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Sugar_buddy t1_ixvt22k wrote
"it seems that everyone who bathes here has their brains eaten."
"The gods are punishing sinners."
"The only likely hypothesis."
Godtiermasturbator t1_ixy87s0 wrote
"Actually it's an organism that's too small to see with the naked eye that feeds on humans"
"Shut thy mouth, Nerdus Maximus"
PlayerOnSticks t1_iy5j09q wrote
Nerdus Maximus lmfao
AdRepulsive7699 t1_ixwfitb wrote
Yeah I was gonna ask did ancient Romans throw a sample under a microscope and declare a closure due to amoebas?
pbmm1 t1_ixxtxhr wrote
They were helped by ancient aliens
tryingtodefendhim t1_ixyma3c wrote
During the Roman Empire amoeba were much larger than they are today... much, much larger.
neutralguystrangler t1_ixuo6h0 wrote
I visited there last year. This explains why I'm not very smart and can't remember anything
mattttb t1_ixvi8h2 wrote
I didn’t think they were still open for bathing, I visited on a school trip and I got the impression they’re more just a museum. Cool place to visit though, Bath is a beautiful town and the ancient Roman baths are pretty interesting.
Built on top of an ancient spring used by the indigenous Celtic people before the Romans turned up.
TvHeroUK t1_ixvs106 wrote
It’s a visitor centre only, the water quality isn’t up to standard for bathing and obviously they aren’t doing to hack a historic building apart to install filters and the like
Glad_Damage_4703 t1_ixwn8hx wrote
I think it was used as public baths ul until the 70s.
opiate_lifer t1_ixwnglk wrote
FWIW these amoebas are common in still placid water, a few unlucky people die yearly.
RepresentativeSet349 t1_ixv0avo wrote
Well that explains Brexit
attentiontodetal t1_ixx0ast wrote
This happened in the 70s, so if anything it would explain the vote to join the EEC.
more_beans_mrtaggart t1_ixye0fr wrote
Amoebas found after the EU referendum.
It does explain the Gen X all voting leave.
jatufin t1_ixv1ui9 wrote
I hate it when brain eating amoebas fill my bath.
Angrypenguinwaddle96 t1_ixwj5fm wrote
When I went on a residential trip to Bristol and Bath with my school back in 2008 I saw a student from another school bloody dip their finger into the water and tasted it.
EmmelineTx t1_ixvqz8p wrote
I thought that they were closed because all of the piping is lead.
RobbieBlair t1_ixxot6z wrote
How many amoeba could it eat?
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Thecna2 t1_ixy7zt7 wrote
A mysterious doctor, along with an assistant, attached to a quasi governmental organisation was apparently the main cause of defeating this amoeba.
Scat_fiend t1_ixykxbc wrote
Fan of There’s no such thing as a fish?
toodog t1_ixw7jgm wrote
Explains Bristol
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st4n13l t1_ixvkcg8 wrote
I think an important thing to point out is this occurred in the 1970s. The way the title is written it could be interpreted that the Romans closed the baths after finding brain eating amoeba which would have been astounding if true.