Japanese airline wants you to go before boarding.

[Driving Rain]

http://www.thestar.com/travel/asiapacif ... l-be-green

If you want to go to Japan, you gotta go before boarding.

One Japanese carrier, All Nippon Airways, is asking its passengers to take a trip to the bathroom before climbing aboard to reduce weight, and therefore fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

The carrier is testing the policy on 42 flights, starting last Thursday, and hopes to achieve a five-tonne reduction in carbon emissions in the one-month experiment.

Here's how it works: The average human bladder holds up to a litre of fluid, which weighs roughly one kilogram. All Nippon's most popular aircraft, a Boeing 777, holds 247 people. So, in theory, if 247 passengers all go to the washroom before boarding, they could lighten the plane by up to 247 kilograms – the weight of three average men.

[DanJ]

I think they must assume all 247 people have spent a couple hours at the airport lounge to fill up their bladders before boarding their flights. The biggest piss I usually have is first thing when I get up, and I never have to pee that much at the airport before a flight.

[meflypretty]

We can shave off a few more pounds if we all fly naked.

[mantogasrsrwy]

What if we all pinched one off before we flew?

[Inverted2]

What if we all pinched one off before we flew?

They will be providing you with a laxative next. Think of the toilet scene in the movie "Dumb and Dumber"! He was a few pounds lighter after that!! lol

[the_professor]

One Japanese carrier, All Nippon Airways, is asking its passengers to take a trip to the bathroom before climbing aboard to reduce weight, and therefore fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

I hate it when companies try and patronize me with greenhouse gas BS when what they're really (and only) interested in saving money. Just tell me you're a cheap corporation who's really looking for a way to eventually reduce the number of bathrooms on a flight, ultimately so they can replace the lavs with extra seats. First went the meals, then the peanuts, then the pillows and blankets. Next is the pisser.

Don't BS me with the environmental bandwagon of the day, thanks.

[North Shore]

Here's how it works: The average human bladder holds up to a litre of fluid, which weighs roughly one kilogram.

A litre? Our plane doesn't have lavs, and so it's a bucket, old water bottle or your pants - I've yet to fill a 500ml waterbottle - how anyone could hold it long enough to generate a litre is beyond me.......

[DanJ]

Here's how it works: The average human bladder holds up to a litre of fluid, which weighs roughly one kilogram.

A litre? Our plane doesn't have lavs, and so it's a bucket, old water bottle or your pants - I've yet to fill a 500ml waterbottle - how anyone could hold it long enough to generate a litre is beyond me.......

About 10 years ago, I was in the middle of a residential area on my old courier run, and had an extremely urgent need to pee. Going at the side of the road wasn't an option, and neither was Timmy's a couple blocks away, so I grabbed a 20oz pop bottle I had in the garbage in the truck, and pee'd in that. It held it all, but just barely. I can't imagine another 12 oz or so.

[AME 283]

Wow Ryan Air wants to get rid of the seats, Japan our urine, some one suggested flying nude. We should all fly nude, no seats, go before we leave no lav,just think we could save on the costs of security, install a couple of computer chips, get rid of the pilots, allow accountants to do the maintenance, regulate with internal SMS, we could soon be flying for nothing Oops we are already flying for almost nothing.

We live in interesting times

[AMM]

I've yet to fill a 500ml waterbottle - how anyone could hold it long enough to generate a litre is beyond me.......

It hurt. And the 500ml didn't even hold it all (it was enough to get me on the ground though). I guess cared too much about the plane to dump it out the window and spray it allover the side and empennage.

FYI I'd estimate I had about another 300-400ml left.

[burninggoats]

Friend of mine lives in Ft. Nelson and was driving to Grand Prairie so he could fly back home to Calgary. Half way to GP he REALLY had to go but he was already running late for his $800 no-refunds flight. He held it as long as he possibly could to avoid being late but after another hour he just couldn't do it any more. He figured his choices were pull over, be even more late, possibly out $800 and a way home OR fill the only thing he could find, His 1L Nalgene water bottle.

He chose the latter and was getting scared that it wouldn't hold it all. ALMOST filled the whole liter.

Turns out his flight was delayed and he still had to wait around an hour



Is it sad that I've been creeping avcanada for years and this is the first time I've ever wanted to say something badly enough to post?

