Why you can piss on the street in Amsterdam

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
  • The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare skl.sh/hoog05239
    This is a video on public urinals in Amsterdam. More specifically the plaskrul and the urilift, a urinal designed by a dutch company that comes out of the ground.
    Also thanks to ‪@NotJustBikes‬ for the footage of the parking garages.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 3 тис.

  • @hoogyoutube
    @hoogyoutube  Рік тому +749

    The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare skl.sh/hoog05239
    Thanks to Renzo Gerritsen for the great plaskrul footage (renzogerritsen.nl/).
    And to NJB for infrastructure footage.
    Corrections/Nuances (I doubt they're coming for this one):

    • @hoogyoutube
      @hoogyoutube  Рік тому +123

      @@ietsbram This is a video about public urinals

    • @ForestFire369
      @ForestFire369 Рік тому +28

      ​@@ietsbram are you American or what's your issue?

    • @5ynthet1c
      @5ynthet1c Рік тому +19

      @@ietsbram I counted, he actually only praises the Dutch 50 times in this video!

    • @vinylcabasse
      @vinylcabasse Рік тому +4

      @@ForestFire369 he has unreal expectations

    • @tobiwan001
      @tobiwan001 Рік тому +7

      They say god made the pee, but the Dutch made the urinal! 😂

  • @patrikfigo
    @patrikfigo Рік тому +30741

    This video walks a thin line between being educational and a shitpost, truly inspiring

    • @wellthen4128
      @wellthen4128 Рік тому +1952

      Piss post*

    • @grqfes
      @grqfes Рік тому +470

      i thought it was a shitpost but then it just described a death

    • @sleepyhead4047
      @sleepyhead4047 Рік тому +254

      it reminds me of something bosnianapesociety would make visuals wise but its actually educational which catches me off guard

    • @djpupsik98
      @djpupsik98 Рік тому +21

      @@wellthen4128 literally

    • @w1keee
      @w1keee Рік тому +19

      @@sleepyhead4047 yes i got the same vibes

  • @jeroenhendriks
    @jeroenhendriks Рік тому +10895

    This is about the most patriotic content from the Netherlands out there

  • @UDKk
    @UDKk Рік тому +1051

    the seriousness in his voice with the well made video makes this so fucking funny

    • @LSCBTHEWAVY
      @LSCBTHEWAVY 2 місяці тому +1

      @@UDKk a funny as topic but a serious ass tone the whole time 😂

  • @ceefar10
    @ceefar10 Рік тому +16868

    As a drunk British male who has visited Amsterdam 4 times I want to apologise for our behaviour… and also say thank you for the urinals

    • @VluggeJapie59
      @VluggeJapie59 Рік тому +346

      Ofcourse there is the stereotype and there is the good old European rivalry which makes the brits a good target for neighborly jokes. But don't let the jokes fool you into thinking that most sane Dutch people actually hate all British people or those of a other nationality. As in most places sane people understand that the actions of a certain subgroup don't reflect the behavior of all those in the larger groups. And it is not like drunk men with the germans, polish, dutch or any other nationality don't cause problems.

    • @vod96
      @vod96 Рік тому +171

      As a drunk male who frequents Amsterdam myself, im always shocked how shit you guys are with your alcohol

    • @miles5600
      @miles5600 Рік тому +34

      @@VluggeJapie59 i don't find them hate them at all, i find them funny as hell since they are so terrible with their consumption.

    • @cyan_oxy6734
      @cyan_oxy6734 Рік тому +64

      I think it's just a type of British tourist that goes to the Amsterdam red light district. The Germans going to Mallorca also aren't representative of Germans as a whole.

    • @stephanmeijer
      @stephanmeijer Рік тому +34

      Thank you. You guys are the absolute worst.

  • @JeffreyGamesNL
    @JeffreyGamesNL Рік тому +7424

    Netherlands most common deaths: 3: traffic
    2: old age
    1: PISS DROWNING

    • @Kathakathan11
      @Kathakathan11 Рік тому +58

      Traffic despite cycles?

    • @duckface81
      @duckface81 Рік тому +182

      @@Kathakathan11 theres still cars here

    • @therealspeedwagon1451
      @therealspeedwagon1451 Рік тому +36

      Traffic? How does getting run over by bikes kill?

    • @effleurager
      @effleurager Рік тому +31

      Ever thought of a collision between a bicycle and a car?

    • @kylexrex
      @kylexrex Рік тому +80

      @@therealspeedwagon1451 mental death from the humiliation!

  • @3000LeftyMagician
    @3000LeftyMagician Рік тому +1507

    0:44 The 0.1 probability of pissing on the dog got me

    • @mercedsamgbenzz2444
      @mercedsamgbenzz2444 9 місяців тому +20

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @horgen9717
      @horgen9717 7 місяців тому +42

      The possibility are near zero but not zero

    • @frankhooper7871
      @frankhooper7871 2 місяці тому +8

      Got the dog too

    • @trixie9867
      @trixie9867 2 місяці тому

      wowowo

    • @MrAwawe
      @MrAwawe 2 місяці тому +12

      @@horgen9717 p=0.1 means a 10% probability, so it's not all that near to zero.

