Germany To Use Anti Urination Wall Paint To Keep 'Wild Urinating' Drunkards At Bay

A neighbourhood in the German city of Hamburg, St. Pauli, has been dealing with the trouble caused by drunkards urinating on walls of houses and on the streets. Known for its night life, with bars, strip clubs and music venues, the area attracts more than 20 million visitors, the Guardian reports.

It also states that the visitors frequently go to strip clubs and the red-light district in St. Pauli, the Reeperbahn, where they get drunk and cause problems to the local residents by urinating around the area. The community has been facing the problem for quite some time, which led the residents to come up with their own solution. Their answer to the issue is to paint the walls of the district with water-repellent paint. Consequently, this will cause the urine of the the next person to urinate on walls to have the liquid splashed back at them.

A member of IG St. Pauli, the community group behind the scheme told the Guardian that fines and prohibitions had no effect on the offenders. The ‘Wildpinkler’ or the ‘wild urinator’ has become an obsession in Germany. He said, “So we decided to solve the problem our own way. Now, St Pauli pees back.” One can see signs around the district that read, “Don’t pee here. We pee back."

The paint used is a powerful hydrophobic paint, called the 'Ultra-Ever Dry.' Any liquid that touches the surface of the paint bounces back. Julia Staron, a spokesman and project co-supervisor, told the weekly, Der Spiegel, that the paint has been used on ships and is very effective. The liquid splashes back in the same force with which it first hits the painted surface, she explained.

She stated that the streets have become similar to a sewer, and they were keen on solving the problem. Though urinating on the streets is a punishable offence with a penalty levied on the offender, the place is too crowded which makes it very hard for the police to catch the 'Wildpinkler.'

The community has also released a viral video, titled "St Pauli Pinkelt Zurück" or "St Pauli Pees Back." To date, the video has garnered 3,501,345 views already.

Ms. Starton gleefully warns in the video that if a 'Wildpinkler' thinks he can go to the next wall and relieve himself, then he must be cautious as some walls do not have a sign.

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