It's finally okay to do that thing that everyone has been doing for years anyway—peeing in the shower. All it took was the worthy cause of saving the planet, as Stephen Colbert took some time to point out during his monologue on last night's Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
The host made reference to a recent Newser report saying that peeing in the shower (aside from feeling great) would go a long way in helping to conserve the global fresh water supply.
"... estimating that people pee on average seven times a day, the site calculates that taking away one 1.6-gallon flush across 319 million Americans every day could conserve 185 billion gallons of water a year, which is no small matter."
It's not just water, either. That report notes that reducing peeing in the toilet once per day ('cause you're doing it in the shower) would save a whole roll of toilet paper per person every 50 days. Think of the trees!
Colbert, who's obviously in support of shower peeing, took a moment to hilariously demand an apology from those whose showers he has apparently peed in over the years.
"Now I'd like to take a minute to address the staff at Equinox gym. Well, well, well, who's the monster now? It looks like somebody owes somebody an apology. I'm sorry you caught me saving the planet for our grandchildren. Same goes for the folks at Gold's Gym, Curves, and Home Depot. It wasn't my fault those things weren't hooked up."
And don't feel bad if you're a shower pee type of person, most people are. Buzzfeed ran a survey that showed that 81 percent of people regularly relieve themselves while rinsing off. So no, you're definitely not the only one doing it.
