ShowerThoughts

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Sometimes we have those little epiphanies in the shower.. sometimes they come from other places. This is a home for those epiphanies.

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People must have had really powerful leg muscles and glutes before the invention of the toilet/outhouse. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I had to squat over a urine covered toilet seat and had the titled thought...

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude. This a real thing. Go to some place where they stil have squat toilets. Like rural china. Fackin’ thick legs.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe because they walk a lot more than others? Squatting is not hard on the legs. If you think it is, you're squatting wrong.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Funny thing is, where squat toilets are the norm, proper squatting technique would basically be their toilet training, so for those new to them...They need to be toilet trained all over again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Kids in diapers everywhere squat instinctively, potty training is just about finding the right place.