Pornhub sees an unsurprising sudden surge in ‘golden shower’ searches
If you recently experienced a sudden urge to search for “golden shower,” you were not alone.
After revelations about Donald Trump’s alleged urine-soaked Russian sex party surfaced, Pornhub saw a tremendous surge in pee-related inquiries.
Pornhub has released statistics showing that after the salacious details went public Tuesday night, searches containing the phrase “golden showers” were up 102 percent over the usual daily average. Other pee-related terms (like “pissing”) also saw a 71 percent increase.
Trump's rumored foray into "watersports" may have been especially splashy, but it's a pretty popular American pastime.
According to Pornhub's data collected over a three-month period, it's most often searched for by men over 65 -- turns out Trump is very on-brand when it comes to being an old guy. The terms people most often looked for were "piss" and "pissing," but plenty of users got a little more specific in what they're looking for.
As for where watersports are most popular, the site found that urine-related searches were highest in the northern states, with New England leading the charge. The people of Hawaii, by contrast, are either so distracted by their gorgeous waterfalls that they can't be bothered to look for porn on the internet or they are so busy having their own golden showers that they had no need to go looking for more.
Trump denied the accusations at his press conference Wednesday, saying he is a "germaphobe," but it remains to be seen whether this latest scandal will usher in a new era of president-inspired piss play or whether the currently strong stream of interest will eventually slow to a dribble.
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Cassie Murdoch is Mashable's Culture Editor.. Before coming here, Cassie was Senior Culture Writer at Vocativ. She previously wrote for Jezebel and The Hairpin. Cassie spends most of her time thinking about and consuming cheese in all its glorious forms.
