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I do not understand the joke here.
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.
The Lieutenant Worf School of Running Away from Things
Counselor Troi is not giving me a lapdance in this scene ding
Thanks.
I would feel pretty blue about it myself if such a thing came barreling toward me. Also, I can imagine I'd lack the spine afterwards to deal with any psychological trauma it causes.
We don't know what a full barrel would do. Maybe Worf has a weakness against empty barrels only.
How do they refill that barrel? Looks awkward as fuck.
I think that hose on the outside left is for filling the barrel... and/or making a siphon that empties the barrel.
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.
that is some quality shitposting.