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IronLionZion

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49. They are going to drain and refill the water

Sun Aug 14, 2016, 07:15 AM

Aug 2016

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/14/sport/olympics-green-pool/index.html

for the water polo pool, not the diving pool. They'll bring water over from the warm up pool which is fine.

The diving pool got 80 liters of hydrogen peroxide on the opening day and that just ruined everything.

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Rio diving pool—still green—now closed and smells like farts [View all] Bonx Aug 2016 OP

Can someone answer me this? Hissyspit Aug 2016 #1

lol. Mass specs are expensive. tymorial Aug 2016 #2

They need to get a new pool guy. brush Aug 2016 #3

Good luck finding that in Brazil. AngryAmish Aug 2016 #14

I've read now they are saying a contractor mistakenly put hydrogen peroxide in the water Hissyspit Aug 2016 #48

yup, it neutralized the chlorine and allowed algae to flourish IronLionZion Aug 2016 #55

As a certified swimming pool tech, I'm baffled how or why hyd/peroxide was used here CRF450 Aug 2016 #56

Exactly. Worked as a lifeguard a couple of summers, and arrived a few mornings with green water. Hoyt Aug 2016 #51

One of there spokespeople said chemistry isn't an exact science- Not making this up snooper2 Aug 2016 #57

OMG. K&R. Doesn't that smell mean methane? That's not algae. rusty quoin Aug 2016 #4

It means sulfur, not methane jmowreader Aug 2016 #7

Earthquake precursor? nt bananas Aug 2016 #42

Methane's odorless. Igel Aug 2016 #20

Ok I hope no one gets sick, but farts! Oh that's too much nadine_mn Aug 2016 #5

:) C Moon Aug 2016 #6

It's so subjective, though. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2016 #9

Well, I never knew one that smelled like a rose! TexasMommaWithAHat Aug 2016 #17

You can *never* be completely sure of anything... BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2016 #24

Farts are like success.. MicaelS Aug 2016 #30

.... BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2016 #46

Must have something to do with The Donald, who can't stop telling us what Yuuuuge success he is... BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2016 #47

If this continues GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #22

The answer is blowing in the wind. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #43

I suspect that the issue is high copper content in the water that is being oxidized by the chlorine. CentralMass Aug 2016 #8

Wow, that's a lot of information! PJMcK Aug 2016 #13

Where have I heard this before? SCVDem Aug 2016 #28

Some cheaper algaecides contain copper and they makeep CentralMass Aug 2016 #34

maybe it's St. Patrick's Day in Brazil Enrique Aug 2016 #10

Tell the plumber's union to quit it! AngryAmish Aug 2016 #15

Why can't they just pour some drums of blue paint into it? NBachers Aug 2016 #11

That sounds like something Trump would suggest! randome Aug 2016 #16

This is the Olympics folks, just shouldn't have happened. It's not the backyard pool. So Ridiculous. YOHABLO Aug 2016 #12

Almost every Olympics is papered-over clusterfuck. Loki Liesmith Aug 2016 #31

Has it been determined yet Bob Loblaw Aug 2016 #18

Why haven't they flown in an expert who knows how to deal with it? IronLionZion Aug 2016 #19

Intended to show how wonderful Brazil is, Igel Aug 2016 #21

Given the state of the Brazilian economy... roamer65 Aug 2016 #33

This issue is insane......... Old Vet Aug 2016 #23

Someone made a miscalculation sarisataka Aug 2016 #25

The blue was all used on the track liberal N proud Aug 2016 #26

... RKP5637 Aug 2016 #50

Okay I am just going to come out and say it - who has been shitting in the pool!? Rex Aug 2016 #27

It's a Baby Ruth! nt SCVDem Aug 2016 #29

A classic. CentralMass Aug 2016 #35

LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RKP5637 Aug 2016 #52

All they hafta do is get it balanced for another week. roamer65 Aug 2016 #32

They dumped hydrogen peroxide into the pool IronLionZion Aug 2016 #36

oh for gods sakes. Is the Tea Party running the Rio Games? Volaris Aug 2016 #40

how quickly can they drain and refill a large pool? IronLionZion Aug 2016 #44

"smells like farts." Did someone take a scientific measurement or is that just someone's opinion? yellowcanine Aug 2016 #37

Professional fart smellers make pretty good money Kaleva Aug 2016 #38

"Smells Like Farts" would be a great name for a punk rock band. yellowcanine Aug 2016 #39

Hell our 125ft deep well water smells like farts and is the same Purveyor Aug 2016 #41

Do the pool guys also decorate football fields? dembotoz Aug 2016 #45

They are going to drain and refill the water IronLionZion Aug 2016 #49

80 liters of hydrogen peroxide? Are they trying to send a rocket to space? (ntxt) scscholar Aug 2016 #53

It smells like Trump? bananakabob Aug 2016 #54