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Grinchy · (05-23-2012, 03:54 AM)

I think it's awesome.

Fuck the ocean.

akskiller · (05-23-2012, 03:56 AM)

Id prefer the pool than the ocean there.

BigJonsson · (05-23-2012, 03:57 AM)

Originally Posted by ido:

So true. No pool has it.

I don't see why this is not cool to some of you. I may be a pussy and all, but I feel kind of strange going too far out into the ocean.

Understandable, if you are a bad swimmer you can get in a lot of trouble out there

Ripclawe · (05-23-2012, 03:58 AM)

just me or the ocean looks like a beach then a cliff because the water is so blue?

brianjones · (05-23-2012, 03:58 AM)

Originally Posted by Ryaaan14:

What happens if someone poops

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/YAwjM.jpg[IMG]

way to shit up the thread

ido · (05-23-2012, 04:01 AM)

Originally Posted by BigJonsson:

Understandable, if you are a bad swimmer you can get in a lot of trouble out there

I'm a terrible swimmer... in that I don't really think I can swim. I believe if thrown into a pool that I could survive long enough to claw my way to the side. The ocean, though... Fuck that.

I would need/want a body floaty.

Tesseract · (05-23-2012, 04:02 AM)

a pool is bright and safe. the ocean is dark and full of death monsters.

hateradio · (05-23-2012, 04:04 AM)

That is a waste of water.

Represent. · (05-23-2012, 04:23 AM)

No fucking fish, sharks, seaweed. No fear.

Avixph · (05-23-2012, 04:32 AM)

Originally Posted by Grinchy:

I think it's awesome.

Fuck the ocean.

It even has built in pools.

blame space · (05-23-2012, 04:33 AM)

#fucktheocean

malyce · (05-23-2012, 04:34 AM)

Originally Posted by Avixph:

It even has built in pools.

Yo dawg...

IISANDERII · (05-23-2012, 04:36 AM)

Quote:

stretching more than half of a mile and filled with 66 million gallons of water.

"In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank state prison...He crawled to freedom through five hundred yards of shit smelling foulness I can't even imagine, or maybe I just don't want to. Five hundred yards... that's the length of five football fields, just shy of half a mile."

Which begs the concern of keeping that pool clean.

Akainu · (05-23-2012, 04:43 AM)

So if someone is drowning do you have to take a speed boat to get to them?

Kandinsky · (05-23-2012, 04:45 AM)

Olde.. and yeah the beach next to it is not very safe :P

Mudkips · (05-23-2012, 05:26 AM)

Originally Posted by Tesseract:

a pool is bright and safe. the ocean is dark and full of death monsters.

For the ocean is dark and full of terrors.

Beezy · (05-23-2012, 05:31 AM)

No one here has ever seen this on the Travel Channel? Its filled with salt water. The water is pumped in from the ocean.

davepoobond · (05-23-2012, 05:44 AM)

Originally Posted by hateradio:

That is a waste of water.

yeah, they should just put it all back into the ocean where it came from.

oh wait.

The Faceless Master · (05-23-2012, 05:46 AM)

i was going to complain about the ocean being right there, then i read about it being dangerous in that area.

Husker86 · (05-23-2012, 05:47 AM)

Originally Posted by The Faceless Master:

i was going to complain about the ocean being right there, then i read about it being dangerous in that area.

It also doesn't look very shallow.

Grinchy · (05-23-2012, 05:57 AM)

Originally Posted by Beezy:

No one here has ever seen this on the Travel Channel? Its filled with salt water. The water is pumped in from the ocean.

Weird, but cool. That also makes the "waste of water" posts even more funny.

hateradio · (05-23-2012, 06:04 AM)

Originally Posted by davepoobond:

yeah, they should just put it all back into the ocean where it came from.

oh wait.

I mean because clean water is such a limited resource, it is a waste.

Sentry · (05-23-2012, 06:06 AM)

The irony in this is incredible. Now i'm just waiting for someone to make a giant circular pool right in the middle of the fucking ocean.

Hunter S Thompson · (05-23-2012, 06:27 AM)

Cannot wait until the next Earthquake destroys said pool and reclaims it to the sea.

Laughing Banana · (05-23-2012, 06:54 AM)

Meh. I'd pick atmosphere over size any day of the week. CNNGo's selection are quite nice:

Easy_D · (05-23-2012, 07:01 AM)

Originally Posted by sarcastor:

wtf? why would you do this when there's an ocean 50 feet away?

Because you can

bodyboarder · (05-23-2012, 07:12 AM)

Originally Posted by .GqueB.:

Some people don't like the ocean. *points at self*

Then why bother going on a coastal holiday.

Sentry · (05-23-2012, 07:16 AM)

seanoff · (05-23-2012, 07:27 AM)

The pool at Bondi.

bangai-o · (05-23-2012, 07:47 AM)

i had no idea neogaf likes to pee in swimming pools so much. stop it

davepoobond · (05-23-2012, 07:55 AM)

Originally Posted by hateradio:

I mean because clean water is such a limited resource, it is a waste.

they can make more. they obviously just have to pay through the nose for it all.

the only reason it is so limited is because we dont capture all of the rain that is falling on the ground and draining back into the ocean.

also, i'm sure Chile has a lot more water than most countries because they have a lot of mountains with snow on them.

Fritz · (05-23-2012, 08:12 AM)

That pool stands for everything that is wrong with our generation (or the one of our parents for that matter). We really need to cut back on such shit.

LuCkymoON · (05-23-2012, 08:22 AM)

Originally Posted by Grinchy:

I think it's awesome.

