The Loomar Institute of Waste Management was a research and waste management facility partly dedicated to studying the behavior and biology of Wassies.
In 2005, the institute was the site of a controversial incident involving one of its researchers, Professor Tukinowa. Filmed as part of a television documentary about Wassie research, the incident involved Professor Tukinowa performing [REDACTED].
Background
The Loomar Institute of Waste Management was established in the late 1970s as a waste management and research facility dedicated to studying Wassies. The institute was the second oldest Wassie research facility in the area.
In 2016, the local council decided to convert the institute into a parking space, citing a need for more parking in the area. This decision sparked controversy among Wassie researchers, who argued that the institute's valuable research on these unique creatures should have been preserved.
In 2005, prior to its conversion into a parking space, the institute was selected as the subject of a short television documentary about Wassie research. Filmed over the course of several days, the documentary followed Professor Tukinowa and his graduate students as they conducted various experiments on Wassies in an effort to better understand their unique abilities and biological quirks.
The Incident
During the filming of a short documentary on Wassie research by a now disfunct regional public television station, Professor Tukinowa began to display increasingly erratic behavior, eventually going temporarily insane. According to eyewitnesses, Professor Tukinowa had become increasingly agitated over the course of a few days, ranting about the pointlessness of Wassie research. This behavior was later attributed to an inability of Professor Tukinowa to deal with the relentless pointlessness and stupidity of the Wassies, as well as their constant hijinks. In a moment of desperation, he [REDACTED] with the lab's emergency revolver.
Response
The incident was without serious consequences and the Wassie was ultimately unharmed (after re-spawn). Professor Tukinowa was placed on paid leave for one week and forced to attend 3 hours of mandatory anger management classes. He reportedly had to pay roughly 15$ in damages to the institute, mostly for damage caused to furniture and the cleanup of Wassie remains.
Some argued that the incident highlighted the need for greater oversight of research facilities and the importance of mental health support for researchers. Others defended the work being done at the Loomar Institute, arguing that Wassies are fascinating creatures that deserve to be studied. Regardless of one's stance on the issue, the incident at the Loomar Institute remains a controversial moment in the history of Wassie research.
The television program was never aired and was thought to be lost until it resurfaced online in 2025.
Aftermath
Despite the controversy surrounding the incident, the Loomar Institute continued to conduct research on Wassies until its conversion into a parking space in 2016. The institute implemented stricter guidelines for the treatment of Wassies in its research, and Professor Tukinowa retired from his position at an unknown date, after moving the focus of his research to ducks for a short period of time.
The TV program that was filmed at the Loomar Institute before the incident eventually resurfaced online in 2025, shedding new light on the incident and the conditions at the research facility. The program sparked renewed interest in the incident and a new round of discussions and debates about the ethics of Wassie research.
