No, actually, the pool no 20 feet from it isn't fine. It's just not as bad.
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.
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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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No, actually, the pool no 20 feet from it isn't fine. It's just not as bad.
If the green pool self identifies as blue, can they start diving again?
Generally, something that smells like $#!+ actually IS $#!+.
Um, well, with respect, yes it is. It's a little disturbing that no one appears to be capable of testing what's in it. You might start with Vibrio cholerae and work down from there...
Makes me wonder what new age, EPA acceptable, chemical system is built into these new pools. Maybe there’s a global EPA agency in the U.N. that has destroyed the water quality, to satisfy environmentalists.
I would not be surprised if the chemicals used are fake, sold to the Olympics at a high cost, of they managed to plumb the pool water lines to the toilets.
I saw an episode of one of those renovation shows on DIY network recently and there was a plumbing mix-up from waaaay back when the house was built that had a similar effect................
The Nazis went to Argentina, not Brazil. That’s why the Argentines want to expand to the east, and the British had to bomb them to push them back.
I once watched a convoy of National Guard water trailers pass by at Fort Riley. Some sharp soldier had noticed the stencil on them was mispelled and corrected it. At least a dozen water trailers with “Portable Water” stenciled on them.
LOL!...............
This reminds me of an old SNL skit from the ‘80s, title “The Bean Cafe”. One of the lines referred to a swimmer, who would’ve been even faster if he’d had a big bowl of beans - “...shoot through the water like a torpedo...”.
Maybe a few stool samples from the divers could narrow down what third world scourge is in the water.
I’m good with green, but I draw the line at ‘fart smelling.’ :^)
The answer is to equip all concerned with green eyeglasses.
Problem solved.
Either that or it is some organic, environmentally friendly, natural, kid safe, nontoxic, edible pool cleaning substance- in compliance with their global warming bs Brazil spewed during the opening ceremonies.
Well, it is a ‘green’ pool.
Brazilians did NOT put a man on the moon. To my knowledge...But they sure know how to put a turd in the pool!
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