  • @tombuster
    @tombuster Рік тому +7494

    I still can't entirely tell if this is a serious video
    The cinematic shot of that urinal cake in the intro, and all of the high quality animations contrast in such a weird way with the topic - frankly, it's puzzling!
    Great video as always!

    • @mpazinambao2938
      @mpazinambao2938 Рік тому +327

      I'm also confused, I don't know whether to laugh or applaud.

    • @lechugaf-1422
      @lechugaf-1422 Рік тому +50

      I was thinking the same haha

    • @theneonbop
      @theneonbop Рік тому +41

      both

    • @dutchman7623
      @dutchman7623 Рік тому +157

      The info shared in this video is accurate.
      Far from complete and somewhat inconclusive.
      But the wrapping is so marvelous, shining, a treasure to behold.
      Like an old pair of shoes by van Gogh, not for what they are, but the way he depicted them.

    • @Ludix147
      @Ludix147 Рік тому +20

      Typical hoog video :D
      It's funny for some reason, it's a little bit uncomfortable because of this. Like it feels way too dramatic for the topic

  • @DANNYonPC
    @DANNYonPC Рік тому +2369

    ''There have been multiple piss related drownings'' was not a sentence i expected to hear today

    • @charlessandel
      @charlessandel Рік тому +10

      is the real Danny or A.I. Danny?

    • @DANNYonPC
      @DANNYonPC Рік тому +14

      @@charlessandel yes

    • @rafflesiadeathcscent3507
      @rafflesiadeathcscent3507 Рік тому +20

      Lmao, sounds like natural selection and darwin award candidates, I wonder why they didnt just let it be, might be positive for the gene pool of humanity as a whole

    • @eyeborg3148
      @eyeborg3148 Рік тому +1

      I don’t see why that’s a problem. Seems like evolution working as intended

    • @0neDoomedSpaceMarine
      @0neDoomedSpaceMarine 11 місяців тому +13

      @@rafflesiadeathcscent3507 I think it's a bit unfair considering that alcohol will make even smart and alert people dim for the moment. Why risk wasting a good man just because he had a bit much to drink on one occasion?
      I feel that judgment is more suited for people who are still stupid when sober.
      Besides that, I think it's probably nicer if fewer people piss into the canals.

  • @octocreeper8182
    @octocreeper8182 Рік тому +520

    This is the most cinematic urinal video ive ever seen

    • @mrben9000
      @mrben9000 8 місяців тому

      There fixed it. It now has 69 likes

    • @teewurst4630
      @teewurst4630 8 місяців тому +8

      How many urinal videos have you seen

    • @octocreeper8182
      @octocreeper8182 8 місяців тому

      @@teewurst4630 about 2

    • @adamb89
      @adamb89 2 місяці тому +1

      MCU now = Most Cinematic Urinal

  • @lawrencejob
    @lawrencejob Рік тому +3703

    Dutch ingenuity is breath taking; thank you for being so accommodating. We’ll send more of our alcoholics.

    • @lillekenatnek195
      @lillekenatnek195 Рік тому +42

      Can you recommend me some good places in london to get totally wasted? I go there next month with a friend group

    • @mustang5132
      @mustang5132 Рік тому +15

      @@lillekenatnek195 just remember that pubs close at 11pm!

    • @lillekenatnek195
      @lillekenatnek195 Рік тому +61

      @@mustang5132 we will keep the pub open no problemo

    • @amlethgradic9085
      @amlethgradic9085 Рік тому +13

      Please dont

    • @lawrencejob
      @lawrencejob Рік тому +12

      @@lillekenatnek195 South of the river! God speed

  • @leo_pi
    @leo_pi Рік тому +1096

    bro literally made the highest production quality video on piss
    what a legend

    • @bermchasin
      @bermchasin Рік тому +2

      Yung Piss did it first

    • @tjenadonn6158
      @tjenadonn6158 Рік тому +5

      Clearly you haven't seen Bosnian Ape Society's video about pissing on the moon.

    • @adheva8911
      @adheva8911 Рік тому +3

      Clearly none of you has watched Suipiss

    • @lizzycoax
      @lizzycoax Рік тому

      @@tjenadonn6158 that one didnt have fancy graphics 👌

    • @leo_pi
      @leo_pi Рік тому +1

      @@tjenadonn6158 i have, just forgot about it when commenting

  • @waterfall3
    @waterfall3 Рік тому +434

    This is a ridiculously amazing animation for a subject such as this. I mean it is so aesthetic and so well put together. It is also medically and scientifically accurate as alcohol is a relaxant which drops blood pressure and according to the law of pressure, a drop of fluid volume due to urination, also corresponds to a drop in blood pressure like a water hose losing water volume, thereby, the pressure is weaker. It is amazing.

    • @lik_doyaya
      @lik_doyaya Рік тому +11

      Your bladder isn't connected to your bloodstream, so emptying your bladder won't reduce your blood pressure proportionally.

    • @trixie9867
      @trixie9867 2 місяці тому

      i think its an advertisment to make such videos with skillshare!?

  • @joostvisser8537
    @joostvisser8537 Рік тому +1127

    I appreciate the inclusion of the beer belly in the drunk British tourist model

  • @blitzspark_
    @blitzspark_ Рік тому +1365

    As someone who works for ASML, the juxtaposition of one of the most advanced machines on the planet with a shy piss cylinder is peak comedy. Thank you for this video 😂

    • @firewoodloki
      @firewoodloki Рік тому +48

      Didn't expect to hear ASML and pee in the same video.

