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Hydrodynamicists! piss bottle slosh reduction?
Posted: Sat May 31, 2025 10:10 am
by jameso
Sorry. I don't say piss bottle normally oc.
I've got a bottle mounted along the near-level top tube of a bike and predictably the water sloshes about a lot. I tried cutting an old plastic pop bottle into a sort of tabbed tube and put it inside the bike bottle but it didn't really change things much. I think a screw thread shape would be better but not so easily done. I've seen a sort of plastic wool mesh used for this, any other ideas or tips that don't include adding lots of dodgy particles to my water?

Re: Hydrodynamicists! piss bottle slosh reduction?
Posted: Sat May 31, 2025 10:11 am
by jameso
+100 for the alt swear filter. Bid0n = piss bottle
That should get some thread attention
Re: Hydrodynamicists! piss bottle slosh reduction?
Posted: Sat May 31, 2025 1:26 pm
by Hyppy
I can't help, but equally couldn't help wondering what was out there already and found this, which perhaps seems over-engineered but offers an alternative solution:
https://smartshake.com/en-gb/products/runbottle-black
Re: Hydrodynamicists! piss bottle slosh reduction?
Posted: Sat May 31, 2025 3:48 pm
by Lazarus
I know fuel tanks use foam to stop fuel sloshing about but you would then, presumably need a straw or some serious sucking to extract all the water.
Re: Hydrodynamicists! piss bottle slosh reduction?
Posted: Sat May 31, 2025 5:07 pm
by fatbikephil
Bulk liquid carriers just use a series of baffle plates. Not sure how you'd squeeze them into a bottle though... I guess if you could cut suitable shapes out of flat plastic with four tabs on them (and a hole at the bottom), bend the tabs then shove them in?
Re: Hydrodynamicists! piss bottle slosh reduction?
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2025 10:10 am
by jameso
It's getting the item into the bottle that seems the main problem. Thought about some kind of corkscrew thing cut from plastic sheet like this -

Re: Hydrodynamicists! piss bottle slosh reduction?
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2025 3:13 pm
by RIP
jameso wrote: ↑Sat May 31, 2025 10:11 am
Bid
on
Note to self. Don't get this thread mixed up with the bidet one.
Re: Hydrodynamicists! piss bottle slosh reduction?
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2025 3:40 pm
by MuddyPete
Mountain-bikers!
Tired of your water sloshing around inside your piss bottle on a bumpy ride?
Just replace the water with ice-cream and strawberries, then enjoy a tasty milkshake instead!

Re: Hydrodynamicists! piss bottle slosh reduction?
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2025 5:18 pm
by RIP
Well worthy of Viz that one...
Re: Hydrodynamicists! piss bottle slosh reduction?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 8:37 am
by jameso
Top top tip Pete
