Posted on 06/27/2010 9:19:10 AM PDT by DogByte6RER
The scariest pool in the world, 55 stories above ground
The "Sands Skypark" in Singapore is a pool, greenway and casino with an usual location. The whole thing sits atop not one, but three skyscrapers that make up the Marina Bay Sands hotel. The infinity pool itself is nearly 500 feet in length and features no discernible edge. So what would happen if you swam over?
Don't worry, you wouldn't just plummet to the streets below. Instead, you'd fall where the rest of the water does: a basin that also acts as a filter for the water and sends it back up to the pool. Sounds pleasant, right? We haven't see a picture of it, but we imagine you just get right out of that basin yourself, rather than get forced around in tubes Willy Wonka-style.
The skypark, designed by architect Moshe Sadie, is itself is nearly 1,250 feet long, and is a new addition to the $6 billion dollar hotel. An interesting note: the hotel-topping casino is free for visitors, but residents of Singapore have to pay a $70 entrance fee as the government there is trying to discourage gambling.
Down below is a picture of the Marina Bay Sands in all its glory
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Looks like a few great big breakfast waffles stacked as a house-of-cards, buckling under the load of a barracuda.
We have Detroit.
Cool! My daughter is in Singapore right now.
I hate heights. I am sick just seeing it.
Is Anoreth going to visit this?
I don’t know. She can probably see it from the ground, at least, even if they don’t invite random American seamen to go swimming.
Let me put that another way; I'm afraid of heights.
Oh, duh.
For a second I forgot it was on a hotel.
Swimming there with the 500 feet long track must be awesome. Our tracks here are all 25 metres. 15 Strokes and you have to turn again. Almost pointless.
At one of the links, it says you can buy a ticket to go up there and admire the view, but not to use the pool unless you’re a hotel guest.
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