Unless we have shore-to-shore humans with 24 hour diarrhea, only one person crapping in a very large body of water would make the equivalent of a homeopathic solution, or diluted to the point that there’s no there there.
shallora, are you under the impression that the fish jump out to pee?
This really made me laugh…what a visual!
I guess I’m just prissy, but it never even occurred to me to pee in the water. In fact, I’ve been snorkeling off our anchored sailboat in the Caribbean, and I get out of the water and into the dinghy, drive or row the dinghy back to the boat, tie the dinghy, board the boat, find a towel, dry off and go below to use the head (toilet) on the boat.
Which toilet discharges directly into the ocean.
I guess I have removed all doubt that I’m prissy, but I just cannot pee unless I’m on a toilet. Early toilet training, I guess.
And I have to say that the whole Caribbean charter boat deal of discharging the waste directly into that beautiful water is way past gross. You learn very early to avoid swimming right after breakfast. I have seen my share of wee beige jobbies floating by in crowded anchorages, and it’s a pretty shitty sight.
Pool - No.
Ocean - Peeing is no problem. I have pooped in the ocean, but I was a kid at the time.
I’m just surprised we haven’t yet had the requisite youtube link in the hot tub. PNSFW.
Cripes, like we need any more fertilizer to add to oceanic dead zones!
Anyway, my brother and I always pull a Sophia Patrillo at the beach – we’d sit there, sipping our drinks, speculating on which guy standing in the surf is peeing. When we were on his bachelor party, he was somewhat miffed to notice that I was always right – because every time his friends went into the water, I pointed out that they were peeing.
Folks, don’t make your pee face if you want to escape notice and mockery. ‘S all I’m sayin’.
As the Surf Punks said, “The ocean’s nothing but a fish toilet.”
In many parts of the world, this is illegal (or at least frowned upon). In NZ, the law states
[QUOTE=Resource Management Act
(Marine Pollution)]
No one can discharge untreated sewage in the coastal marine area
from a ship or an offshore installation unless that discharge is more
than 500 metres from shore, in waters deeper than 5 metres and more
than 500 metres from a marine farm or gazetted mataitai reserve, or
more than 200 metres from a marine reserve
…
The discharge of treated sewage from either a Grade A or Grade B
system, provided the systems are operated correctly and maintained in
good working order, is allowed anywhere except within 100 metres of a
marine farm (if you are a Grade A system) and 500 metres of a marine
farm or a gazetted mataitai area (if you are a Grade B system).
[/QUOTE]
I remember going swimming at a beach in the Mediterranean near San Tropez, swimming out a bit, looking down, and realising some yachtie had dumped sewage and used nappies into the water. We moved.
Si
Ah, yes. The divers’ delight. When the water’s 60ish degrees, it ain’t so bad. All the divers I know have peed in their suits, including myself. Once was when my dive bag had a couple of lobsters in it, and a barracuda was stalking me.
I think pooping in a wetsuit could prove to be…problematic.
1/good
2/bad
Peeing in your wetsuit can give you diaper rash. Diaper rash as an adult can really suck. Your best bet is to just let some water in and let it get warm next to your skin. That can suck for a while, but it avoids bathing in uric acid. It’s a common practice among divers to pee in their suits, and understandable because when you get in cold water you get the urge, and it solves two problems at once. Still, using the actual water is a better choice most of the time. Or do a hybrid, let in some water, and then warm it up a bit. Jumpstarts the warming process of the water which will be next to your skin and dilutes the uric acid.
Enjoy,
Steven