Silly question, but since when do toilets have an opinion? I watched the video by Benjamin Henrichs, a former AS Monaco player now at RB Leipzig, twice on the 7:32 train. On his YouTube channel, he shows Bilal Kamarieh, a former player turned influencer, around the club’s training centre. First the ultra-luxurious showers. Then the connected toilets.
The principle, according to RMC Sport: as soon as a player has finished urinating, a wall panel lights up. Green if all is well. Yellow if he’d better drink soon. Red if he is clearly under-hydrated and absolutely must drink. Benjamin Henrichs explains it himself: “A red light means you have to drink.” Then: “There’s yellow, like a traffic light. And green is perfect.”
Like a traffic light. I opened a new tab in my notebook, the “highway code” tab. If it’s a traffic light, there must be a zebra crossing. And someone waiting on the other side. And on yellow, do you speed up towards the water fountain, or stop carefully?
According to the source, staying well hydrated helps Leipzig players avoid headaches and reduce cramps. That, I understand. In basketball, there are water bottles at the side of the court and a coach shouting “drink”. The coach only has two colours: happy or not happy.
RB Leipzig are fifth in the Bundesliga with three wins in five games, and face Bayern Munich on Saturday in Bavaria. I looked into whether Bayern has the same panel. I checked, and actually nobody knows.
The traffic light, we already had one. It was called the referee, and he only had two cards.
Benjamin Henrichs concludes: “Honestly, it’s really good.” Noted. With a green dot.
It’s true, we checked: RMC Sport.
