Always Wondered About Those Flies at Schiphol Airport
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Always Wondered About Those Flies at Schiphol Airport
Ever since i've been flying into Schiphol Airport years ago i remember a very unusual thing about flies there
In the men's urinals there were always a picture of a fly - or a fly decal built into the porcelain right in the middle of the urinal
I had always thought that this must be a trademark of the urinal company, esp later when i started seeing it other places
Recently i saw one in my local Whole Foods Market even - again thinking it was a multi-national urinal brand.
Wrong, NPR just reported the story behind the fly - nothing to do with brand but a revolutionary product of what they called Choice Architectural and a very successful one.
In the men's urinals there were always a picture of a fly - or a fly decal built into the porcelain right in the middle of the urinal
I had always thought that this must be a trademark of the urinal company, esp later when i started seeing it other places
Recently i saw one in my local Whole Foods Market even - again thinking it was a multi-national urinal brand.
Wrong, NPR just reported the story behind the fly - nothing to do with brand but a revolutionary product of what they called Choice Architectural and a very successful one.
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Josser is on the right track. I once had a tour of Schiphol Airport that was guided by the airport's PR person and she said, and I paraphrase..."It was ascertained that if you give men something to aim at, they do. The toilets are consequently much cleaner."
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That's exactly what led Schiphol officials to this Choice Architect guru - the toilets, at least men's, were constantly filthy from men who couldn't hit the urinal
They notice instantly that things were much much better with the flies, which normally you would not want buzzing around toilets
They notice instantly that things were much much better with the flies, which normally you would not want buzzing around toilets
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Here is a picture of the urinals at Schiphol along with many other unusual ones.
http://www.2spare.com/item_91339.aspx
http://www.2spare.com/item_91339.aspx
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Hi
I'm also fascinated by this and I have read that they have done research on this. I think they have proven that men automatically "aim" for the fly and hence keep the toilet facilities cleaner
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Gard
http://gardkarlsen.com - trip reports and pictures
I'm also fascinated by this and I have read that they have done research on this. I think they have proven that men automatically "aim" for the fly and hence keep the toilet facilities cleaner
Regards
Gard
http://gardkarlsen.com - trip reports and pictures