The incident began when , feeling intellectually inferior to Mordecai , consumed a highly experimental intelligence-enhancing drink called Brain Max . The resulting "intelligence arms race" led both employees to achieve a level of hyper-intelligence that rendered them incapable of communicating with normal society, ultimately requiring a "dumb-down" antidote to restore park operations. 2. Incident Timeline
: Realizing they can no longer function in the world, they consume an "Extremely Dumb" juice to reverse the effects, eventually returning to their original baseline intelligence. 3. Notable Findings [S2E24] More Smarter
: The episode serves as a parody of the classic science fiction story Flowers for Algernon , specifically the theme of a rapid rise and fall of intelligence. 4. Conclusion The incident began when , feeling intellectually inferior