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Save the planet – pee in the shower?

That’s the idea behind a new “Go With The Flow” campaign at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England.

BBC News reports:

… students Debs Torr and Chris Dobson … want the university’s 15,000 students to take their first wee of the day while having their morning shower. Mr. Dobson, 20, said the idea could “save enough water to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool 26 times.”

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. … “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,” added Mr. Dobson.

…  Mr. Dobson said they had taken advice from a professor and had undertaken online research about potential health risks for people using communal showers.

He said: “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.”

It’s also a pragmatic timesaver, as The Daily Caller noted.

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