People can do a lot of gross stuff in public, but this is one we've never seen
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daily. Reddit user ScrewSausage uploaded this video to the "Trashy"
subreddit, and it quickly became a national news story.
In fact, the video
became one of r/Trashy's most popular posts of all time. Among the only Trashy
posts that have been upvoted more our pictures of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and
YouTube star Logan Paul. Makes sense. ScrewSausage said the video was shot by
a friend of a friend and took place in surprise, surprise Florida. A revelation
that inspired one commentator to say: "It's the trashiest state in the Union".
This might come as a surprise, but Florida actually has comprehensive
statutes as to what is and isn't allowed at a public pool. For example, their rules
say: "All bathers must shower before entering pool" and "People who appear to
be afflicted with cuts, skin disease, communicable diseases, colds, fever,
infection or other physical ailments are prohibited from entering the water."
That's weird I've never been asked whether I showered before entering the
pool in Florida, or if I had any cuts. I guess nothing specifically prohibits
shaving in the pool, but that's just assumed that you wouldn't do that right?
'Cause it's freakin gross. Even the ladies on The View weighed in. The reason I
didn't learn is because I grew up in the Bronx and my mom always said that the
public pools were dirty and nasty and disgusting. Which they are not. And they
are not. But then when you see that, you're like I mean my mom was all over
this. She was like see. That's why you didn't know how to swim. And this inspired the
Internet to share stories about some of the grossest things they've ever seen at
a public pool and in public in general. It turns out nearly everyone has seen
someone poop in a pool before. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Have you seen someone poop in a pool
before? I mean I'm like aware of that and sometimes you
look in a pool and you see something at the bottom of the pool like brown and
you wonder, but you don't really know. I mean that's happened to me, but I've
never actually seen someone do the act. And looking at the comments, it's
actually unsettling how much this actually happens. @Sarsaddi said she
saw: "A patient clipping his toenails in the waiting room for a denture clinic".
@CJAY92 says: "Yesterday I saw a heavy set man with a sweaty, oily, acne covered face
use a credit card to a scrape whatever liquids were pooling on his
forehead and his cheek...then he licked that liquid off the credit card. I could
not believe it." But some people, believe it or not, don't think that shaving in a
pool is that bad. Where's a good Seinfeld episode when you
need it? I mean I don't get it. How could people shave their legs in the pool? That doesn't make sense.
One commenter wrote: "Not really that big of a deal compared to the amount of pee and
butt juice from all the other nasty people over the years. You don't think
they ever changed the water do you? I only swim him at the springs.. The more
you know.." And TweenTheLines wrote: "Every kid and half the adults in that
pool peed while they were in there, but they're grossed out by a few leg
whiskers floating around." I love how now it's like let's see how bad this could
actually be. Come on. It's not that bad. About that pee thing... like I've heard
those rumors that when you pee in a pool like if there's a certain chemical it
will turn another color. I've actually never witnessed this, and personally
maybe when I was a younger I peed in a pool, but not when I'm an adult. Come on.
I do pee in the shower though. A recent study showed that the disinfectants used
in public pools to keep them clean actually caused genetic damage to skin
cells when mixed with sweat, urine, or beauty products. And regular pool usage
has been linked to an increased risk of bladder cancer and respiratory issues. I
mean I remember recently being at my local doctor and a guy bringing in his
daughters who basically went in the pool and then we're just like puking up a
storm. So you know they are just contracting things in that
pool at every point. It's disgusting. So with all that being said, maybe a few leg
hairs might not be the worst thing you can find in a pool.
Let this be a fair warning to all of you out there debating on whether to go to
your local public pool or bring your kids there. Probably don't want to do that
because gross things can happen. It's not safe, so find yourself a private pool or
a local ocean or lake. So what's the grossest thing you've ever seen in public?
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