The Science behind urinals height

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Most men’s bathrooms boasting four or more urinals feature at least one urinal that’s mounted slightly lower than the rest. This li’l guy is useful if you regularly have to take your young son to the bathroom so you can watch him reliably drop trousers into a puddle of other men’s urine.

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But is there one standard height at which the regular urinals and kiddie pee receptacles have to be mounted? It seems like the sort of question that should easily yield a simple, finite, Google-able answer, and at first glance, it does.

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In other words, the height of a urinal is based on the codes that rule over the building you reside in, codes which are open to slight variations.

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Either way, if you’re stuck using the lower urinal because the others are occupied and you can’t hold it anymore, just remember that it’s not, technically, the kiddie urinal, despite that being a common perception.

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Especially at locations where children are not located normally, like an office or workplace, doesn’t that just lead to getting your pants wet easier from the long drop off liquid.

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