What is the point of the short urinal?

[KrazyHorse]

You know the one I'm talking about; it's about half as far off the ground as a regular urinal.

I understand that in a high-volume public bathroom or one with a large children's contingent there should be at least one urinal which allows boys to not have to piss upward. But the bathroom near my office only has two urinals and is located in a research wing of a physics department. There are no children around. No midgets either. And pissing into the short urinal is unpleasant as it increases the chance of splashback.

Down with short urinals.

[MikeH]

I'm not surprised you didn't know this. It's for people with very long cocks.

[Asher]

It's probably some building code.

[Guynemer]

MikeH:

[BeBMan]

[KrazyHorse]

I'm not surprised you didn't know this. It's for people with very long cocks.

I always drape mine around the back of my shoulder and use it like a fire hose. Isn't that what you're supposed to do?

[DirtyMartini]

I'm not surprised you didn't know this. It's for people with very long cocks.

I figured we'd get there eventually, but first reply? Nice.

[KrazyHorse]

Mike's a wonder.

[rah]

It's for short people of course.

It does remind me of an old joke from the sixties.
A business man in a three piece suit is at a unrinal next to a hippy. He asks the hippy why his peeing is so much louder than his own. The Hippy responds "that just because I'm pissing on your briefcase"

But it is disgusting when rude tall people use the shorter ones and deposite pubes on the top.

[Dry]

[...] located in a research wing of a physics department. [...] it increases the chance of splashback.[...]

Aren't physicists supposed to know something about pathlines and trajectories?
Shouldn't be that hard to apply your theoretical physic

[MikeH]

In a more serious answer I thought it was to make the Urinal vs Cubicle decision making process more interesting.

[KrazyHorse]

It's for short people of course.

Anybody above 5 feet tall can use the regular urinal.

[MikeH]

Presumably they also have a toilet for females in your department too, which is of even less use than the short urinal.

[KrazyHorse]

That's not true.

There are plenty of secretaries around.

[Krill]

What about the 250 pound trannie secretary? What does...it...use?