It might be partially staged, but I don't think "Superman" was in on the prank if it was. He's totally fed up now! Did that guy's friends arrange for him to be in a very inconvenient costume and then deliberately ply him with drinks beforehand? Judging from "Superman's" demeanour, he didn't anticipate what was going to happen himself.
I want to know why the costume is half off, too. Did he start trying to peel it off when he couldn't hold it any longer and then it just took too long?
How on earth does the real Superman deal with such emergencies?
I've often thought that superhero costumes, or any costume involving a full bodysuit, present problems for peeing. As this fellow said, "No pee hole". It involves partially stripping down, so one might put off heading for the toilet until it gets urgent. A suit that zipped up the back would be especially awkward and might require assistance. My guess for this video is that he might have waited too long.
Brian, you speculated about friends plying him with drinks to create the situation. Have you ever done this with a mate just to see how he deals with it? I must confess having done so in the dim past, but didn't promote a public accident.
Superheroes might be presumed to have super bladders, but like other emergency personnel who may be called out when well hydrated, they'd just have to hold it until their heroic deed was done.
I can't remember ever deliberately trying to ply a mate with drinks, Fred, but then I have never had the nerve. I've written about it sometimes though. The character Michael in the stories "Boarding the Ferry", "Journey through Europe", "Musical Revenge" and "Reunion", all in Stronger Interests here for those who have access, definitely does that in the latter three stories. Michael's the evil embodiment of everything I've thought about doing but never dared. I'd love to know more about what you say you did in the past!
What you write about the Superman suit in bodgyuk's linked clip is awesome. I bet you're right that he left it too long because getting the suit off would be such a hassle.
I fantasize about people who can't whip it out in time due to clothing issues, of which full body suit is one. Interestingly that guy in the video was wearing a pair of trousers with belt under the Superman suit, so there should be another two layers below which might have added another a wee bit to the delay, and the belt and his choice of trousers most probably don't allow the quickest way of access of pulling all his layers down when he had already undressed his suit to the waist level.
I remember reading fiction stories regarding men not being to get out of their body suits in time, but where did they go? Two examples pop into my mind:
* A person who wore a wrestling singlet under his shorts and t-shirt drove to some place, wasn't able to use the toilet because he was threatened by the presence of a gay man, escaped outside and found that he couldn't simply lower his shorts to pee, and eventually had an accident.
* A person who went to the bar in a tight fitting one-piece suit, used the toilet once and found it too much of a hassle, and subsequently keep holding on until the bar closing time and never had a chance to pee before leaving the bar. He already leaked before he got into a taxi, and never made it home. I believe this story was written by one fellow member of this forum and it was inspired by a sighting.
@googlism2008 Neither of those two fiction stories is familiar to me but I love your descriptions of both scenarios. I too like the idea of a guy wearing a very impractical set of clothing (wrestling singlet underneath teeshirt and shorts?? really!) and not thinking about how he's going to pee until the situation arises. And I also approve of a guy having an accident because he was "threatened by the presence" of a gay man. Very appropriate.
Having dabbled in local theater many years ago, I think of costumes that some performers wear that require time and assistance to dismantle sufficiently to pee. Rehearsals can go on for several hours, and actors need to be adequately hydrated to keep their speaking or singing voices in good order. There is (or was) a video online where Hugh Jackman admitted to peeing in his costume onstage during a performance, and I believe Richard Burton (who was a great drinker) admitted to doing the same. I've read that James Dean claimed that his performances on film were more intense when he was holding a full bladder.
I remember the first one because of the comment about it not being funny when friends are cruel to each other- my thoughts were very different to this!
My guess for this video is that he might have waited too long.