

Such a shame to see such comments. But hang on.. in India men take pride in peeing around streets.

0points

RahulMishra 9 years ago

thats b******t man, no one does it you scum, maybe you do it so u assume that everyone else does it? how about that?

-2points

PritishBarman 9 years ago

Paint all Indian streets sidewalks!

8points

HollyD'Souza 9 years ago

Public peeing is a basic thing. Any potentially affected wall (worldwide) should be painted.

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GeorgianaBranzei 9 years ago

Paris is in dire need of this stuff !

4points

TarraMazzella 9 years ago

So is New York!!

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TarraMazzella 9 years ago

Why do men have to pee on things any way ? Why not just pee down a drain? Great idea!!

3points

BarryLendrum 9 years ago

Oh great idea, even more out in the open, lol. He'd get nicked for exposing himself in public. Could you imagine a woman squatting over one?

4points

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GunjanDua 9 years ago

Why pee at all in public??? Why only men need to? Men have no control or what? Or only they have bladders? Use a loo before leaving like us.

1point

ChaliqODonnell 9 years ago

So you can write our name while drunk

1point

JamesMacDougall 9 years ago

Says not a man.

0points

ChaliqODonnell 9 years ago

Bring it to Philly then Jersey

1point

GiselaTames 9 years ago

Europe is one big urinal, spray the whole continent with that c**p!!!

1point

MireUsrt 8 years ago

Where can I buy this amazing paint?

0points

ДмитрийБандуренко 9 years ago

Is that Always Dry they are using?

0points

darkphoenix 9 years ago

AWESOME!

0points

AshaPhilip 9 years ago

This technique is awesome

0points

GlynisLailann 9 years ago

Great idea! Can we please have this in Cape Town too ?

0points

tigertae 9 years ago

Hahaha! Awesome!

0points

MartinW 9 years ago

Very easy to circumvent, just pee at an angle

0points

LilaGrenham 9 years ago

Get on board New Orleans

0points

jevais 9 years ago

We need this in Lausanne.

0points

LeenaMacDonald 9 years ago

Omg!!! What kind of heathens urinate in public? And on someone else's home or place of business? Go and use a restroom!

0points

mariewalshe 9 years ago

its a great idea,, i love the girl at the end

0points

keithsowden 9 years ago

The inventor should be President instead of Angela Stasi.

0points

RichardPetch 9 years ago

Well done Germany, we have this too in the UK it's good to see these disgusting people getting their own back.

0points

CaroleSarvis 9 years ago

Great idea

0points

ChandraDiwan 9 years ago

Great Idea

0points

MarilynKieser 9 years ago

I think a lot of cities could use this paint.

0points

JamesMacDougall 9 years ago

Here is an idea. Provide more toilets.

0points

MarkMalucci 9 years ago

That would really p**s me off! Lol

0points

meezlemom 9 years ago

San Francisco needs this even more!

0points

heysooz 9 years ago

Brilliant.

0points

DiegoBelli 9 years ago

is this like a South Park sketch ??? too dumb to be true

0points

FATINSAEED 9 years ago

Wow we'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SUCH A THING A LONG TIME AGO THANKS

0points

RuthVilmi 9 years ago

Great idea!!!

0points

ClareGillianPomfrett 9 years ago

Great idea but don't warn them.

0points

MaxWinkler 9 years ago

The District, with support of Hamburg Municipality, needs to set up easy access public urinals. That is the real problem.

0points

suzanne2086 9 years ago

Kinda sad that we need this invention. However, way cool!

0points

IngridCollender 9 years ago

Needed in South Africa!

0points

Nappi 9 years ago

Paint tunnels all over. Then pee has no way to go and it will ricochet forever or get absorbed by nearest person. Much more effective.

0points

Ego_TheMusic 9 years ago

The signs are great because there only in some places, the randomness should increase its effect

0points

TracyCampbell 9 years ago

What if they just pee on the ground...?

0points

ChrissieEvans 9 years ago

II think New Orleans needs to change all the walls in the French Quarter immediately...

0points

SteveSoifer 9 years ago

Tough to do if you got shy bladder

0points

cest_nayce 9 years ago

HAHAH!!

0points

MeredithRock 9 years ago

Hahaha that's awesome. They should put the stuff on nearby ground for drunken girls too!

0points

DarleneRichardson 9 years ago

Best idea ever! This should be painted on everything, everywhere!!! Finally a possible solution to nasty public pee fools.. hehehe

0points

AlizHorváth 9 years ago

:DDD

0points

LillianaHoffman 9 years ago

Ahahahaha superb!

0points

MajaArsic 9 years ago

funny stuff

0points

JohnOjihn 9 years ago

why not install public toilets instead ?

-2points

EdWin 9 years ago

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WindWolf 9 years ago

What if the signs glow? What if they put them under some certain lights? You couldn't pee on the walls if there are signs or not, idiot.

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ChristelEriksen 9 years ago

No signs, let them pee - and get wet.

50points

CharlotteAuxFraises 9 years ago

Superb! This is something for India!

21points

KimchiTaco 9 years ago

Now if they only had a way to poopback then India would definitely benefit from it...

8points

Load More Replies...

LisaHartman 9 years ago

Paris needs this desperately!

13points

RichardPetch 9 years ago

The whole of France don't you mean, Calais is the worst place where they ( illegal immigrants ) p**s and s**t in the telephone kiosks

1point

Load More Replies...

MusaOtkun 9 years ago

In stead of fighting against people who are obviously in need to pee, just put a few free public toilets around.

