Here is the aquatic carnivorous plant named the "humped bladderwort"!

You're welcome.

"Mind over bladder."

Repeat this post's title the next time you really need to go, but lack a facility! 

(Photo via Sara V.)

Feeling the Pressure!

As the leader of the United Kingdom, David Cameron is used to making difficult decisions and giving important speeches.

And when he does, his recipe for success is to need to pee. Where did he get this idea? Apparently, he’d been impressed by something that famous broadcaster Enoch Powell said. When asked why he only gave speeches on a full bladder, Powell said:

“You should do nothing to decrease the tension before making a big speech. If anything you should seek to increase it.”

I guess the theory is that if there’s lots of pressure INSIDE, you won’t feel the pressure OUTSIDE. So next time you have to give a speech, be sure to chug lots of apple juice so that you'll have a full bladder!

Stories here and here.

We here at the Shy Bladder Institute welcome you!

Do you suffer from a shy bladder? Then welcome! We know, it's not easy suffering from this condition. When you to school or work, it would be nice if your bladder could socialize with the other bladders.

But rest assured that you're not alone! Seven people out of a hundred have bladders that avoid eye contact, blush easily, and speak in an inaudible whisper—

Wait, that's not the kind of shy bladder they mean? Never mind.

Do you suffer from "shy bladder syndrome"?

Also known as pauresis, this is a condition wherein the person can't pee in front of other people.

Or animals.

Or stuffed animals.

Expert Tip: To cure this problem, I recommend that a person socialize his or her bladder with other bladders. This can be done at "off-leash" bladder parks, or at bladder hootenannies.

You're welcome!

Book cover from here.

Another Gross Mystery!

Let’s say that you just peed. Man, you had to go bad! And now that you're done, you’re proud of yourself in a way you could never admit to anyone else.

By Marcin Krzyzanowski

After all, look at all that PEE. You sure can hold it!

Then you go into the kitchen. You figure you should probably drink something since you just flushed your body of every last drop of fluid.

Raising a glass of water to your lips, you mentally pat yourself on the back again. When it comes to “making the bladder gladder”, you’re the champ! (More pee sayings here.)

Then you sip some water. COLD water. And the impossible happens! Can it be? You feel the urge to pee AGAIN … even though you couldn’t have more than a drop in your bladder.

Now I ask you, how is THAT possible? I guess it’s just another gross mystery!

Lord of the Potty Dance!

These Czech entertainers do an awesome "gotta go to the bathroom" of the Riverdance. Top notch! (Via.)