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In-Car Hydration and Urination Systems for Race Car Drivers
- joshu 3y agoI have used the pump drinking system in a race car before. It’s hard to stay hydrated. I did a 1 and then 1.5 hour stint during a 4hr enduro.
- tetris11 3y agoI can't imagine the sheer pain of having a car crash, whilst being cathetered.
- ben_bai 3y agoIt's one of those condom-style things.
- exar0815 3y agoThere is this delightful anecdote of former World Champion Jenson Button, who did a one-race stand-in for Fernando Alonso. After the race Alonso thanked him via Radio for bringing his car back in one piece and Button proceeded to radio back that he just peed on his seat.
- neglesaks 3y agoJust be sure that you attach the tubes in the correct order.
- xattt 3y agoIt sounds like you’re not a fan of perpetual hydration.
- Dalewyn 3y agoI'm not sure which train of thought to subscribe to: A) We make fun of gamers who loo into bottles in their gaming chairs, so we should make fun of these race car drivers who loo into bottles in their racing chairs. B) Not make fun of the above on both counts. Consistency is important, after all.
- TylerE 3y agoI suspect this article is mostly SEO spam. It’s certainly not factually accurate. F1 drivers absolutely do not wear catheters and never have. They’re only in the car 90 minutes.
- PeterisP 3y agoI think there's a reasonable C) which acknowledges that there are multiple jobs where people have an important reason to just have to pee on the spot, and also ridicule gamers for implying that their game is comparable to that.
- Mountain_Skies 3y agoThere's a minor storyline in an episode of 'For All Mankind' where a NASA engineer urinates on himself in the flight control center so as to not leave his post while astronaut lives were in danger. Always wondered if it was inspired by an actual incident during the Apollo era.
- squigz 3y agoMore specifically, IIRC, he peed himself after getting word that the astronauts were safe, and mission control was celebrating. Poor Bill. He was a great character.
- Dalewyn 3y ago
- jdietrich 3y agoThe need for hydration is no joke. At a hotter circuit like Qatar or Singapore, temperatures in the cockpit can reach 50C (120F). The drivers are working incredibly hard physically, while wearing several layers of fire-retardant clothing. Heat exhaustion is a very serious risk. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/10/sport/formula-one-conditions-qatar-grand-prix-spt-intl/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/10/sport/formula-one-conditi...
- belorn 3y agoThe urination system is similar for technical divers, and its viewed as part of the safety system. Trying to hold it in adds stress which in turn could lead to very deadly mistakes. If you ever see a diver with a drysuit, look towards one of the legs. If there is a plastic nob there then it is likely the pee valve.
- achow 3y agoStrange that the article does not mention this quite evolved design.. Drysuit P-Valves Explained https://www.underwaterexplorers.co.uk/drysuit-p-valves-explained/ https://www.underwaterexplorers.co.uk/drysuit-p-valves-expla...
- killingtime74 3y agoI had the option to fit my latest drysuit with one of these. I said no when I discovered it must be glued to your privates in order to work....