The “Go with the Flow” campaign is the “brainchild” of students Debs Torr and Chris Dobson from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich.
This new and progressive suggestion to “save” water poses a simple question, “Why not take your first pee during your communal morning shower?”
Some “conditioning and retraining” may be required, but the “brainy” youngsters calculate the 15,000 “students” at their campus could save enough water in a year to “fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool 26 times.”
It is unclear if the “pee” is included in this estimate.
The pair want those taking part to “pledge their allegiance” on Facebook and Twitter and have offered “gift vouchers” to the first people to join the challenge.
Dobson said: “We’ve done the maths, and this project stands to have a phenomenal impact. With 15,000 students at UEA ” imagine how big an “impact” it could have if we could get everyone in East Anglia, or even the UK, to “change” their morning habits.
“The campaign has been really divisive – people either seem to love it or hate it. We’re trying to challenge conventional behavior, to start a debate on a resource that we largely take for granted.”
But what about the “health” risk?
Dobson assured everyone that “absolutely” no risk is involved. He said he’d taken “advice” from a professor and “undertaken” online research about potential health risks for people using “communal” showers.
“As long as the water is flowing there is no hygiene risk as urine is sterile but we would encourage that every person using the same shower consents to the challenge and if not that they don’t take part,” he said.
Others are not so sure.
“There are guys here at the school who like this proposal cause it’ll give them a chance to pee on me every morning!” sniffled an unnamed student.
Other youngsters were heard joking about “pissing contests” and the explosion of “lawsuits and hazing” charges certain to follow.
A UEA spokeswoman said the university supported “students in their efforts in these initiatives and encouraged all forms of enterprising, entrepreneurial and employability activity.”
Our “illustrious and progressive” institutions of higher learning have once again “paved the way” for the future of humanity!
The toiling masses have two more “icons” to gaze upon in “awe and admiration.”
The Nobel committee has already “created” a new prize! You may thought “urine is trouble” but now we know “it’s safe.”
Let’s hope “everyone” is looking forward year after year of “urinating” in the shower!
