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Subject:      Re: Another kick at the can...pool pee

From:         ewan@{remove}kirk.demon.co.uk (Ewan Kirk)

Date:         1997/02/27

Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban

On 24 Feb 1997 01:17:52 GMT, rhamilt2@fox.nstn.ca wrote:

>On Sun, 23 Feb 1997 15:20:58 -0500, Andrew Rogers <rogers@hi.com>
>wrote:
>
>So... my question is.... is there such a chemical which can be placed
>in the pool in such high concentrations that peeing in the pool would
>change colour, without the swimmer losing his skin?

I'm sure it is but there's a good reason why nobody in their right mind would use it.

Let's say that you're a public pool owner. You put this chemical in the pool. About five minutes after you open your pool on the first day somebody pees in the pool (let's face it, we've all done it).

So now everybody jumps out of the pool saying "bleeeughghg, your pool is full of pee and is also coloured a disgusting shade of blue. If you think I'm going in that pool, you've got another think coming matey" and buggers off somewhere else. You've now got to dump the bazillion gallons of water in your olympic sized swimming pool, clean it, fill it up again before you can have any more customers.

It's just about as bad with a private pool. "Since it's such a lovely evening, why don't we have a drink round the pool", "Oh, you mean the piss infested one out there?"

Ewan "it's difficult to take the piss" Kirk.

--E.


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