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Hamburg deters public urination by lining walls with hydrophobic spray

When man piss in wind, wind piss back, a modern Confucius states. In this line, the city of Hamburg ingeniously sought to address its growing public urination problem in the city's busy party center by painting walls with hydrophobic paint. Next time an unsuspecting person wants to take a load off in Hamburg's St. Pauli neighborhood, he might be in for a surprise - it'll splash back at him.

Tibi Puiu by Tibi Puiu
March 6, 2015
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When man piss in wind, wind piss back, a modern Confucius states. In this line, the city of Hamburg ingeniously sought to address its growing public urination problem in the city’s busy party center by painting walls with hydrophobic paint. Next time an unsuspecting person wants to take a load off in Hamburg’s St. Pauli neighborhood, he might be in for a surprise – it’ll splash back at him.

Hamburg hydrophobic walls
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It’s unclear to me at the moment if the city counsel actually expects some practical results or if this is all a marketing gimmick intended on raising awareness. Even so, it’s an inventive way to address public urination. The video above documenting Hamburg’s initiative was produced by community group IG St Pauli. Unfortunately, it’s in German but it’s suggestive enough.

 

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Tibi is a science journalist and co-founder of ZME Science. He writes mainly about emerging tech, physics, climate, and space. In his spare time, Tibi likes to make weird music on his computer and groom felines.

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