    • @Lillbear3
      @Lillbear3 Рік тому +13

      I also work there, and I am definitely showing my teammates

    • @j121212100
      @j121212100 Рік тому +2

      lol 😅

    • @GdEvInE141
      @GdEvInE141 Рік тому +4

      @@firewoodloki Clearly you don't visit Gebouw 4 often then

    • @lorcster6694
      @lorcster6694 Рік тому +3

      its still pretty cool how it can come out of the ground at a set time even if its just a piss cylinder lol

  • @realmichaeltian
    @realmichaeltian Рік тому +1812

    "piss related drownings" i dont think we're losing any geniuses here

    • @navisme
      @navisme 9 місяців тому +125

      you can be a genius and still get stupid drunk

    • @kenetickups6146
      @kenetickups6146 9 місяців тому +19

      @@navisme
      Not really

    • @TomasM303
      @TomasM303 9 місяців тому +56

      @@kenetickups6146 Why wouldn’t they be able to? Do geniuses have a natural tolerance for alcohol?

    • @kenetickups6146
      @kenetickups6146 9 місяців тому +32

      @@TomasM303
      Being a real genioud you aren’t gonna do it in the first place

    • @bellingtoned
      @bellingtoned 9 місяців тому +3

      Also Brits so honestly we should have expected it

  • @liam8664
    @liam8664 Рік тому +1822

    Unintentionally one of the funniest videos I’ve seen whilst being very interesting, something about a stoic urinal getting destroyed or a well animated mannequin falling to its death tickled me
    As a drunk British tourist with a small bladder, I take my hat off and unzip my trousers to you

    • @JasperJanssen
      @JasperJanssen Рік тому +54

      I’m not convinced that’s unintentional.

    • @itsMe_TheHerpes
      @itsMe_TheHerpes Рік тому

      you are just like that movie, idiocracy.

    • @MrSupercar55
      @MrSupercar55 Рік тому +1

      Good one 😂😂😂😂

    • @nicimizoni1687
      @nicimizoni1687 Рік тому +1

      Haha 😅

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv Рік тому +1

      I saw an even funnier one on TV years ago. I believe that show was also specifically about The Netherlands' public urinals. At a music festival, a really drunk and stupid guy who couldn't read the Dutch signs took the tablets as a snack provided, and the piss in the communal urinal as free beer. It was hilarious! But only because it was so very realistically done.
      I realize now that the signs would always be in English as well, so it had to be staged and not real, but at the time I didn't know that. It was so well done that it seemed believable. I did then and still do always have a healthy degree of scepticism, but I enjoyed it for what it was worth.

  • @leoeafea45w52
    @leoeafea45w52 Рік тому +560

    this guy's humour is next level

  • @cdeye7032
    @cdeye7032 Рік тому +104

    “Dedicated to not just bikes” lmao

    • @N0Xa880iUL
      @N0Xa880iUL 8 місяців тому +2

      Savage 😂😂😂

    • @vrk1131
      @vrk1131 6 місяців тому +1

      😂

    • @vrk1131
      @vrk1131 6 місяців тому +4

      Yeah in his words Netherlands is the best country also best to raise children. Someone tell him good road and urban design is not everything.

    • @teeteejay
      @teeteejay 18 днів тому

      can someone explain that sentence? I didn't get it

  • @bobertwingyy40
    @bobertwingyy40 Рік тому +186

    I never thought I’d hear a man utter the phrase “piss related drowning” in such a serious tone but here we are

  • @faisalbirch1712
    @faisalbirch1712 Рік тому +42

    The quality of the animations is breathtaking. High-quality video, high-quality research, high-quality editing, high-quality everything! Outstanding.

  • @davidgreen8991
    @davidgreen8991 8 місяців тому +78

    bro why are you explaining it with so much elegance I love it lol

    • @Rebelnutt
      @Rebelnutt 7 місяців тому

      (piss in mouth) 2

    • @gingerdanny
      @gingerdanny 6 місяців тому

      bro he cried about the plus krul being a urinal for men but women cant use this new one either its so stupid

    • @HeadNtheClouds
      @HeadNtheClouds 2 місяці тому

      Wow, I am just realizing that what I thought were Kiosks of some sort, were actually urinals. Kiosk Urinals with video surveillance & sound effects. 😂

  • @VirtualTurtleGames
    @VirtualTurtleGames Рік тому +518

    I know this video is partly a joke, but as Dutch person I can confidently say that Sweden does public bathrooms so much better than the Netherlands ever will. They're clean, accessible to all and they're also everywhere. There's usually even toilet paper, making it much more hygienic than urinals. Of course, there's also a difference in culture that's needed in order to keep such public bathrooms clean, but that's just another thing I appreciate about Sweden!

    • @DerekSmit
      @DerekSmit Рік тому +40

      When I was younger and often went partying I really hated it that every shitty bar or club would change money to piss. Usually with some cranky toiletjuf.
      Don't know about Sweden, but in other countries it's illegal to serve drinks and not have a free option to piss.

    • @Halo_Legend
      @Halo_Legend Рік тому +25

      You mean Sweden of couple of years ago?
      Because you can't mean the current "culture" of Sweden, hahaha.

