The Urine Room

A new hospital wellbeing campaign seeks to weigh obese patients daily to reinforce the danger their overabundance poses to themselves and the lives of others. “Each weigh-in is preceded by a group therapy session where members share their caloric crimes as they pass the ceremonial Twinkie around the circle”, says Weight Warrior Hilda Hindenberg. “Of course the Twinkie is ultimately flushed down the drain. Nothing is ever eaten in the Urine Room”, emphasises Hindenberg. The Urine Room, which gets its name from the abundance of urinals, urinating men and puddles of urine that colour the inside landscape of the room, was chosen by Weight Warriors as a meeting place for its appetite suppressing properties. “It’s very hard to be hungry with all the dripping, flushing, wafting and splashing that goes on in here”, grimaces Hindenberg who has shed a Backstreet Boy in weight since she joined the program. “Being in charge means I can reward those who have lost weight with celery vouchers. Those who have gained get the hose”, squints Hindenberg gesturing to a rusty fire hydrant. The room has been fitted with floor to ceiling mirrors to ‘give the illusion of space and anonymity’.

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