Posted on 07/14/2010 11:06:13 AM PDT by a fool in paradise
Bathers at Vienna’s 18 public pools swallow 5,000 litres of water, according to new research.
City officials said today (Mon) around 5,000 of the 31 million litres the pools are filled with were "lost" as swimmers accidentally guzzle them.
Authorities said they did not consider taking action about it despite the daily amount of "lost" chlorine water being worth around 15 Euros.
Some media claimed last summer Vienna officials considered banning guests at public swimming pools from wearing baggy Bermudas as they take around 2.5 litres of water with them every time they get out of the pool after a swim.
Austria is currently gripped by a heatwave. Temperatures reached 36 degrees centigrade at the weekend, and meteorologists said the situation will not change over the next few days.
Doctors have appealed to elderly and sick people to avoid midday sunshine and stay indoors most of the day, adding that young and old were well advised to drink sufficiently to avoid health problems.
Doesn’t water evaporate?
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