    • @CopeAndSeeth
      @CopeAndSeeth Рік тому +21

      @@Halo_Legend fr, hard to imagine arabs and africans keeping public bathrooms clean for the rest of us normal people lmao

    • @The_mrbob
      @The_mrbob Рік тому +1

      @@CopeAndSeeth Dude what the actual fuck.

    • @Michel-7.7.7
      @Michel-7.7.7 Рік тому

      ​@@Halo_Legendyou mean ir all goes down the drain since arabs and mocros flooded the country?

  • @mma0911
    @mma0911 Рік тому +132

    Not Just Bikes showcases the Netherlands's urban infrastructure. Hoog showcases everything else.

  • @FeralFennecFox
    @FeralFennecFox 9 місяців тому +84

    Imagine being wasted taking a leak and all of a sudden you’re lowered underground with the whole ass toilet 💀💀

    • @FeedbackPete
      @FeedbackPete 8 місяців тому +9

      That's a good idea for a movie lol. Imagine a follow up to the Hostel horror films but set in Amsterdam. The criminals get their victims by capturing unsuspecting urinators when I goes underground. And that's where the bad guys lair torture place is.

    • @InexcyeSolms-handle-is-taken
      @InexcyeSolms-handle-is-taken 6 місяців тому +7

      Every morning at 5AM the city takes a soul

  • @ilikechamomile4502
    @ilikechamomile4502 Рік тому +956

    People in 1960s: “there will probably be flying cars and robots roaming the streets in 2023
    People in Amsterdam in 2023: “introducing the piss curl!!!”

    • @KarlSnarks
      @KarlSnarks Рік тому +72

      The piss curls are the ones being replaced by the newer models mentioned later in the video: futuristic out-of-the-ground toilets for the futuristic year 2023 ;P

    • @dutchman7623
      @dutchman7623 Рік тому +1

      Curls date back to the late 19th century when A'dam wanted the moats cleaner and less spreading diseases. They are connected to the sewer system that was build around that time.
      Before all was dumped in the moats, but that caused so many outbreaks that a 'perfume' car was introduced to collect the buckets with human excrement, which brought it out of the city.

    • @donDanDeNiro
      @donDanDeNiro Рік тому +10

      Yea the piss curl is the previous design

    • @youtubeuser8951
      @youtubeuser8951 Рік тому +13

      @@KarlSnarks someone WILL get stuck in those overnight lmao

    • @Ryan-op7yd
      @Ryan-op7yd Рік тому +6

      ​@@youtubeuser8951 I imagine there's sensors to prevent that like with elevator doors

  • @jamiew.6410
    @jamiew.6410 Рік тому +1439

    Who pees on a dog😂

    • @hoogyoutube
      @hoogyoutube  Рік тому +886

      No clue how the dog got there.

    • @NorthHollandJames
      @NorthHollandJames Рік тому

      Br*tish people

    • @duncandl910
      @duncandl910 Рік тому +89

      @@hoogyoutube happy accident

    • @PanoptesDreams
      @PanoptesDreams Рік тому +103

      I've seen it happen. Drug people are malicious. It was often our flat during a party that "Don't piss on the cat(s)" was screamed and drunk people stumbling outside to pee.

    • @TheBlankSlate
      @TheBlankSlate Рік тому +10

      me

  • @springsogourne
    @springsogourne Рік тому +45

    Was in Amsterdam in 1980 and stayed on Bloemgracht Street, someone fell in the canal when we were there, it was early morning, he was fished out with no harm done. He was lucky he was with other people when it happened. We heard people using the canal frequently during our stay.

  • @elisabethkulakov4863
    @elisabethkulakov4863 Рік тому +269

    Great video! I'm a woman and I visited Amsterdam two weeks ago. My boyfriend appreciated the many possibilities for him to urinate... I, on the other hand, constantly struggled to find a toilet. I honestly wondered why there weren't as many options for women and whether Dutch women are bothered by it or not.

    • @group555_
      @group555_ Рік тому +33

      Urinals are just really easy. No flushing required, inherently more private than sitting down, no contact needed so hygiene requirements are way lower. Even if you design a standing toilet for women these issues are all at least partially at play.

    • @elisabethkulakov4863
      @elisabethkulakov4863 Рік тому +83

      ​@@group555_ I totally get the practicality and how it’s a simple solution for 50% of the population. It's a great idea and I totally support it. I just think that there should be free and public toilets with easy access for everybody and everywhere and that having to take a piss and shit should be seen as a human act. I love that at least the urination part for men is solved in Amsterdam, but I would appreciate solutions for the rest.

    • @group555_
      @group555_ Рік тому +22

      @@elisabethkulakov4863 those do exist as shown in the video but so far they aren't financially feasible to the same degree hence they'll be less common. Sadly someone has to pay to keep them going. I'm not disagreeing with your sentiment, just giving the main reason why.