9points

tmp 9 years ago

Seems you don't live in the same world as me. Here people pee at short distance from public toilets and litter in the vicinity of trashes.

18points

Load More Replies...

TarraMazzella 9 years ago

Or down a sewer drain, but they don't

1point

GunjanDua 9 years ago

How naive!

-1point

LeandroAlves 9 years ago

If you aplly that on india they will pee and wash theyr feet at the Same time

8points

MelvinBaxla 9 years ago

Ahahaha...I don't know what to say...

5points

Load More Replies...

GunjanDua 9 years ago

Such a shame to see such comments. But hang on.. in India men take pride in peeing around streets.

0points

RahulMishra 9 years ago

thats b******t man, no one does it you scum, maybe you do it so u assume that everyone else does it? how about that?

-2points

PritishBarman 9 years ago

Paint all Indian streets sidewalks!

8points

HollyD'Souza 9 years ago

Public peeing is a basic thing. Any potentially affected wall (worldwide) should be painted.

2points

Load More Replies...

GeorgianaBranzei 9 years ago

Paris is in dire need of this stuff !

4points

TarraMazzella 9 years ago

So is New York!!

2points

Load More Replies...

TarraMazzella 9 years ago

Why do men have to pee on things any way ? Why not just pee down a drain? Great idea!!

3points

BarryLendrum 9 years ago

Oh great idea, even more out in the open, lol. He'd get nicked for exposing himself in public. Could you imagine a woman squatting over one?

4points

Load More Replies...

GunjanDua 9 years ago

Why pee at all in public??? Why only men need to? Men have no control or what? Or only they have bladders? Use a loo before leaving like us.

1point

ChaliqODonnell 9 years ago

So you can write our name while drunk

1point

JamesMacDougall 9 years ago

Says not a man.

0points

ChaliqODonnell 9 years ago

Bring it to Philly then Jersey

1point

GiselaTames 9 years ago

Europe is one big urinal, spray the whole continent with that c**p!!!

1point

MireUsrt 8 years ago

Where can I buy this amazing paint?

0points

ДмитрийБандуренко 9 years ago

Is that Always Dry they are using?

0points

darkphoenix 9 years ago

AWESOME!

0points

AshaPhilip 9 years ago

This technique is awesome

0points

GlynisLailann 9 years ago

Great idea! Can we please have this in Cape Town too ?

0points

tigertae 9 years ago

Hahaha! Awesome!

0points

MartinW 9 years ago

Very easy to circumvent, just pee at an angle

0points

LilaGrenham 9 years ago

Get on board New Orleans

0points

jevais 9 years ago

We need this in Lausanne.

0points

LeenaMacDonald 9 years ago

Omg!!! What kind of heathens urinate in public? And on someone else's home or place of business? Go and use a restroom!

0points

mariewalshe 9 years ago

its a great idea,, i love the girl at the end

0points

keithsowden 9 years ago

The inventor should be President instead of Angela Stasi.

0points

RichardPetch 9 years ago

Well done Germany, we have this too in the UK it's good to see these disgusting people getting their own back.

0points

CaroleSarvis 9 years ago

Great idea

0points

ChandraDiwan 9 years ago

Great Idea

0points

MarilynKieser 9 years ago

I think a lot of cities could use this paint.

0points

JamesMacDougall 9 years ago

Here is an idea. Provide more toilets.

0points

MarkMalucci 9 years ago

That would really p**s me off! Lol

0points

meezlemom 9 years ago

San Francisco needs this even more!

0points

heysooz 9 years ago

Brilliant.

0points

DiegoBelli 9 years ago

is this like a South Park sketch ??? too dumb to be true

0points

FATINSAEED 9 years ago

Wow we'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SUCH A THING A LONG TIME AGO THANKS

0points

RuthVilmi 9 years ago

Great idea!!!

0points

ClareGillianPomfrett 9 years ago

Great idea but don't warn them.

0points

MaxWinkler 9 years ago

The District, with support of Hamburg Municipality, needs to set up easy access public urinals. That is the real problem.

0points

suzanne2086 9 years ago

Kinda sad that we need this invention. However, way cool!

0points

IngridCollender 9 years ago

Needed in South Africa!

0points

Nappi 9 years ago

Paint tunnels all over. Then pee has no way to go and it will ricochet forever or get absorbed by nearest person. Much more effective.

0points

Ego_TheMusic 9 years ago

The signs are great because there only in some places, the randomness should increase its effect

0points

TracyCampbell 9 years ago

What if they just pee on the ground...?

0points

ChrissieEvans 9 years ago

II think New Orleans needs to change all the walls in the French Quarter immediately...

0points

SteveSoifer 9 years ago

Tough to do if you got shy bladder

0points

cest_nayce 9 years ago

HAHAH!!

0points

MeredithRock 9 years ago

Hahaha that's awesome. They should put the stuff on nearby ground for drunken girls too!

0points

DarleneRichardson 9 years ago

Best idea ever! This should be painted on everything, everywhere!!! Finally a possible solution to nasty public pee fools.. hehehe

0points

AlizHorváth 9 years ago

:DDD

0points

LillianaHoffman 9 years ago

Ahahahaha superb!

0points

MajaArsic 9 years ago

funny stuff

0points

JohnOjihn 9 years ago

why not install public toilets instead ?

-2points

EdWin 9 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

WindWolf 9 years ago

What if the signs glow? What if they put them under some certain lights? You couldn't pee on the walls if there are signs or not, idiot.

1point

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