Fuck the ocean.

WAT?
So you have a pool within a pool next to a beach, that's inception level shit right there.

red731 · (05-23-2012, 08:58 AM)

brb, robbing a bank to visit all the places on this page

Ushojax · (05-23-2012, 09:03 AM)

Just think how many band-aids are in there.

iamaustrian · (05-23-2012, 09:10 AM)

quick someone shop trollololface onto pool and "forever alone"-guy onto ocean

Sappy113 · (05-23-2012, 10:37 AM)

Originally Posted by red731:

brb, robbing a bank to visit all the places on this page

Sorry, already been.

I both hate and love threads like these. There are so many cool sights and places to visit around the World, but you better make sure you got a wheelbarrow full of cash before you even contemplate going. Ah well, something to work towards.

Don't see the reason for any kind of outrage over a pool like this. It uses the seawater, huge pumps running all the time pumping in water at one end, water out at the other end. Besides, a lot of people, especially families with small kids, will prefer a controlled environment like this, over the ocean.

Fritz · (05-23-2012, 10:41 AM)

Originally Posted by Sappy113:

Don't see the reason for any kind of outrage over a pool like this. It uses the seawater, huge pumps running all the time pumping in water at one end, water out at the other end. Besides, a lot of people, especially families with small kids, will prefer a controlled environment like this, over the ocean.

And the pumps don't need electricity. And the water isn't processed with chemicals. And how is that more or less protected than the ocean? You did realize the size of it? Kids can drown in a puddle (and they do). And the gazillion families vacationing at the sea are just tired of life or what?

Seriously, it's just completely redundant.

echoshifting · 10:46 AM

Gross

Originally Posted by Sappy113:

Don't see the reason for any kind of outrage over a pool like this. It uses the seawater, huge pumps running all the time pumping in water at one end, water out at the other end. Besides, a lot of people, especially families with small kids, will prefer a controlled environment like this, over the ocean.

That. That is the issue. The needless excess, the willful waste of energy.

Pools are fine. They do not need to be gigantic to be controlled environments. Indeed, they become less controlled the larger they are.

beaten

Xun · (05-23-2012, 10:45 AM)

Simply not big enough.

Sappy113 · (05-23-2012, 11:13 AM)

Originally Posted by Fritz:

And the pumps don't need electricity. And the water isn't processed with chemicals. And how is that more or less protected than the ocean? You did realize the size of it? Kids can drown in a puddle (and they do). And the gazillion families vacationing at the sea are just tired of life or what?

Seriously, it's just completely redundant.

Yep, you can certainly make the argument that something like this is complete excess. I'm not going to disagree with you. On the other hand, it's plainly nothing that bothers me at all.

Simple fact of the matter is, many people on vacation, they buy experiences. Some go purely for the experiences nature can bring. But a bunch of people buy into atmosphere, scenery and comfort. This place satiates all three needs.

It's absolutely not necessary, but neither is someplace like Disney World. But it's fun, it looks good and makes people feel good.

Empowe · 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by Laughing Banana:

Meh. I'd pick atmosphere over size any day of the week. CNNGo's selection are quite nice:

I'll visit these two. Wow. Stunning.

They look like the water's just floating there in mid-air.

Mordeccai · (05-23-2012, 01:52 PM)

Don't understand all the ocean hate in here. The ocean is my favorite place in the world.

Additionally, the pool makes sense. Is it extravagant? Yes. Are there better things to spend money on? Probably, yeah. But you have to understand, this shit is in Chile. The water there is fucking cold. I mean just a short distance away from here you've got the fucking Andes mountains covered in snow. If you've got a huge tourist resort, which it looks like there is, they're going to want to swim. Also, just look at the water. You've got what looks like 30 feet of shallow water and then the depth drops off FAST. Willing to bet there is some wicked current there too and some nasty rocks underneath. Most likely its a liability for the resort to allow people to enter the ocean, even the surf looks a bit rough from the aerial view.

bbagwell · (05-23-2012, 01:58 PM)

The answer is, don't pick. Swim in the ocean, walk 20 feet and float in the pool. The winners are the people between those two right now.

mclaren777 · (05-23-2012, 02:10 PM)

Originally Posted by sarcastor:

wtf? why would you do this when there's an ocean 50 feet away?

Saltwater sucks!

JGS · (05-23-2012, 02:12 PM)

It looks silly but I get it. We went to a beach resort and spent half the time at the pool since the water was fine and that's where the food was.

A the same time, they should have built it on the other side of the hotel. It would be annoying to have towalk around that to get to the beach.

Tashi · (05-23-2012, 02:18 PM)

As someone who builds and works on pools, that is awesome! I'd love to see just how many skimmers and returns there are. Also, the amount of pumps! :lol so cool

Kinyou · (05-23-2012, 02:21 PM)

Originally Posted by seanoff:

The pool at Bondi.

That one I can understand. The rest seems weird.

KingOfReading · (05-23-2012, 02:38 PM)

This makes no sense to me. It's like walking into a part of town that has a Starbucks and then a Starbucks drive-thru as serperate establishments. My mind can't fathom why this exists.

demon · (05-23-2012, 02:45 PM)

I would never go to a resort just because of its pool, much less a ridiculously large one, but I guess I can see the appeal for some people. Sometimes it's nice to swim in the controlled environment of a pool vs the ocean, and swimming in a pool at a tropical resort is a bit of a step up experience-wise from swimming at the YMCA. The novelty of a half-mile wide pool probably is a draw for some people. It'd be cool to swim in it once.