    • @diablo.the.cheater
      @diablo.the.cheater Рік тому +25

      If i have to imagine it is more of a problem of unisex urinals/toilets being not very cost efficient.
      It wan't a decision between 100% of the population vs 50% of the population, but a decision between 50% of the population or 0% of the population.
      Also if these toilets are there to prevent the drunkards from pissing in the river, they only really need to care about men, women were not going to piss in the river anyway, it takes a men to be that idiotic.
      In my country the solution to the pissing problem has been to force all establishments to offer pissing for free to not customers, since if there is enough people for it to be a problem, there is going to be establishments open to sell stuff to that people, so we only need to force them to have bathrooms and offer them for free to everyone as a cost of doing business in such a centric place. More efficient than public bathrooms and cheaper as well, at least for the government, the cost is instead passed on the restaurants/bars than then pass it to their clients, mostly tourists that are the actual cause of the problem.

    • @RoflcopterLamo
      @RoflcopterLamo Рік тому +17

      As others have stated this was made to solve people pissing in the river and women aren’t doing that in the first place so their an afterthought that came about

  • @Happy_Shopper
    @Happy_Shopper Рік тому +194

    I love how the animation of the pop up urinal suggests that they would position one in the middle of a road. I cant help but imagine driving along and having my car destroyed by a pissoir springing from the ground

    • @Pet_Hedgehog
      @Pet_Hedgehog Рік тому +21

      well at least you can relieve yourself easily after the crash

    • @martindejong3974
      @martindejong3974 Рік тому +2

      they don't "spring from the ground" and they are not placed "in the middle of the road"! they go slowly down when they are not used for a while, and slowly rise up the next morning, they all are located on walkways. what you describe has never happened.

    • @Cheerwine091
      @Cheerwine091 Рік тому +15

      ⁠@@martindejong3974”suggests” is used to show that the statement is an implication, but not necessarily a truthful one. “I can’t help but imagine” also suggests that this is purely a thought.
      It obviously hasn’t happened because nobody stupid enough to suggest putting one in the middle of a road as a serious consideration gets very far in municipal planning.

    • @jannikheidemann3805
      @jannikheidemann3805 Рік тому +1

      @@martindejong3974 So what do you do if they have already gone down, but you are there and dearly need them? Is there a button or do you have to do a secret dance on top of them or do you piss into the canal once more?

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv Рік тому +2

      @@martindejong3974 They obviously already know that! Can't you tell what's a joke when you see one?

  • @jakegreen6341
    @jakegreen6341 Рік тому +12

  • @themacbookgamer
    @themacbookgamer Рік тому +112

    Best title in history

  • @IMPERIALYT
    @IMPERIALYT Рік тому +74

    The urinal GOAT 🐐

    • @brodoxl
      @brodoxl Рік тому +4

      The one and only! Love your videos! keep it up!

  • @zacx6970
    @zacx6970 3 місяці тому +21

    The strong smell of these urinals around the city next to a cosy restaurant/café also makes it very inviting to urinate. ❤
    As a local Amsterdammer you can easily tell the exact location of each one of these urinals from miles away! Truly a marvelous invention!

  • @Maebbie
    @Maebbie Рік тому +146

    most elaborate roast of british tourists ever

  • @brianhoward7277
    @brianhoward7277 Рік тому +182

    "There have been multiple piss related drownings"
    Rest in peace to all those absolute legends who died from a piss induced drowning

  • @victorcercasin
    @victorcercasin Рік тому +8

    Man, this channel is so good. It's kind of a parody of self important essay channel while being one itself.

  • @Rig0r_M0rtis
    @Rig0r_M0rtis Рік тому +90

    So I was visiting my sister in Amsterdam and as we walked down the street, i kinda realized there were usually no rails around the channels. So I jokingly asked, if they get a lot of drowned drunks around here? And she was: "yeah, it's actually a real problem, you know"

  • @therealspeedwagon1451
    @therealspeedwagon1451 Рік тому +162

    I can’t tell if this video is a joke or if it’s genuine. This is some next dimension level humor!

    • @mardiffv.8775
      @mardiffv.8775 Рік тому +45

      The video is genuine, but with a heavy humourish undertone. The truth can be funny too.

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv Рік тому +1

      Only Americans need to have their humor be extremely obvious slapstick garbage. The rest of us are of at least minimal intelligence, so we are able to distinguish the more subtle humor that has always been used in Europe and Canada.
      That's what happens when your founding population is that of humorless puritans who want to destroy all fun. The GOP is still at it today. They've gone from hating all fun to hating everyone and everything, except the things that make them rich, which get an automatic pass, no matter how vile and harmful a thing it maybe.

  • @ankiking
    @ankiking Рік тому +6

    One of the highest quality, most informative and hysterically funny videos I’ve seen in a very long time!😂❤ Well done Skillshare!

  • @hiftylonghead892
    @hiftylonghead892 Рік тому +72

    Amaaaaaazing video as usual my guy, you are doing more to advertise the country more than the ministry of tourism, love the Netherlands!!!!

  • @nursejanainholland1978
    @nursejanainholland1978 Рік тому +91

    "Why you can piss on the street in Amsterdam"...if you've got a peen! I'm glad you covered the case of the woman who was fined for public urination. It's typically Dutch that the government said she must pay the fine after all. As a transplant to The Netherlands, and as a female who often needs to piss while in the big city, I've found that women (and guys unfortunate enough to have to poo) have to 1) find a public toilet, and 2) PAY for the privilege of using said toilet. Not fair, not equitable as far as peeing is concerned! I'm looking forward to seeing the urilifts in action...and especially looking forward to seeing how many of them actually cater to women. Will they be free for both sexes? Hmmmmm

    • @SmD-ff5xd
      @SmD-ff5xd Рік тому +23

      I don't understand why they can't make a urinal that both women and men could use, all they'd have to do is make the pan extend out a little more so it could fit between a woman's legs, then you could go either facing forward, or bent over facing back. Am I being an idiot? I don't see why that wouldn't work

    • @analogueapples
      @analogueapples Рік тому +9

      @@SmD-ff5xd yeah, I'm thinking the same. Though I would pee there too, don't care if this is meant for men.

