Vienna swimmers drink 5,000 litres pool water a day ("STOP IT!")

Austrian Independent ^ | 12. 07. 10. - 11:00 | no byline

[a fool in paradise]

Bathers at Vienna’s 18 public pools swallow 5,000 litres of water, according to new research.

City officials said today (Mon) around 5,000 of the 31 million litres the pools are filled with were "lost" as swimmers accidentally guzzle them.

Authorities said they did not consider taking action about it despite the daily amount of "lost" chlorine water being worth around 15 Euros.

Some media claimed last summer Vienna officials considered banning guests at public swimming pools from wearing baggy Bermudas as they take around 2.5 litres of water with them every time they get out of the pool after a swim.

Austria is currently gripped by a heatwave. Temperatures reached 36 degrees centigrade at the weekend, and meteorologists said the situation will not change over the next few days.

Doctors have appealed to elderly and sick people to avoid midday sunshine and stay indoors most of the day, adding that young and old were well advised to drink sufficiently to avoid health problems.

[al baby]

Gross ass water my blicks

[a fool in paradise]

How many glasses a day is that?

[muawiyah]

No doubt Vienna’s swimmers leave behind an imposing quantity of “unchlorinated” water ~ well, maybe it’s got some salt in it, and some urea, and some other stuff........ and then others drink that stuff?!

[a fool in paradise]

Was Miss Austria in the pool at the time?

[krb]

as swimmers accidentally guzzle them.

Gross.

[End Times Sentinel]

Bathers at Vienna’s 18 public pools swallow 5,000 litres of water, according to new research.

EACH?!?!?!

This ought to be in breaking news!

[driftdiver]

So some govt worker got paid to figure all this out, and thats seen as a cost savings.

[al baby]

I think so just a hint of sushi

[Vaquero]

And you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want
Or you can just get old
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through

Why don't you realize...Vienna waits for you
When will you realize...Vienna waits for you

so drink up

[a fool in paradise]

No doubt Vienna’s swimmers leave behind an imposing quantity of “unchlorinated” water ~ well, maybe it’s got some salt in it, and some urea, and some other stuff........ and then others drink that stuff?!

"Plug the leak, daddy!"

[KarlInOhio]

Some media claimed last summer Vienna officials considered banning guests at public swimming pools from wearing baggy Bermudas as they take around 2.5 litres of water with them every time they get out of the pool after a swim.

You vill be vearink ze Schpeedos.

How many swimmers are there to drink that 5000 liters? If a 100,000 swim, that is 50 milliliters each, or about three tablespoons. If you have a half million swimmers that is down to 10 milliliters each, or two teaspoons.

[Celerity]

“Some media claimed last summer Vienna officials considered banning guests at public swimming pools from wearing baggy Bermudas as they take around -> 2.5 litres<- of water with them every time they get out of the pool after a swim. “

Junk science. Unless these “Baggy Bermudas” are made of Shamwow materials.

[Vaquero]

famous Vienna expatriate before and after drinking water from pool.

[Adder]

Worth 15 whole euros???

I bet they aren’t counting the many litres of urine that replace some of it....

[earlJam]

Are people drinking it? Or recycling it?

If you count the withdrawls, you have to also count the 'deposits.'

[Snickering Hound]

Got nothing on China.

[a fool in paradise]

I go swimming in an ool. Notice there is no p in it. Please keep it that way.

[kalee]

Is that what being married to a member of the Kennedy family does to you?

[ErnBatavia]