Students dwelling in the Sandford Fleming Atrium, more commonly known as “The Pit” have recently noticed that the Pit’s resident water fountain has had its filter status light change to red, indicating the need for a filter change. Now, the filter status has been so neglected that the light is no longer lit at all; red, green, or otherwise.
Experts are now asking: has this lack of filtered water led to an increase in brain rot?
With discussions about brain rot currently on the rise in The Pit, it appears that the lack of filtration in the water could be a leading cause.
Pit Dwellers have been noted to appear more sleep deprived, haggard, and incomprehensible in recent weeks. Though these symptoms in the population became more apparent towards the end of the semester, and it is currently the exam season, experts have noted how these timelines have lined up with the lack of filtered water in the Pit. This has even seeped into the Toike, which notably has an entire issue regarding brain rot, as chosen by select Pit Dwellers who bid for it at the Godiva Week Charity Auction.
Unfiltered water is an issue in southern Ontario, as buildings of comparable age to the Sandford Fleming building have lead pipes, an ideal building material at the time of their initial construction. It was also found in 2022 that about 337 million litres of raw sewage had been dumped into Hamilton Harbour, a part of Lake Ontario not too far from Toronto. This highlights why filtering water adequately before drinking it is so important in a location such as The Pit.
Additionally, parasites entering the body have also been recently found to affect the brains of people. RFK Jr. has that parasite that has consumed part of his brain and is attempting to take over the United States. All of this is happening just across the lake from the Sandford Fleming Building, which proves that an example of the susceptibility of the brain to parasites is not that far away.
The University of Toronto has yet to replace the water filter in The Pit water fountain, and has not yet released a timeline for this process.