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv Рік тому +2

      @@SmD-ff5xd There is no need for us women to bend over. I pee standing up at public washrooms all the time. I would never dream of putting my skin on any public toilet! All that is required is a minimal amount of testing, using women of various shapes and sizes.
      It's handicapped people I worry about. They are already grossly discriminated against, and I see no chance of it changing in regard to public toilets.

    • @BrotherHood-xh9sg
      @BrotherHood-xh9sg 10 місяців тому

      Stop being born with the wrong gender then. Be born a guy with a functioning penis.

    • @paulelderson934
      @paulelderson934 8 місяців тому +1

      Anything a woman could pee in will be covered in shit. No person will want to use it.
      It's extremely sexist that men have such an easier time going to the toilet. But that's mostly because it's infinitely easier for men to pee somewhere than it is for women, you can't change that by sheer will.
      I do advocate for more public womens toilets. Maybe even mandatory public service so every citizen is on a roster of cleaning them. You'd only be called like once a year or less, but it might just make people behave a lot better. Or pay the fine to have municipal services do it for you.

  • @Shalz
    @Shalz Рік тому +4

    This is your best video yet.

  • @jblen
    @jblen Рік тому +154

    I went to Amsterdam last year and really struggled with finding toilets. I googled locations of public toilets but everything that came up was paid toilets. I also of course heard it was illegal to urinate in the canals but I didn't realise those weird metal structures were for peeing in public. I would trek the entire length of the city to get back to the hostel to use the toilet there, then trek back and continue whatever i was doing, it was a weird experience

    • @basti279
      @basti279 Рік тому +7

      Really?m I have to admit, even though knowing these, I've peed in the canals from time to time. Never had issues and it's just very convenient and a very widely available urinal haha

    • @gabrielgingras814
      @gabrielgingras814 Рік тому +22

      @@basti279
      One day, your luck may run out. Don't risk falling into the canal. Use the urinals.

    • @basti279
      @basti279 Рік тому +2

      @@gabrielgingras814 If I do I use those with a railing. Safety first 😂

    • @gabrielgingras814
      @gabrielgingras814 Рік тому +43

      @@basti279
      You should still not piss in public waterways. Imagine all the effort needed to make them clean and you just piss on it. It's a disgrace for everyone living or walking in the area.

    • @Jormunguandr
      @Jormunguandr Рік тому +9

      Well, one can always pee their pants, wind fixes the rest. Or adult diaper

  • @sandiadelsol6011
    @sandiadelsol6011 9 місяців тому +2

    The words in the beginning are inspiring. A great description of a urinal. Thank you, for your great description and inspiration.

  • @quietkiwi7572
    @quietkiwi7572 Рік тому +18

    This is next level dry humor with a solid logistical twist.

  • @conqueroroftheinternet
    @conqueroroftheinternet Рік тому +22

    I never thought I would find such a compelling and well-made video about urinals. Got me hooked and I can't believe I watched an entire 9 min vid about this topic, no other UA-camr could've done that.

  • @andrezdaz5696
    @andrezdaz5696 6 місяців тому +1

    I never thought I would be so invested in urinals. I have been emotionally moved in a way that few movies manage to. From the visuals, to the beautiful music... This is a work of beauty.

  • @Casual2270
    @Casual2270 Рік тому +32

    I just watched an entire 10 minute video about urinals in Amsterdam for drunk British tourists and I don’t know how to feel about that

    • @1fadf23f
      @1fadf23f Рік тому +16

      I hope you're not pissed about it

  • @dvampofo
    @dvampofo Рік тому +14

    The production of your videos are amazing.

  • @Camilla_Kudrin
    @Camilla_Kudrin 4 місяці тому +8

    People in 1974: "In 2024, we'll have flying cars, cure for cancer, immortality, and we'll travel to space every weekend."
    2024:

  • @wgolyoko
    @wgolyoko Рік тому +58

    Once grabbed a friend one second before he walked off into a river doing exactly this. It's nice to know people are doing things about it.

  • @posthistoricdino422
    @posthistoricdino422 Рік тому +17

    my buddy invited me to take a trip with him to the netherlands to see a concert, but now i know what i'm really hoping to see there

  • @schmitty8225
    @schmitty8225 Рік тому +9

    The Not Just Bikes shout out is pretty funny.

  • @ashholiday123
    @ashholiday123 Рік тому +21

    Me: Sees Title.
    Also Me: *Books Holiday*

    • @remusgel
      @remusgel Рік тому +2

      When you go make sure to take a train to Rotterdam, Delft, Leiden, The Hague or Haarlem. Many people make the mistake of going to the tourist traps which is the centre of Amsterdam only.

  • @alfieperry2561
    @alfieperry2561 Рік тому +4

    This is genuinely the greatest youtube video I have ever watched.

