O Rly?
Posted on 08/12/2016 1:45:02 PM PDT by PROCON
There’s something in the water in Rio — and it’s getting worse.
The Olympic diving pool was closed Friday morning as the water continues to be a disturbing, murky shade of green. The concern for those who have been diving into the pool has grown as the problem persists.
~SNIP~
Some have speculated algae in the warm outdoor pool could be the issue, while The Sun has helpfully ruled out “excessive pee” as a potential source of the change. A spokesman for the International Swimming Federation told the Los Angeles Times there was a chemical issue with the tanks, though that would do little to explain one German diver describing the odor in the air at the outdoor aquatic center.
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It's sad that we can put a man on the moon but we are unable to get rid of fart smelling swimming pools.
Just like the pool at my high-school.
Beat me to it!
Algae can be a problem, but not impossible. Even the dumbest pool guy can clear one up pronto!
This sounds like some effluent has bee substituted for potable water!.............
Makes me wonder how much money was given to buy those Olympics in Rio. Had to be a massive wad of cash.
But the pool not 20 feet from it is fine.
And no one knows what is going on?
Brazilians did NOT put a man on the moon. To my knowledge.
I would wager that there is a perfectly justifiable reason why the swimming pool smells like $hit.
I always look for these ‘green fart-smelling’ water stories, but you two always beat me to them.
“:^)
Makes ‘em swim faster.
Or at least get out of the pool faster.
I read that they said MAYBE the problem was they didn’t have the CHLORINE levels correct.
There is no MAYBE about it. Funny how 16 year old boys working at summer pools can get the CHLORINE levels correct.
MAYBE they bought their CHLORINE from CHINA.
“Hey I have a great idea, let’s award the Olympic Games to a Third-World country, it will be great....What could possibly go wrong?”
I had similar thoughts. Like the drain from the toilets goes to the input of the pool.
Yeah but during the Opening Ceremonies, they implied that a Brazilian beat the Wright Brothers to having the first flight.
“The whole building smelled like a fart.”
ROTFLMAO!
“Damnit, Jake! You laid out the lane markers in the sewage lagoon again!”
A story posted here yesterday said the other pool is turning, too.
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