Golden Princess Cruise ship

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A cruise ship leaving the coastal area

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Up in the air, down to the earth

The destiny of travellers' pee

Imagine the situation: you are on a train, on a boat or on a plane and you feel the urge to go to the toilet. You relieve yourself and flush. Wuuush! Your pee is gone. But where, exactly, is it gone?

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Amsterdam Centraal

A side view of the Central Station in Amsterdam. A 'sprinter' (Dutch train) is visible on the foreground.
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Flying aircraft

A blue sky marked by the passage of an airplane
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Train toilets

A sign inviting passengers not to use the toilet when the train is stationary
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Airplane lavatory

First class restroom on an Air Canada Boeing
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A doctor examining urine

Oil by Trophîme Bigot, first half of the 17th century, now at the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford)
Image: Ana Valls

Revealing the GoGirl for Research

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