Why Does Running Water Make You Want To Pee?

Listening to a bubbling stream can be pretty relaxing, up until the point when you realize you suddenly have to pee.

Hosted by: Michael Aranda
———-
Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow
———-
Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters — we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Coda Buchanan, Lucy McGlasson, Accalia Elementia, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Saul, Kathy & Tim Philip, Kevin Bealer, Christopher Collins, Thomas J., charles george, Andreas Heydeck, Patrick D. Ashmore, Justin Lentz, Will and Sonja Marple, Ed Shelley, Chris Peters, Tim Curwick, Philippe von Bergen, Fatima Iqbal.
———-
Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow
———-
Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow
Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow
———-
Sources:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/30110/why-does-sound-running-water-make-you-have-pee

Why does the sound of running water make you want to pee?


http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-17660,00.html

Does the sound of running water make us want to pee?

The sound of running water creates urge to urinate?


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4433320/
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM197404042901420
http://www.simplypsychology.org/pavlov.html

Images:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALarge_puddles_on_the_Fallowfield_Loop_after_overnight_rain_(8218678544).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJiuzhaigou_Pearl_Waterfall_2005-08-21.jpeg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A2008-08-12_White_Germann_Shepherd_drooling_in_the_sun.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AIvan_Pavlov_nobel.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARump_steak.jpg

Category: SciShow

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>