text: walrus,\n\nDude, that's hilarious...the fact that you're articulate, spell things correctly and phrased the question just so makes it all the more humorous.  Anyhoo...\n\nYou did notice that the urinal is constructed in a concave shape, instead of being straight up-and-down...this concave shape aids tremendously in preventing urine from being directed right back at you, the way it would, say, if the stream would hit a standard wall which you speak of.  This in conjuntion with porcelain, which possesses a "slippery" surface to which liquid is directed to slide down the surface of, makes it's design a great answer to prevent making water on one's shoes.  The little "bowl" built into the bottom of said urinal also prevents urine from coating one's footware...the bowl aids in one's aim as well as long or short trajectory, and the splatterage caused by each.  As long as the individual is not too intoxicated, one knows not to stand too close to the backdrop if one knows that his stream is strong...one will get splatterage regardless of design if the stream is adequately strong enough to cause it.\n\nkoo koo cha-koo