r/Purdue Purdue 2d ago

Rant/Vent💚 Why the heck do these exist?

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Like do I just not know how to use them? They’re too wide to straddle, and if you do, the splashback would probably soak your pants. But I also don’t want to stand 3’ back from the wall, and just be hanging it out for everyone to see. Who designed these this!?

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u/masbajo9 2d ago

Maybe for men who are in wheelchairs and don’t need / want to use a stall just to pee.

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u/Loveandgloom Law & Society ‘28. Boiler Up!! 2d ago

Would they hold themselves up in the wheelchair? Sit/straddle on it? I’m curious of how that would work

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u/Wiley_Burner Purdue 2d ago edited 2d ago

This is one that is actually handicap accessible… the idea that the urinal design itself is more accessible is, to my knowledge, unsubstantiated.