Cape Town residents were encouraged to take two-minute showers to save water, and prominent South African artists wrote two-minute songs to listen to during these. Avoiding Day Zero was an all-hands-on-deck effort, and Splash was their captain.
Alas, Splash had another rival to deal with beyond Day Zero. There was a second mascot. Yes, strangely enough, Cape Town already had a water conservation mascot named Manzi.
Manzi had already been around for years before the 2018 water crisis, and he was a bit more professional and less intimidating than Splash. His tongue still felt off, though. That was something the water mascot designers just couldn’t seem to get right.
In the end, Splash’s efforts (as well as the efforts of everyone in Cape Town) were successful. Through successful water conservation as well as some much-needed rain, Day Zero never came to be. Splash may have been…scary, and his time in the spotlight was filled with mockery, but let us all take a moment to appreciate him for the awareness he probably brought to the water issue.
And if he ever wants to make a comeback, he would make a great sidekick to Gritty from the Philadelphia Flyers.
Top Image: South African Department of Water and Sanitation
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Source: Pinoy Daily News
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