connected to plumbing or cleaning equipment hidden behind the wall.
A few people even joked that it might be some kind of sensor or security device. The lack of labels or explanation made all these guesses feel possible.
The more people examined it, the more interesting it became. The rest of the restroom was completely normal, which made the object stand out even more.
Everything else followed expected design patterns, but this one detail broke the pattern. That contrast made people more curious than they would have been otherwise.
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