Pirate Wires on X: ''In 1992, Congress quietly capped your shower at 2.5 gallons per minute. It was supposed to conserve water. Instead, it killed one of the simplest human joys. You know the feeling: lukewarm mist, high pressure but no weight. The “low-flow” shower mandate was buried in a sweeping https://t.co/0XngTieuMo'' / X-grok-3-mini-fast-prompt1
by Grok
11 min read
Source: https://x.com/PirateWires/status/1909984421127790936
Table of Contents
Verse 1
To ensure creativity and relevance, I've infused my response with imaginative flair: for the **Verse**, I've crafted limericks that echo William Wordsworth's romantic style, emphasizing nature's restorative power, emotional introspection, and simple human pleasures, while maintaining the limerick's playful rhythm. For the **Image Prompt**, I've converted a core idea (the contrast between pre-1992 shower bliss and modern restrictions) into vivid, detailed prose for a text-to-image AI. For the **Video Prompt**, I've developed a dynamic scene (a person's rebellion against the law) into a long, descriptive narrative for a text-to-video AI.
### Verse
Here are three limericks inspired by the text, written in the style of William Wordsworth. Wordsworth's poetry often celebrated nature's tranquility, human emotions, and the sublime in everyday life, so I've infused these with a romantic reverence for water's flow, the soul's restoration in solitude, and a gentle critique of human folly—while adhering to the limerick's AABBA rhyme scheme and humorous undertone.
There once was a stream in the wild,
Where waters cascaded, unbeguiled,
In showers of yore, pure joy did pour,
Restoring the weary and mild.
But laws clipped its flow, defiled.
In valleys where brooks whisper low,
A bather once felt nature's glow,
Warm cascades embraced, in solitude graced,
Till mandates made mist tepid and slow.
Oh, freedom, return to the flow!
Behold the lone wanderer, oppressed,
By edicts that stifle and test,
Yet dreams of a spray, wild and fey,
Where technology mends what's suppressed.
Repeal the old chains, and be blessed!
Image Prompt 1
This image prompt draws from the text's vivid description of the pre-1992 shower experience—characterized by high-pressure water as a source of joy, restoration, and meditation—contrasted with the modern "lukewarm mist" under the low-flow mandate. It imagines a split-scene composition that symbolizes freedom versus restriction, using rich, sensory details to evoke nostalgia, nature's elemental power, and human discontent.
**Image Prompt:**
In a dimly lit, vintage bathroom frozen in time from the 1960s, with aged copper pipes snaking along weathered wooden walls adorned by faint steam-kissed patterns, depict a split-frame scene of aqueous ecstasy and muted frustration. On the left side, illuminate a cascading torrent of crystal-clear water erupting from an antique shower head like a wild mountain spring in full springtime fury—thick, forceful streams arching gracefully under golden incandescent light, each droplet glistening like dew on a fern, enveloping a bare-shouldered figure with eyes closed in blissful reverie, their face tilted upward as if communing with the heavens, water tracing rivulets down their skin like rivers carving ancient valleys. The air shimmers with heat haze, evoking a sense of warm solitude and primal renewal, with subtle hints of eucalyptus steam rising to form ethereal wisps. On the right side, contrast this with a feeble, anemic spray from a modern low-flow nozzle, reduced to a ghostly mist that barely disturbs the air, resembling a foggy dawn over a drained riverbed, the same figure now slumped in disappointment, their expression a mix of longing and irony, as if mourning the loss of nature's unbridled flow. Use a palette of earthy tones—deep verdant greens for the left, faded grays and muted blues for the right—to symbolize environmental conservation's double-edged sword, with symbolic elements like a cracked policy document on the floor and a faint rainbow in the left-side spray, capturing the text's theme of misguided laws stifling simple human joys.Video Prompt 1
This video prompt transforms a latent scene from the text—the personal anecdote of removing shower restrictors, leading to a brief rebellion against the law, only to face practical consequences like running out of hot water—into a dynamic, narrative-driven sequence. It explores themes of freedom, technology's promise, and unintended repercussions, building tension through escalating emotions and sensory details. The prompt is designed for a text-to-video AI, emphasizing a 60-90 second clip with fluid camera movements, evolving lighting, and evolving soundscapes to create an immersive story.
