Posted on 05/23/2014 12:14:07 PM PDT by kingattax
Summer is rapidly approaching...and for many Americans, that means beach season. But there is more to the beach season than sun, sand and fun. There is also danger and that danger can take many forms: melanoma, sharks, unsightly flab.
Now, thanks to the good folks at Charmin, a new survey shines a much needed light on yet another growing problem plaguing the beaches of this great land, though it is rarely discussed...perhaps because the implications are too traumatic. According to the Charmin Relief Project's "Don't Pee in the Sea" survey, two-thirds of beachgoers(62%) admit they urinate in the same waters where so many frolic.
And what's more, nearly half (48%) say they've done it more than once.
Shocking. Terrifying. And these numbers only reflect those brave enough to embrace the truth.
The question is "why?" Why do so many choose to relieve themselves in the ocean as opposed to making the journey across the scorching sands, over the sleeping homeless and into nearby beachfront lavatories?
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
I think Charmin is trying to be discreet here. The problem is likely not urine, but feces. In most cases, urine is fairly harmless, even beneficial to the ocean life because it contains urea, CO(NH2)2, which is a mild fertilizer.
Feces, on the other hand, is loaded with coliform bacteria, such as Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Hafnia, Klebsiella, and everybody’s favorite Escherichia, especially E. coli.
Feces contains a lot of other nasties, including viruses, protozoa, parasites, etc. But it’s easier to detect the quantity of coliform bacteria per liter.
Public swimming pools are often haunted by coliform bacteria, and have set limits to how much they can have before they have to dump out their water, get all fresh, and then chlorinate the heck out of it.
Entire stretches of the California coast are sometimes put off limits because the ocean water has too much in it.
Tall and cold....
Every animal that lives in the ocean pees in the ocean. Why shouldn't we?
People pee in public regularly, particularly drunks.
Public urination bylaws aren't enforced, except in Singapore.
Even in Singapore, people pee not only in the ocean, but also in the swimming pools.
I'm in favor of banning urination in pools, but enforcement is currently impossible, unless someone invents a reactive dye.
Fish swim to the flush for dinner.
That's why they call opal eye perch turd snappers!!
Sure enough, a Genie pops out and tells them they have one wish. Sven thinks for a moment and declares that he'd like the lake turned into ice cold beer.
It happens and both Ole and Sven dip in and drink their fill. Before long, nature calls and Ole screams at Sven: "You idiot! Now we have to pee in the boat!"
By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea,
We will pee, you and me, how relieved we will be
And where exactly do they think fish “pee” ... idiots
The late W.C. Fields, famous for his gin blossom nose, was once asked why he never drank water, ever. He replied,
“An abominable substance, my boy. Fish f*** in it.”
My worst sin in that department was not getting out of the shower to take a whiz. Occasionally.
Their campaign to convince America that bears use toilet paper didn’t work either ...
Does this mean 38% never get in the water?
Welcome to the acific Ocean. Please note there is no P in it. Let’s keep it that way.
Ah, Sven and Ole jokes. My dad was from Minnesota, so I heard a lot of them.
My own favorite: After years of being courted by both Sven and Ole, Lena decided to marry Ole. At the party after the wedding, Ole discovers Sven and Lena having sex in the back bedroom. Ole is laughing uproariously, and the other guests try to calm him down, saying, “Take it easy, Ole, you’re drunk and you don’t want to do anything you’ll regret later.” Ole, still laughing, says, “I’m drunk? Look at Sven! He’s so drunk, he thinks he’s me!”
What do they think that fish do?
It’s like a golden bath.
I quit reading at this question.....
How much money did Charmin waste on this I wonder?
wait till someone gets a govt grant to do a study on why bears crap in the woods.
Evil humans! They’re ruining this planet! /s
Fish? Just imagine how much urine a whale lets loose.
>>> More fun to do it from a 18’ boat rolling in 6’ waves. <<<
After consuming many, many, many, tall frosty cold adult beverages. It ought to be a sport.
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