[golden hawk]

What if we all pinched one off before we flew?

Doesn't matter - passengers don't give a @&%$!

[Solaris]

"Pinched one off",,,,holy crap, lol, never heard of that one before

For peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetes sake. (Ur in) big trouble now

What next, charging for toity paper? That will pi$$ people off , or scare the crap out of them

Hope everything "comes out allright"

[Dagwood]

What they should do is charge for the flight on a pay-per-pound basis. The passenger and baggage would be weighed together, and the passenger pays accordingly. This would also encourage relieving oneself, not eating before flying, emptying one's pockets, and other weight-saving measures only limited by the imagination.

Of course, that would never fly in today's world

[Mostly Harmless]

The more you know...

Tycho Brahe (December 14, 1546 – October 24, 1601) [Britannica]



Manner of death: Didn’t get to the toilet in time

Famous as an alchemist and astronomer, Brahe’s pioneering observations of planetary motion paved the way for Sir Isaac Newton to develop the theory of gravity.

Unfortunately brilliance and common sense do not always go hand in hand, the manner of his death being the case in point. Known to have a weak bladder and knowing that it was very bad form to leave the banquet table before the festivities concluded, Brahe still neglected to relieve himself before dinner. To compound matters, he was known to drink excessively, and this particular banquet was no exception. Too polite to ask to be excused, his bladder strained causing a protracted (11 day), agonizing death. Whether he died of a burst bladder or hyponatremia (low levels of sodium in the blood) or mercury poisoning is now debated.

Note: this is very similar to an event in which a lady died recently in a competition entitled “Hold Your Wee for a Wii”. She died of hyponatremia.

[flying4dollars]

Friend of mine lives in Ft. Nelson and was driving to Grand Prairie so he could fly back home to Calgary. Half way to GP he REALLY had to go but he was already running late for his $800 no-refunds flight. He held it as long as he possibly could to avoid being late but after another hour he just couldn't do it any more. He figured his choices were pull over, be even more late, possibly out $800 and a way home OR fill the only thing he could find, His 1L Nalgene water bottle.

He chose the latter and was getting scared that it wouldn't hold it all. ALMOST filled the whole liter.

Turns out his flight was delayed and he still had to wait around an hour



Is it sad that I've been creeping avcanada for years and this is the first time I've ever wanted to say something badly enough to post?

Stopping to take a quick leak on the side of the road is hardly going to make a big difference in the grand scheme of things if he was already running late. Stop the car, unzip, giv'er, zip, get in, go. This process even with a full bladder usually eats up 60 seconds at the most.

Is the Nex forum dead?

[DanJ]

Friend of mine lives in Ft. Nelson and was driving to Grand Prairie so he could fly back home to Calgary. Half way to GP he REALLY had to go but he was already running late for his $800 no-refunds flight. He held it as long as he possibly could to avoid being late but after another hour he just couldn't do it any more. He figured his choices were pull over, be even more late, possibly out $800 and a way home OR fill the only thing he could find, His 1L Nalgene water bottle.

He chose the latter and was getting scared that it wouldn't hold it all. ALMOST filled the whole liter.

Turns out his flight was delayed and he still had to wait around an hour



Is it sad that I've been creeping avcanada for years and this is the first time I've ever wanted to say something badly enough to post?

Did he keep the bottle? LOL

[b1ngnx33]

Empty a litre?

What if you go past that?

Do I a discount for saving your 0.00002 cents on your fuel costs?

I do hope you don't charge for your lavatories on your planes.

You do HAVE lavatories on your planes right?

Oh, hey, lets open a blood donor clinic.

Everyone has to give a pint of blood before they board the "weak" plane.

Also, everyone must shave their head to make the fuel god happy.

Someone already mentioned clothing.

If anyone would like to donate organs to help out, a surgical bay is ready to accomodate your generous choice.

Thank you for flying Japanese airlines.

[loopa]

We can shave off a few more pounds if we all fly naked.

AHAHAHAH oh my god that was amazing.

[Brown Bear]

I'm cruising the Gardner one day, dying to take a wizz. Pulled over, popped the bonnet, and pissed through the grill. Pesky rad leak!!!