  • @Onir500
    @Onir500 2 місяці тому

    The combination of subject and tone is just delightful!!

  • @Murdck_
    @Murdck_ Рік тому +9

    Dude, I loved the animations on this video so much, please keep it up! Also, great video as usual. I wish someday you and Jason can do a collab, it would be really interesting.

  • @VeryButtery
    @VeryButtery Рік тому +6

    Wow the not just bikes shout out at the end was super cool. I love their work, this city design stuff is also super cool, keep up the good work 👍

  • @jezusbloodie
    @jezusbloodie Рік тому +8

    OK I just love the "p=.5" on the thing when you said "holding all other variables equal" 😂

    • @jezusbloodie
      @jezusbloodie Рік тому

      Oooo and I absolutely love your innovation with neon visuals

    • @jezusbloodie
      @jezusbloodie Рік тому

      The plaskrul is such a good example of "Dutch Design", one of a handful "national" traditions of design that is globally dominant right now, together with scandanivian design, for example
      You should ask ChatGPT for a comprehensive run-down of what "Dutch design" means and maybe make a video on it 🐶

    • @jezusbloodie
      @jezusbloodie Рік тому

      In my dutch town, Enschede, two elevator urinals rise from the ground around the entrance of the Old Church, centrally located in the middle of the main square with nightlife
      Why this is nifty is that it isnt just more hygienic and just better for air quality, but it's also saving the Old Church's sandstone walls from getting solved away by all the acidic piss.
      Now instead of the largest public urinal of town, it is the largest single bike-rack as it gets 360° surrounded by meters upon meters of bicycles three times a week or so

  • @TheFalseShepphard
    @TheFalseShepphard Рік тому +56

    But do we _want_ to piss on the Street in the Netherlands ?

  • @danielros7798
    @danielros7798 11 місяців тому

    Only Hoog can make a video about urinals, compare it to ASML and Dutch water management and still sound serious. The Dutch humour used in the design of this video is clearly the best in the world.

  • @Hoppp4848
    @Hoppp4848 Рік тому +7

    This video is a true masterpiece, it walks the line between shitpost and sincere educational video

  • @ilikechamomile4502
    @ilikechamomile4502 Рік тому +27

    0:33 this part the probability variables has me weak 😂

    • @Syvern.
      @Syvern. Рік тому +2

      10% chance of a wet dog

  • @renend1178
    @renend1178 Місяць тому

    Thanks Kitsunero. Found this UA-cam video from a Vtuber who's pretty cool.
    Now I have an awesome series of videos to watch from another great UA-camr. Life's good.

  • @atesemireltutar6661
    @atesemireltutar6661 Рік тому +58

    "Piss related drowning" may be my new favourite phrase

  • @r.a.h7682
    @r.a.h7682 Рік тому +17

    i think public urinals were a thing in every european big city but in Amsterdam they stayed. The urinals are also old.

  • @James-o6e3z
    @James-o6e3z 2 місяці тому +1

    I love the high budget science documentary graphics alongside the multiple uses of the phrase "piss induced drowning"

  • @SalvadorCiaro
    @SalvadorCiaro Рік тому +9

    This is the Dutch version of "we are going to piss on the moon"

  • @smallcifer1104
    @smallcifer1104 Рік тому +4

    I work at the DPA and this is a serious problem we face in the Netherlands. Way too many people die this way, so many that the government has issued signs to hang on the bridges and around the canals.

  • @monkegames7432
    @monkegames7432 Рік тому +2

    Keep up the work, you got the potential for greatness

  • @mrsokolov8954
    @mrsokolov8954 25 днів тому +3

    1:38 This is my new favorite quote

  • @JustAMonty
    @JustAMonty Рік тому +5

    Such high quality presentation mixed with mild parody and hyperbole, I love it.

  • @PepesFanGirl
    @PepesFanGirl 6 місяців тому

    You have a new subscriber.
    You have quite the gift for story telling and relaying important facts.

  • @eliharman
    @eliharman Рік тому +48

    I saw urinals like these in Germany, and despite being conspicuousely public, they also seemed incredibly private. Very good design.

    • @cyrilio
      @cyrilio Рік тому +9

      They first 'poped up' in the city of Groningen (NL). We get many German tourists. I'm sure that a German city planner saw the design and copied it.

    • @georgesj9536
      @georgesj9536 Рік тому

      Leuven (belgium) has had the pop up ones for 10 years now@@cyrilio

  • @raymaa1223
    @raymaa1223 Рік тому +4

    I can’t believe I spent 9 minutes of my life watching a video about plaskrul

  • @filiprehburg
    @filiprehburg Рік тому +1

    Bro you're taking the piss haha i have never heard anyone speak so passionately about urinals

  • @KingUnKaged
    @KingUnKaged Рік тому +123

    Public urinals seem like a nice idea, but as a Torontonian, I feel like a city loses some of its unique charm when you aren't constantly on the look out for puddles of human urine and piles of human feces, as well as the people leaving them, around every corner. I guess I'm just a romantic that way 🤷‍♂

    • @hmalik5232
      @hmalik5232 Рік тому +22

      don't public urinals/toilets solve that problem though, so people use them instead of pissing on the streets and in rivers or canals

    • @1fadf23f
      @1fadf23f Рік тому

      Seems like you and Amsterdam agree. You dont want to constantly be on the lookout for puddles of piss, hence the urinals.

