MACON, GA—Social scientists have confirmed the long-held suspicion about why men's public toilets are consistently drenched in urine. It appears that it is somehow deeply satisfying for the perpetrator to create a totally unnecessary mess for which he will soon have no responsibility to clean up.
The researchers explain that multiple brain scans, questionnaires, clinical interviews, and tests of unconscious motives on 183 adult males demonstrated that the main reason they tend to urinate on, rather than in, any given public toilet is a primal, masochistic drive of the darkest kind. "It seems," said lead researcher Tamara Gilke, Ph.D., "that these men know implicitly that they have the power to desecrate public restrooms, with almost no risk of any consequences to themselves."
These men then choose to take the demonic route, virtually ruining the experience of any restroom visitors who follow, all for just a moment of psychopathic arousal. As if confirming their deep disdain for all decency and civility, they then choose to leave the urine splashed all over the outside of the toilet or urinal, rather than simply wiping it down for 3 seconds.
The research team was surprised to find that such behavior is consistent across males of all adult ages, all socioeconomic levels, occupations, ethnicities, and IQ levels. "Our data suggest that, all things considered, this behavior [of indiscriminately soiling public restrooms] is present in about 43% of adult males," said Dr. Gilke.
The team has postulated that there may be a cyclical pattern to the behavior, in that every one of the perpetrators has been through the devastation of rushing to the restroom only to find it reeking of urine and resembling a zoo display. "We wonder if the trauma of such an experience leads many of the men to do this horrific act as a means of empowerment, sort of attempting to regain the sense of control and power by being the perpetrator rather than the victim. If true, this would lead to a seemingly unbreakable cycle."
The researchers offer little hope that this phenomenon will change in our lifetimes. They suggest that the best option for concerned restroom-goers may be to just "hold it until you can make it home."
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