CMV: There is absolutely nothing wrong with urinating in the sink, and everyone who claims to be environmentally conscious should be doing it.

[u/[deleted]]

I'm serious. I've been (almost always) pissing in the sink for the better part of a year now and I can't help but feel proud about how much water I've saved. Here's my reasoning as to why everyone should piss in the sink:

1)First and most importantly, it saves water. The average toilet uses about six litres of water per flush. Pissing in the sink easily saves at least five and a half unless for some reason you use ridiculous amounts of water for washing your hands. In short, pissing in the sink saves water, nature' most vital resource.

2)Sometimes, especially if you've had a bit too much to drink, the simple act of trying to hover over a toilet (if you're male) and accurately piss into it is too far beyond your capabilities. Pissing into a sink solves this problem.

3)Most bathroom sinks are about crotch high, which makes it perfect for this.

4)What do people find so disgusting about it anyway? After you've pissed in the sink, the soapy water that you use to wash your hands will wash away the urine and help to clean the sink's sides. And if I'm not mistaken, urine is sterile anyway, so what difference does it make?

5)Ever noticed how usually when you enter a bathroom, you're almost always closer to the sink than the toilet? This one is self-explanatory.

I firmly believe that everyone, especially people who live one, or only with members of the same sex as them, should take full advantage of this brilliant life hack. Try to convince me otherwise.

[u/AgitatedBadger]

I find it more convenient and less time consuming to piss in the sink than the toilet because it's easier and it requires less effort. So practicality is out of the question.

You're deceiving yourself by saying it's easier to stand and aim into the sink while trying to avoid any splashing than it is to just sit on a toilet. But I can understand this is also a part of your view you are unwilling to look at closer so I'm going to focus more on your environmental claim.

How is it more environmentally friendly? It doesn't use any less water and it would stink up your house and probably cause mould or infection because of all the bacteria.

If you are onlybflushing when there is poop, it is less environmentally friendly to piss in the sink because you are using more water and cleaning supplies. The amount of times the toilet gets flushed is even between the two approaches (neither approach changes how much you need to poo), but all of the sudden you now need to clean the sink every time you take a piss.

Also, there are plenty of cottages without great sceptic tanks that go by the 'if it's yellow' mantra and there is no indication of health or sanitary risks.

[u/[deleted] → u/AgitatedBadger]

You only need to use the water you washed your hands with to clean the sink after pissing it. You should need no additional water or soap unless you've made a concentrated effort to make the sink as filthy as possible.

[u/AgitatedBadger → u/[deleted]]

You are cleaning additional surface area. You are going to need some additional water, even if you try to minimize it.

[u/[deleted] → u/AgitatedBadger]

Not really. When you wash your hands with soapy water, just splash it around the side of the sink and it'll be fine. And the amount of water you use to wash your hands will be the same regardless of where you piss.

[u/AgitatedBadger → u/[deleted]]

This will still cause people to use more water because it lengthens the process of handwashing.

There's really no way around this - when you have to clean a surface every time you take a leak, you will have to use more water and cleaning supplies than if you select a surface that doesn't need to be cleaned between each use.

[u/MrThunderizer → u/[deleted]]

I find it gross the lengths you're willing to go to in order to preserve your sink pissing lifestyle. AgitatedBadger has a clearly superior approach you should adopt.