Yet another professah professed his dislike of a colleague by using his own peeeeeeeeeeee. I say "yet another" because of persistent rumors of a certain famous scientist having already used his pee on the offensive. He got away with that after doctors got involved. Both stories feature the same elements: a dispute, puddles of liquid showing up regularly, hidden cameras.
Disgusting as it is, it makes (some) sense. You have a confluence of factors leading to abnormal behaviour:
- A lifetime guarantee of employment, at least for tenured faculties.
- A detachment from "real life" and under-developed psychology (true for most "math" types in my experience).
It's better than duels, of course, but what the stink!
I certainly was happy that automatic "low-flush" urinaries were installed in bathrooms in my neck of the woods. The goal was to save water. The side benefit was that the urinaries are regularly flushed. It's a big win, cause some luminaries did not bother to flush after themselves. Who knows why. Now, if only there was a way to force them wash there hands....
