Thursday, June 01, 2006
Swimming pool
Good morning,
Relax by the swimming pool, and no further, okay ?
Someone forwards an email warning that chlorine harms the lungs and eyes, so one has to be careful when one goes in the swimming pool; and swimmers beware. Actually, there are many many people who avoided the swimming pool. Why, because it is some sort of a cesspool. No doubt, the water is filtrated and cleaned all the time, ie. continuously. But so is urine and spit being discharged in the same way too. And now there is extra worry about chlorine beside the urine ?
Inexplicably, swimmers have been accustomed to urine and chlorine since swimming pools were built. Swimmers will draw the water into the mouth and spit it out. This is all natural and normal in there, there is no need to care about the urine.
And the big question is why people do not mind drawing urine into their mouth ? And why do they urinate in the water they swim in in the first place ? This is the mother of all puzzles.
I remember, over thirty years ago, that there was a suggestion to introduce some chemical in the water so that whoever pees will leave a trail of red coloured water; this idea was to discourage indiscriminate peeing. But the suggestion was thrown overboard on the speculation that people will challenge each other to leave a longer trail, as a game, like jet planes do in the sky.
Ha ha ha !
While people will check and wipe crockery at the food courts, discard food that has dropped onto the table, shrink away from the sight of urine and yet swallow swimming pool water is most baffling, puzzling and yet amazing.
Surely we would like to think that these must be different people.
That could be the simplest answer !
So, Hooray !
Have a nice day
Ronald
Relax by the swimming pool, and no further, okay ?
Someone forwards an email warning that chlorine harms the lungs and eyes, so one has to be careful when one goes in the swimming pool; and swimmers beware. Actually, there are many many people who avoided the swimming pool. Why, because it is some sort of a cesspool. No doubt, the water is filtrated and cleaned all the time, ie. continuously. But so is urine and spit being discharged in the same way too. And now there is extra worry about chlorine beside the urine ?
Inexplicably, swimmers have been accustomed to urine and chlorine since swimming pools were built. Swimmers will draw the water into the mouth and spit it out. This is all natural and normal in there, there is no need to care about the urine.
And the big question is why people do not mind drawing urine into their mouth ? And why do they urinate in the water they swim in in the first place ? This is the mother of all puzzles.
I remember, over thirty years ago, that there was a suggestion to introduce some chemical in the water so that whoever pees will leave a trail of red coloured water; this idea was to discourage indiscriminate peeing. But the suggestion was thrown overboard on the speculation that people will challenge each other to leave a longer trail, as a game, like jet planes do in the sky.
Ha ha ha !
While people will check and wipe crockery at the food courts, discard food that has dropped onto the table, shrink away from the sight of urine and yet swallow swimming pool water is most baffling, puzzling and yet amazing.
Surely we would like to think that these must be different people.
That could be the simplest answer !
So, Hooray !
Have a nice day
Ronald