Who wants to go for a swim in London? .... 55 stories up

[underpants]

Company Designs World’s First 360-Degree View Infinity Pool With Entrance That Works Like The Door Of A Submarine



A company called Compass Pools have some good news for height and swimming enthusiasts. Recently, the company announced their new vertigo-inducing design – a first of its kind 360-degree pool which is set to be placed on a skyscraper in London.
The Infinity London will be the first and only building in the world to incorporate this cutting-edge pool design. The pool will be laid on top of a 55-story skyscraper and will allow people to float over 200 meters above the London skyline with unobstructed views of the city.



The company says that the pool is made from cast acrylic rather than glass. This material was chosen after careful consideration. As it turns out, cast acrylic has a similar wavelength to water which allows the pool to look completely clear. Furthermore, the floor of the pool is also transparent so people inside the building will be able to see the swimmers splashing above.

As you can see from the pictures, the entrance to the pool is concealed. People began to raise questions about how anyone would get inside the pool. Compass Pools explains: “Swimmers will access the pool through a rotating spiral staircase based on the door of a submarine, rising from the pool floor when someone wants to get in or out.”
But that’s not the only unique technology of the pool. The designers found a way to make sure the wind doesn’t blow the water down to the streets. They included a built-in anemometer to monitor the wind speed. It is linked to a computer-controlled building management system which will also take care of the temperature of the water.





https://www.boredpanda.com/open-air-infinity-pool-london-compass-pools/

[JenniferJuniper]

1. I'm having a panic attack

just looking at these photos

[MrsCoffee]

3. Was just going through the same.

I mean I'm just screaming at these people to get away from the edge.

Then they show the under side.

*sigh*

[backtoblue]

6. Me too!

Terrifying

[marlakay]

14. Lol was thinking same thing

I’d probably pass out in the water...

[TruckFump]

19. Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG...I looked at that and my heart started pounding.

Those pictures are horrifying!!!!!!!!!

[yardwork]

30. I know!

I can't imagine that spiral submarine door. I don't want to imagine it.

[PCIntern]

36. You ever watch those GoPro videos of

Repairmen ascending transmission towers? 2000 feet up and they’re free-climbing without a harness at times. I get vertigo in my chair

[ProudLib72]

2. I only have one question

Will I get kicked out for skinny dipping?

C'mon, you know that a see through floor and walls is just an invitation for all sorts of shenanigans.

[Brother Buzz]

4. I'll pass. I'm nervous even with infinity pools parked close to Terra firma

[Lochloosa]

5. Where is the diving board?

[JenniferJuniper]

8. Pick a cloud

[underpants]

9. Hey Jerry! Do a backflip!

I guess the tops of buildings isn't for HVAC and plumbing vents anymore.

[backtoblue]

12. "Hey Jerry! Let's play chicken!"

[JenniferJuniper]

20. They do know how to use their rooftops

in London. Last year when visiting my daughter we went to a fantastic party on top of a parking garage.

[Demovictory9]

7. not me

[lapfog_1]

10. I've seen this before in the movies.

The Mechanic Ressurection

and then there is this

https://www.facebook.com/mustdotravels/videos/466409183785502/

[yardwork]

31. Two things different with that pool.

1. You get in and out of that pool on a dry area. See the lounge chairs. You can get onto dry land from the pool.

2. There isn't a long drop outside the infinity edge. There's actually a short drop not visible in these photos.

The pool planned in London has neither of these attributes.

[lapfog_1]

38. there is this pool already in London

11 stories up... connecting two buildings... transparent sides and bottom.

[yardwork]

40. That one I like!

[dalton99a]

11. Lame.

They need to add some excitement

[Doreen]

13. I wanna take a swim!!!

So cool. I guess sitting on the edge of the pool would not be allowed.

[TeamPooka]

15. Cannon ball!

[fishwax]

16. that looks pretty amazing

I'd go in a heartbeat

[Tech]

17. Guess this will be swim at your own risk

[LiberalFighter]

18. I predict it won't get much use.

Won't be able to do as much with a real swimming pool.

[drray23]

21. File this under dumb ideas.

It may look cool but no insurance company is going to underwrite this. Within days of use, some idiot will go over the edge while trying to sit on it.

[rictofen]

37. Yes, zero chance it'd be built as-is

They'd be forced to use a more conventional entry/exit.

[HAB911]

22. no, no, no

[MineralMan]

23. How does one get INTO that pool?

I don't see any access point from below.

[underpants]

26. Spiral staircase with a submarine type entrance

As you can see from the pictures, the entrance to the pool is concealed. People began to raise questions about how anyone would get inside the pool. Compass Pools explains: “Swimmers will access the pool through a rotating spiral staircase based on the door of a submarine, rising from the pool floor when someone wants to get in or out.”

[MineralMan]

27. OK, thanks.

Sounds like too much trouble and a disaster just waiting to happen.

[underpants]

32. Yeah when I found this story I read about the entrance

So...you have to wait for the room to fill with water before you go into the pool? Yikes.

[Control-Z]

42. There was a submarine ride at Disneyland for years.

The top of the submarine was, at its deepest, a foot or two below the waterline. THAT alone gave me a panic attack - just standing outside behind the guard rails looking down at it. No, thank you.

[FakeNoose]

33. By parachute

Seriously, I was wondering the same thing.

[leftyladyfrommo]

24. I hate water and I can't do heights. I never get more

than a few inches off the ground.

This makes me dizzy just to see the pictures.

[Hortensis]

29. A friend's like that. Life can present some sudden

emergencies, especially since she likes to travel.

For me it's falling but, strangely, not heights, and my phobia mercifully trusts technology. That's why I can do free-fall rides off a cliff but very regretfully gave up climbing the big pyramid at Chichen Itza maybe a quarter at most of the way up. Where your phobia and mine intersect. Too much farther and I would have had to crawl slowly down backwards on my hands and knees, nerve wracking, embarrassing as people looked curiously as they passed, and might even have been dark before I got down.

[Hortensis]

25. I'd love it if it were hot tub. I mean, London?

Maybe they drop bathers from a helicopter, which would also be where the towels are kept.

[Baitball Blogger]

28. Sure, and you'll only have a three person maximum, because 30 people

in that pool at one time would create safety problems. And no one, NO ONE will think about sitting on the edge.

[Crunchy Frog]

34. What if a swimmer just goes sliding over the edge and plummets to their death?

Who's responsible for cleaning up the mess?

[In It to Win It]

35. Nope. I like living.

[area51]

39. This reminded me a little bit of the Houston pool

CNN article here

[underpants]

41. Yeah that's a thing now

But the whole rooftop caught my attention