How to use the airplane toilet: a guide for men
Any experienced male traveler can tell you that there are only two ways to use the airplane lavatory when #1 comes calling:
Sitting down is a perfectly safe, unmanly and unnatural way for men to deal with #1 when you have to use the head on a plane. While it ensures that your stream will end up where it is supposed to – in the bowl – it just doesn’t feel right even if there will never be anyone around to see your actual usage. Still, sitting down is definitely the best choice for those who may have had one too many mini-bottles.
The 3-point stance allows for optimum stability while maintaining male dignity and creating the optimal situation for stream control, even if some would contend that men have no control over that biological function when it comes to aiming.
Taking advantage of the stability that engineers have built into tripods and stools, the 3-point stance also leaves both hands free. Because the airplane john is so tiny, it is easy to find three points that will anchor the man to the plane and help him maintain his ability to aim even during unexpected turbulence.
The best 3-point stance begins by placing one foot directly in front of the toilet bowl down its center line. The other foot goes beside the bowl, which gives the man the most space to aim by placing him on an angle to the oval bowl that exposes the largest possible surface area of the inner bowl.
The third point can either be achieved by placing the shoulder against the wall away from the sink and on the same side as the foot that is next to the bowl or by placing the head against the back wall that slopes out into the bathroom.
Unfortunately, the 3-point stance cannot account for the air currents in the WC itself, especially if the stream is weak due to dehydration or cold. If you find that you have missed the bowl for some reason, please clean it up so that the next passenger will have a nice place to go when nature calls.
- Sitting down
- The 3-point stance
Sitting down is a perfectly safe, unmanly and unnatural way for men to deal with #1 when you have to use the head on a plane. While it ensures that your stream will end up where it is supposed to – in the bowl – it just doesn’t feel right even if there will never be anyone around to see your actual usage. Still, sitting down is definitely the best choice for those who may have had one too many mini-bottles.
The 3-point stance allows for optimum stability while maintaining male dignity and creating the optimal situation for stream control, even if some would contend that men have no control over that biological function when it comes to aiming.
Taking advantage of the stability that engineers have built into tripods and stools, the 3-point stance also leaves both hands free. Because the airplane john is so tiny, it is easy to find three points that will anchor the man to the plane and help him maintain his ability to aim even during unexpected turbulence.
The best 3-point stance begins by placing one foot directly in front of the toilet bowl down its center line. The other foot goes beside the bowl, which gives the man the most space to aim by placing him on an angle to the oval bowl that exposes the largest possible surface area of the inner bowl.
The third point can either be achieved by placing the shoulder against the wall away from the sink and on the same side as the foot that is next to the bowl or by placing the head against the back wall that slopes out into the bathroom.
Unfortunately, the 3-point stance cannot account for the air currents in the WC itself, especially if the stream is weak due to dehydration or cold. If you find that you have missed the bowl for some reason, please clean it up so that the next passenger will have a nice place to go when nature calls.