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Why do i always have to urinate when i get into the ocean?

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Conditioned reflex: Like an animal who starts to salivate when they smell food we also as humans have conditioned reflexes. When you get into the ocean, there have been enough time in your past that you have urinated, that your body is used to the concept and it gets itself ready before you're even aware of it.

Answered 8/11/2012

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