3 Die in dry ice incident at pool party

[marmar]

Three people have died after dry ice was poured into a swimming pool at a party in Moscow on Friday.

The victims were connected to Instagram influencer Yekaterina Didenko, who was celebrating her 29th birthday at the pool complex in the city's south.

Dry ice had been dumped in the pool after guests exiting the sauna complained it was too warm.

Ms Didenko's husband is reportedly among the dead. ......(more)

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-51680049

[benld74]

1. Dry Ice Carbon Dioxide

[mr_lebowski]

2. This can't be ... I've been assured repeatedly by people online that CO2 was harmless, even good

... I'm so disillusioned ...

[lapfog_1]

3. frozen CO2

suddenly melting and turning into a gas... displacing the air ( and the O2 ).

[CatMor]

4. They are as dumb in Russia as they are in this country.

[mopinko]

5. in chicago the city is using it to kill rodents, so yeah, not smart.

they put dry ice down rat holes and seal them up.
they go to sleep and dont wake up. they suffocate.

[cwydro]

6. Morons.

No one thought this might not be a good idea?

[NRaleighLiberal]

7. the Darwin award factory can't keep up these days

[canetoad]

8. It was the husbands's idea

Around 50kg of dry ice tipped into the pool 'to create an impressive steam show as party guests jumped into the pool'.

Gotta get those Instagramable photos.

[rockfordfile]

9. What's a "Instagram influencer" ?

[Javaman]

10. this weeks darwin award winner. nt

[Chainfire]

11. Proof positive

That dry ice and vodka do not mix.