In sports, the goal is to always find that edge, to take advantage of any opportunity other teams might be missing.
In the case of the Jacksonville Jaguars, they are getting a leg up on their opponents through their fancy new high-tech urinals. At the team’s new $120 million practice facility, the Jaguars have installed urinals that will measure a player’s hydration levels, giving the team the distinction of now owning “the most advanced urinals in all of professional sports.”
Book your Super Bowl tickets now, folks.
How Do the Jaguars’ High-Tech Urinals Work?
It’s all pretty simple. A green light while you are peeing means you’re good to go; you’re nice and hydrated. A yellow light indicates you could stand to hydrate a bit more, and a red light means you are fully dehydrated and need to fix that immediately.
While it’s pretty cool just to say you have the most advanced urinals in all the world, there’s a big safety element to this as well, as there have sadly been cases over the years of football players at all levels dying of heat stroke, one of the most famous incidents being the death of Minnesota’s Korey Stringer in 2001. Being so hyper aware of one’s hydration levels is critical, because it’s not always such an obvious thing. And as they say, you don’t want to wait until you’re noticeably thirsty to drink water, because that means you’re already dehydrated. Practicing football in sweltering summer heat can only exacerbate the problem.
So as the Jaguars recently opened their 125,000-square foot practice facility, it stands to reason some of that $120 million would go towards installing the world’s most advanced urinals. The real question, though, is: When will the team install these babies at TIAA Bank Field – or the new stadium they’re angling for – so fans will know to maybe switch to water for a little bit on Sundays?
