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RockRaven

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1. Does microwaving urine even work to foil drug tests? Is this even a common urban legend?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Oct 7, 2018, 10:18 PM

Oct 2018

Inquiring minds want to know... I want to know.

Seriously, I admit to being sheltered/oblivious, but I've never heard of this being a thing.

Also, dear gas station operators, if you're at the point that people are microwaving their urine in your place of business, a f-ing sign isn't going to dissuade them.

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'Don't microwave your pee,' Jacksonville gas station owner's bizarre request [View all] TexasTowelie Oct 2018 OP

Does microwaving urine even work to foil drug tests? Is this even a common urban legend? RockRaven Oct 2018 #1

No, see my response #3 below. TexasTowelie Oct 2018 #4

What does heating the urine do, get rid of evidence of drug use? What? brush Oct 2018 #2

People supposedly collect urine samples from others who they believe are drug-free. TexasTowelie Oct 2018 #3

God! The things people go thru. Not encouraging beating drug tests but... brush Oct 2018 #9

I had a friend who had some sort of contraption to do exactly that sweetloukillbot Oct 2018 #10

The surface of your body is much cooler than the internal temperature. LakeSuperiorView Oct 2018 #14

I mean, why? If they give you the tube, wouldn't you just pay 20 bucks for someone else's clean pee? ck4829 Oct 2018 #5

It has to be a certain temp. or it will fail. nt Laffy Kat Oct 2018 #7

They don't give you the sample tube prior to the test. TexasTowelie Oct 2018 #8

.... JHan Oct 2018 #6

Yeah, some drug screens require observed urination. 3Hotdogs Oct 2018 #11

Most drug testing facilities require you to pee on premise liberal N proud Oct 2018 #12

They probably are not frisking people for a Wizzinator Eugene Oct 2018 #13