The sink in my dorm bathroom has been leaking since the beginning of the semester, and probably longer. It started off as a slight drip every few seconds and now it's escalated to a constant thin stream of water. It drips in such a way now that the water doesn't hit the sides of the sink; it just falls straight down the drain and makes a strange, echoing noise as the water bounces around deep down inside the pipe. On top of that, the water coming out of it is hot, so the sink is constantly hot enough to burn the hand if you touch it without thinking. The noise the water makes is loud enough so that it's disquieting while trying to enjoy a good toilet session.
It got me thinking, how long until that stream of water erodes through the pipe down below the sink? I'm no scientist, so for all I know it could take a million years. But suppose the pipe erodes away next week. Will those janitors finally come and try and fix it instead of pretending they can't here it and report it to maintenance? The thought of that water slowly chipping away at the thick pipes that are supposed to contain their mighty foe interests me greatly. Water and time are going to make that sink burst and flood the whole floor.
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