History of the uses of Urine!

[Sky King]

Good stuff. Here's an article on historic uses of urine. Now you know!  :s  
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019...tent=[The+Vintage+News]++Electronic+Telegraph
We had a plane leave Indiana & filed a flight plan for macinac Island but never arrived so our local Cival Air Patrol all fly up to help. The plane had gotten there, never landed or closed the flight plan. They tuurned around & headed home & ran out of fuel about 10 miles north of me south of Van Buren fair grounds. It's a very knarly swamp you can't walk thru but the pilot set up for a fiels just past the tangled swamp but the passenger grabbed the yoke & turned the plane 90 deg with the wins vertical & one wing hit & they ended up in the swamp. The ELT didn't go off which they didn't know, the pilot has broken leg(s) so the passenger said he'd go for help but died just on the other side of the plane & the pilot didn't know it. He spent 5 days chewing on his boot leather & recycling his urine before a plane spotted them. The resue party had to chainsaw their way in & as soon as someone youched the plane the ELT went off.

 

[lenny flank]

I've heard that the Romans brushed their teeth with it.

Serious. No joke.

 

[highdesertranger]

gives new meaning to the saying, "When in Rome.........."

highdesertranger

 

[lenny flank]

^^^ Ladies would need a She-Wee.

 

[Trebor English]

It's got nitrogen.  Gunpowder needs nitrogen.

 

[Wabbit]

Here I am just loading up my Super Soaker for the weekly water fights. Also, cackling like a 12 year old because no one knows I'm not using water.

 

[Sky King]

It is srerile when 1st delivered.

 

[highdesertranger]

I am assuming you meant sterile? well that's actually an old wives tale. look it up. highdesertranger

 

[B and C]

I think if it was sterile there would be such a thing as a UTI (urinary tract infection).

 

[Sky King]

It's now debatable unless you have a UTI then it's not. But doctors said it was for years so it may or not be true & I'm sure depends on the person. I'm not taking the chance.

Is it a good idea to drink urine when water is scarce?
https://slate.com/news.../is-it-a-good-idea-to-drink-urine-when-water-is-scarce.html
May 21, 2008 - A healthy person's urine is about 95 percent water and sterile, so in the short term it's safe to drink and does replenish lost water. But the other 5 ...

I have heard that urine is sterile, how can this be? Surely urine, along ...
https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-2473,00.html
Urine is normally sterile when produced in the kidney and stored in the bladder, but is likely to become non-sterile as it leaves the body. Urine is non-toxic, although it contains urea and other substances which can be toxic if they are not excreted and reach high concentrations in the body.

A urine culture is a test to find germs (such as bacteria) in the urine that can cause an infection. Urine in the bladder is normally sterile. This means it does not contain any bacteria or other organisms (such as fungi). But bacteria can enter the urethra and cause a urinary tract infection (UTI).
Urine Culture | Michigan Medicine
https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/hw5973

 

[Sky King]

Sorry I was wrong on sterile as looks like most have cange their veiw. I used too help the scouts & fly antique planes over desolate places & was told & read you could use it to stay alive. Again sorry for any mis information on my part.

 

[Wabbit]

You can drink your urine in an emergency situation. However, I don't ever want to have to do it lol.

 

[Sky King]

Wabbit, I d say my straw was too short but that wouldn't go over well so I won't

 

[Wabbit]

/\ lol

Man I miss the Thank You button here! Thnx for the laugh Gr8ful!

 

[GypsyJan]

"Romans brushed their teeth with it".......wonder where the yellow went (I'll brush my teeth with Pepsodent)....oldy ad jingle.

 

[lenny flank]

^^^ Hah!

 

[Ticklebellly]

"Romans brushed their teeth with it".......wonder where the yellow went (I'll brush my teeth with Pepsodent)....oldy ad jingle.

High status Chinese ladies used baby's urine to brush their teeth and freshen the breath.   Long time ago though.

They used baby's urine because urine is sterile in the bladder but may pick up bacteria on the way out through the urethra.   Babies were much less likely to have a UTI, so......