[anamax]

> Otherwise, you could write another article about all the ideas people have on the toilet, titled "The Benefit of Pooping."

People do write about thinking in the shower, so why is pooping out of line?

> Creative thinking in the bathroom is probably less an effect of being naked as it is being in a private space with nothing better to think about.

Is it "private space with nothing to think about" or running water?

[argv_empty]

Is it "private space with nothing to think about" or running water?

Based on my experience from time spent in private spaces with nothing to think about that don't have running water, I'm inclined to doubt the significance of the effect of running water.

[pavel_lishin]

I do think, though, that the relaxation of being immersed in warm water definitely helps.