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The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and I think I smelled Triangle Bob BBQing
yesterday.
This means it’s pool party season.
Now, I love a good pool party as much as the next block, but we all have to get out some
time.
But what if you don’t?
What could the public pool do to you?
And obviously, friends, please do not try this out yourself.
One of the first things you’d experience is some really, really wrinkled fingers and
toes.
This feature actually gives you improved grip on objects underwater.
It’s thought that this extreme constriction of blood vessels was an evolutionary advantage
for humans.
So, say you’re lounging on a flamingo floatie, taking a selfie with your phone when it suddenly
falls to the bottom of the pool.
You’d have a much easier time picking it up with wet, pruney hands than with dry ones.
Most public pools are treated with chlorine, the effects of which are hotly debated.
Some studies have found that spending time in water with added chlorine increases the
risk of bladder cancer and lung diseases, but others refute those claims, saying the
findings aren’t consistent.
In a fairly recent study, researchers wanted to learn more about the health effects of
chlorinated water on rats.
They had two groups of rats do swimming training over the course of 12 weeks -- one group in
chlorinated water and the other in non-chlorinated water.
At the end of their training programs, the rats who swam in the chlorinated water had
red skin and bloodstains around their eyes, dry hair, and hair loss.
Some rats even had bloody noses, but these symptoms seemed to disappear about halfway
into the study.
Let’s hope that wouldn’t happen to you...
You’d be a pretty scary merperson looking like that.
Despite their turquoise, sparkly appearance and all the added disinfectants, public pools
are not as clean as they appear.
According to the CDC, contact with contaminated water can cause things like diarrhea outbreaks,
rashes, respiratory infections, and ear infections.
The state of public pools is so bad that a recent study suggested that 12% of them in
the United States were unfit to function due to increased risk of illness or injury from
things like infections or pool chemicals.
One particularly aggressive offender when it comes to infections is the parasite Cryptosporidium,
or Crypto for short.
Not to be confused with Crypto as in Cryptocurrency…
This kind of Crypto is resistant to the disinfectant powers of chlorine.
It can cause nausea, vomiting, dehydration, and watery diarrhea for up to 2 weeks!
And for people with weakened immune systems, it can be even worse.
And of course, you also have the very serious risk of drowning.
According to the World Health Organization, drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional
injury death worldwide.
Whether you’re in the shallow end or the deep end of the pool, you’ll need to keep
your head above the water.
One way you can do this is by treading water.
Some people may be able to do this for a longer period of time than others based on their
swimming ability and body composition, but they probably can’t keep it up forever...
so, be careful out there.
I’ll be over on my floatie trying not to get burnt.
Health concerns aside, how long do you think you could stay in a pool?
Let us know in the comments below, or tell us, what should we talk about next.
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