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UtterlyBoring.com is produced by Jake Ortman (e-mail, resume), a 30-year-old dad, percussionist, freelance Web designer, consultant and jack-of-all-trades computer geek, living in Bend, Oregon. He created this so that his expensive journalism and technology degree isn't getting totally wasted. In addition to editing this site in his free time, he is the IT Director and Ad Designer at both Sunray and Discover Sunriver. He has LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook profiles if you're trying to stalk him.
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How do you keep your urinals (and the floors around them) cleaner?This is so hilarious, but it's absolutely true: If men see something to aim at in the urinal, like a bug, they will try to hit it with their stream (admit it guys, we've all done it). So it stands to reason that if you permanently embed said target into the actual urinal, you could save yourself a bunch of cleaning costs as there's less spillage. That's what they did at the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam by etching a little fly into the bowl, and they claim it has reduced spillage by 80%. Posted by Jake on 01/16/07 @ 05:24 PM
Posted in Cool, Funny | 4 Comments | Permalink Submit to digg, del.icio.us, reddit, or stumbleupon 4 CommentsPaul Lammertsma said on 01/16/07 @ 06:02 PM:What? This is news? Everywhere I go in the Netherlands flies are etched into the bowl. It obviously works, because not only does it draw your attention, but you automatically aim at it. We've got them at the Utrecht University and they've got some of the cleanest restrooms I know. And I can also say first-hand that Schiphol is spick and span! I would have thought it was an American invention, but I guess we made something practical for a change. wendy said on 01/16/07 @ 07:08 PM: Now I have to figure out etching so that my boys will stop trying to write their names on the floor, wall, and shower curtain. Patrick said on 01/17/07 @ 07:26 AM: Don't forget the snow, Wendy. It's really cool and your name stays there for a while ;) Derek said on 01/20/07 @ 02:40 PM: I saw that and thought it was a little sticker. Whatever it was, it worked. I tried my hardest to get the sticker to come off, without any luck. Post a comment |
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