I always go for the "short" urinal - for similar reasons SM describes. I've never tried the navel thing - but being a bit pee-shy I wonder if going through the motions of a navel scratch might make me even more self-conscious.

I think I've identified the problem....

And where do you stick your finger if you need to stop the stream? :eek:

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Four physicists at Brigham Young University study the problem of backsplash while peeing standing up.

The angle suggestion was nothing new, but I had never factored in proximity.

Interesting article. I love the film clips also. The funny thing was that an article on urinating backsplash caused a nextag ad for kitchen backsplash! A very unfortunate and gross connection...

You don't pee in the sink?