I am incredibly sad to say I was not present for this. A coworker of mine was facilitating the touch-a-shark exhibit, a knee-height pool about 6 feet across and 20 feet long, containing about 20 small sharks. A group of special needs people, who were high-school age or perhaps slightly older, and their chaperones came into the exhibit and began touching sharks without incident. Then, without warning, one of the kids inserted his thumb into the waistband of his sweatpants, yanked them down a few inches, and began urinating into touch-a-shark. My coworker's response was to yell "Hey! Stop him! You gotta stop him right now!" at which point the chaperones stopped him. It is still unclear whether the boy finished his business or was forced to stop mid-stream. There were families present, and children were quickly whisked away by their shocked parents. The exhibit was closed for about an hour so that water quality could be checked and so that the water filters could work their magic.
This, as far as I've heard, is the only time in the Aquarium's 17-year history that this has happened, and I'm sorry I wasn't there to see it.
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Somehow, in a twisted way, it surprises me that this is the first time that's happened. I feel like with that many people coming in and out of the aquarium on a daily basis, SOMEONE would have pulled that stunt before!
You should make this kid a plaque or something for really being the first...
I plan to pee in or on something when I come on the 21st!
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