The best way to pee into a urinal, according to science

A team of physicists are on a crusade to make men's restrooms less disgusting

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Now that we know the best way to get a bartender's attention, let's turn our attention toward the inevitable restroom break that will soon follow.

The sad truth is that men's restrooms aren't the most sanitary places, largely because adult human males are not very good at urinating, as if the male brain briefly shuts down whenever hands and penises join together.

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Chris Gayomali is the science and technology editor for TheWeek.com. Previously, he was a tech reporter at TIME. His work has also appeared in Men's Journal, Esquire, and The Atlantic, among other places. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.