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[–] 26 points 1 year ago (1 child)
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  • [–] [S] 73 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    There's an episode of TNG where Worf is seriously injured by a falling blue barrel, so it gets memed about often like it's his arch enemy.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    We don't know what a full barrel would do. Maybe Worf has a weakness against empty barrels only.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    How do they refill that barrel? Looks awkward as fuck.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    Oh, I know this one.

    The elevated barrel usually indicates that water pressure is only sometimes available.

    For example, the available pump might be solar powered and batteryless, or just a manual hand pump.

    In either case, the water being elevated allows people to use the shower even when the pump cannot operate - at night, if solar, or just some people don't have the physical fitness to operate some hand pumps.

    Edit: All of that to agree - this setup is typically awkward as fuck.

    Edit 2: Also, the barrel can also serve to warm the water from frigid underground running water temperatures up to "water that has been sitting in the sunlight" temperatures.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    that is some quality shitposting.

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