# Why don't urinals go to the floor anymore?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 19, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-urinals-go-to-the-floor-anymore/377096 "2006-10-19T14:54:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-urinals-go-to-the-floor-anymore/377096/41 "2006-10-20T20:43:48Z")

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In the McDonald’s on the Champs-Élyssés in Paris, There’s a shiny black marble wall in the men’s room, with continuous water gently cascading over it, and a trough/drain at the bottom. You just pee on the water. If you hadn’t needed to pee before entering, it sure put the idea into your head.

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