Urinal
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A urinal (UK /jʊəˈraɪnl/; US/ˈjʊrənəl/)[1] is a special-purpose toilet, made only for urinating by males in public restrooms, you don't see many installed in homes. [2] There are two varieties of urinals: for one person, and many people. Armitage Shanks is a big manufacturer of them in England. In the United States American Standard is a big manufacturer of them.
Armitage Shanks urinal.
Single-person urinal with an urinal cake.
Ancient Roman urinals in Ostia Antica
A modern-day urinal for women, at Dortmund Airport
Marcel Duchamp, Fountain, 1917. This is one of the key works of Modern art of the 20th century.
1965 American Standard urinals.
Urinal Media
American Standard urinals in an office restroom
Urinals with privacy barriers in a men's public toilet in Vienna, Austria
Typical arrangement of sensor-operated urinals in a row without partitions
Urinals that extend to the floor, suitable for users of all heights
I have visited this porcelain fixture many times each week for over two decades but I don't think I've ever taken a photo of it before. If that doesn't seem odd, remember that I got my start in the media arts as a urinal documentarian. See www.imdb.com/title/tt6091922/*My big problem with this fixture is it hangs way too low on the wall. I'm 6'4". This creates many embarrassing problems.
foto by: C.Rieck, 2008*Plastic cistern for urinal during construction stage
Urinal with automatic flush valve
Long-exposure photography shows the sensors' detecting range
Plastic movable urinal at a venue next to a traditional porta-john. The four sides allow for four users at any given time.
'Colonne Rambuteau', photographed 1865
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References
- ↑ https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/urinal
- ↑ Douban, Gigi (22 December 2014). "Why aren't more urinals installed in homes?". Marketplace. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