    • @lovis8424
      @lovis8424 Рік тому +21

      @@hmalik5232 i think you didnt read the comment correctly

    • @hmalik5232
      @hmalik5232 Рік тому

      @@lovis8424 maybe

    • @ppeez
      @ppeez Рік тому +1

      @@hmalik5232 are you neurodivergent?

  • @offshorebatgaming7859
    @offshorebatgaming7859 Рік тому +53

    As a bristish man I feel offended yet its so true LMAO

    • @mortophobegaming6454
      @mortophobegaming6454 Рік тому +5

      here in the netherlands they tell us to never drink with the britts. they say it's because we pass out while ur just getting started. but actually it's to avoid a pissing contest

  • @krzysztofcukier4565
    @krzysztofcukier4565 8 місяців тому +1

    This animation about urinals is beautifully made

  • @names-mars
    @names-mars Рік тому +4

    Imagine your bladder about to explode, and you have to wait for the public urinal to get into position first.

  • @swif4114
    @swif4114 Рік тому +4

    You have such a great tone and attitude Hoog. Loved your videos for a long time, but this one is fantastic. Never been to Amsterdam, but i hope there's still a cast iron urinal somewhere to pee surrounded by that comforting cast iron golden ratio.

  • @PepesFanGirl
    @PepesFanGirl 6 місяців тому

    Such a delicate, intimate topic covered in the most professional manner.
    Well done 👏
    I had no idea "piss related drownings" were so prevalent.
    I love it and am really happy to hear they have one for the ladies as well.
    As someone who frequently needs such a facility, I'm reassured that the Dutch have taken this seriously for tourists and residents.
    Lavatories abroad are a confusing matter. Now I know should we add them to our travel bucket lost they've got us covered to protect from drowning or needing to frantically find a facility in another language.

  • @stefs2441
    @stefs2441 Рік тому +41

    Dude. Het is een pispaal. Wordt je hier vet voor betaald of is dit een persoonlijke fetish?

  • @benmcreynolds8581
    @benmcreynolds8581 Рік тому +10

    This is the perfect level of living between the line of sarcastically facinating & high quality content mixed with learning. Keep up the great work 👍🏻

  • @realretrorelapse
    @realretrorelapse 2 місяці тому

    This is the most in depth urinal content that I have ever seen.

  • @voidentente
    @voidentente Рік тому +14

    This feels like a Bosnian Ape Society video

  • @afergie76
    @afergie76 Рік тому +9

    I used them many times when I visited Amsterdam. I wasn’t drunk at all, but did it because I could.

    • @basti279
      @basti279 Рік тому +1

      True, they are just awesome. Available in many spaces, free and it is super fast and convenient to use. So yeah, I also use them all day long and not-drunk.

  • @Barrelroll059
    @Barrelroll059 7 місяців тому +1

    This is one of my favorite videos of all time

  • @petruska111
    @petruska111 Рік тому +5

    7:23 world class poetry right there

  • @Capt-Intrepid
    @Capt-Intrepid Рік тому +3

    Public urination is illegal in Amsterdam today. Historically, public urination in the Red Light District, particularly around Oudekerksplein and Warmoesstraat, was more tolerated, especially at night. However, the city is cracking down on it, increasing patrols and enforcement. Public urinals were also present here but have been largely removed. There are plenty of Cafes and restaurants with bathrooms.

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 Рік тому +6

    This is both informative and a piss-post. Brilliant.

  • @Oba936
    @Oba936 Рік тому +4

    Just wow. I did not know that I needed this, but I really did. Public bathrooms by the way, should be waaaaay more common than they are.

  • @flip_shifty
    @flip_shifty 8 місяців тому +1

    This is almost satirical to do a video essay about this.

  • @AwokenEntertainment
    @AwokenEntertainment Рік тому +29

    did I really just watch a video about the design of a European urinal? 😭

  • @calumvaughan8690
    @calumvaughan8690 Рік тому +6

    Good to know these exist... the last time I went to Amsterdam i found myself in a spot of trouble on the last day - I completely ran out of money, so went to try find an ATM that would let me use my overdraft, and got lost. It was meant to be a quick trip so I left my phone in the hostel, but I quickly got disoritentaed in Amsterdam's streets. I eventually became desperate to take a shit, and I couldn't find a free public toilet anywhere 😢 i found some toillets but they were all 1EUR and i didnt have one. If i had my phone i probably could have found these urinals or at least a mall, but I didnt so I ended up wandering into a posh restaurant and sneaking into theirs lol

  • @thorr18BEM
    @thorr18BEM 28 днів тому

    Has this work of art been nominated for multiple video awards yet?

  • @Truebro79
    @Truebro79 Рік тому +7

    Holland seems to be ahead on so many things, i constantly hear about amazing things the dutch have adopted that barely anyone else in the world has figured out yet

  • @castle9165
    @castle9165 Рік тому +4

    The piss lift exists in the U.K. too. A mechanic died while trying to fix one though. Very said.

  • @MrMegaManFan
    @MrMegaManFan 15 днів тому

    “Piss induced drowning” is a phrase I never imagined hearing before today.