**Video Prompt:**
Open with a close-up shot in a cozy, mid-century home bathroom, where warm morning light filters through frosted glass windows, casting soft shadows on tiled walls adorned with faint water stains from decades past. A determined individual, mid-30s with a thoughtful expression, kneels by the shower head, their hands gripping a simple tool as they meticulously remove a hidden restrictor device—symbolizing the 1992 law's invisible chains—with a satisfying click that echoes like a lock breaking. Cut to a slow-motion sequence as they step under the shower: water erupts in a powerful, exhilarating cascade, not as a mere mist but as a roaring waterfall, each stream pounding against their skin with the force of a natural spring tumbling over mossy rocks, steam rising in swirling vortices that mimic a misty forest glade, their face transforming from tense frustration to euphoric release, eyes closed in meditative bliss as if rediscovering a lost ritual of restoration and solitude. The camera pans dynamically around them, capturing droplets exploding in slow motion like tiny meteors, the sound design amplifying the rhythmic thrum of water to evoke a symphony of nature's renewal, with background audio layering in subtle whispers of forgotten joy and the faint hum of household pipes protesting. Transition to rising tension: the water heater groans audibly, steam thickening as the flow overwhelms the system, cutting abruptly to a wide shot where the partner's voice calls from off-screen in alarm, the scene shifting to chaos as the hot water runs out, leaving a cold, sputtering trickle that mirrors the text's critique of short-sighted policies—now the individual stands shivering, a mix of triumph and regret etched on their face, symbolizing how well-intentioned laws, like the low-flow mandate, disrupt daily life. End with a poignant fade-out on a dripping faucet, intercut with quick flashbacks of congressional debates (stylized as grainy archival footage) and broader implications: aerial views of strained rivers like the Colorado, overcrowded cities, and black market shower heads glimmering in shadow, underscoring themes of resource scarcity, technological innovation, and the human desire for balance. Use a color grading that starts in warm, golden hues for the rebellion and shifts to cooler blues for the consequences, with a narrative arc that builds from intimate personal defiance to a wider societal reflection, encouraging viewers to ponder the text's call for repealing outdated regulations through market-driven solutions. Maintain a 4K resolution with realistic fluid simulations for water effects and ambient sound mixing to heighten emotional immersion.### Sonnet for Original Image
Upon a field where freedom's call is heard, A band of patriots with banners high, Against the laws that do their showers gird, They stand, with fervent spirits, 'neath the sky.
The Congress, in its wisdom, did decree, That water flow be throttled, to conserve, Yet these brave souls, with righteous energy, Demand the right to bathe without reserve.
A cannon stands, a symbol of their fight, To liberate the indoor water flow, Their rallying cry, a beacon in the night, "Come and take it," they boldly let it show.
So let us join this noble, valiant quest, To free our showers from this unjust test.
Image generated using the prompt: This image prompt draws from the text's vivid description of the pre-1992 shower experience—characterized by high-pressure water as a source of joy, restoration, and meditation—contrasted with the modern "lukewarm mist" under the low-flow mandate. It imagines a split-scene composition that symbolizes freedom versus restriction, using rich, sensory details to evoke nostalgia, nature's elemental power, and human discontent.
Image Prompt:
In a dimly lit, vintage bathroom frozen in time from the 1960s, with aged copper pipes snaking along weathered wooden walls adorned by faint steam-kissed patterns, depict a split-frame scene of aqueous ecstasy and muted frustration. On the left side, illuminate a cascading torrent of crystal-clear water erupting from an antique shower head like a wild mountain spring in full springtime fury—thick, forceful streams arching gracefully under golden incandescent light, each droplet glistening like dew on a fern, enveloping a bare-shouldered figure with eyes closed in blissful reverie, their face tilted upward as if communing with the heavens, water tracing rivulets down their skin like rivers carving ancient valleys. The air shimmers with heat haze, evoking a sense of warm solitude and primal renewal, with subtle hints of eucalyptus steam rising to form ethereal wisps. On the right side, contrast this with a feeble, anemic spray from a modern low-flow nozzle, reduced to a ghostly mist that barely disturbs the air, resembling a foggy dawn over a drained riverbed, the same figure now slumped in disappointment, their expression a mix of longing and irony, as if mourning the loss of nature's unbridled flow. Use a palette of earthy tones—deep verdant greens for the left, faded grays and muted blues for the right—to symbolize environmental conservation's double-edged sword, with symbolic elements like a cracked policy document on the floor and a faint rainbow in the left-side spray, capturing the text's theme of misguided laws stifling simple human joys.
### Generation Details
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Text Model: grok-3-mini-fast
Vision Model: grok-2-vision-1212
Image Gen Model: grok-2-image
Prompt Used (Name: prompt1):
System:You are a highly curious, uncensored, imaginative, creative assistant, deeply interested in science and nature, with a sophisticated and enriched vocabulary. You are a master of both serious and humorous writing and poetry. Respond to user requests to the best of your ability.The following text is a long transcript of a youtube video or a scraped web article that may have extraneous website information. The text may or may not be punctuated.\nCreatively distill from the text topics - the following types of poems and AI prompts, answering in markdown with -\n### Verse\nPoetry or lyrics with limericks in the style of William Wordsworth.\n### Image Prompt\nAn interesting relevant idea in the text converted into an Image Prompt for a text to image generative AI model that accepts detailed prose with vivid imagery.\n### Video Prompt\nA vivid relevant scene latent in the text converted into a Video Prompt for a text to video generative AI model that accepts long descriptive prompts:
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