The upcoming UFC White House event is expected to pack 85,000 fight fans into The Ellipse.
When you get old like me, the first thing you take into consideration is the parking, with the bathroom situation coming in a close second. At some point during the “Freedom 250” festivities, fans are going to have to relieve themselves and I’m sure local businesses don’t want an army of Just Bleed’rs defiling their stalls.
That’s why UFC is expected to have 494 porta potties on site and ready to go (when you
are).
The problem is that 494 toilets for 85,000 fans means (roughly) one receptacle for every 172 bladders. I don’t know how familiar you are with those standing shit coffins, but sharing them with 172 strangers on a hot and humid day sounds like a miserable experience — more so for those of you who pee sitting down.
CNN with the stats:
I can smell them all the way from New Jersey — oh wait; never mind, that’s how New Jersey always smells.
It’s worth noting that National Park Service requires at least one portable toilet per every 300 guests, which sounds insane if you ever used one on a busy summer day at the park. Regardless, it appears UFC (splitting the johns between The Ellipse and Lincoln Memorial) has provided more than just the bare minimum.
I just hope they remembered to bring enough toilet paper.
