As you all know by now, the Rio Olympics hotel situation has been a real struggle for athletes and journalists. The list of problems we’ve come across to date: flooding, weird water, falling showerheads, lack of shower curtains, wrecked sinks, etc., etc.
However, it looks like one savvy NPR writer discovered the key to a functioning shower — turning on the sink!
The shower in our hotel at #RioOlympics2016 works — with a twist…. cc @NPR pic.twitter.com/psNi53zUhO
— NPR Olympics News (@nprolympics) August 6, 2016
Apparently all you need is a little creativity to work out the various quirks in these hotels.