[injurai]

They probably have that dye that clearly illustrates who just peed.

Ya, it turns yellow...

[jakncoke]

They are fucked when the ocean rises

[Sentry]

This thread got me thinking..... would it ever be possible to release an agent of some form into the ocean that devours or converts the salt in salt water? I.e. worldwide desalinization? Bit random but just a thought..

[HamPster PamPster]

Meh. I'd pick atmosphere over size any day of the week. CNNGo's selection are quite nice: [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/yg52j4lef/Alila_Ubud_jpg.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/u8aaadjyv/Alilia_Uluwatu_0.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/7kv1484ev/Coliseum_Pool_Newport_Beach.jpg[/MG] [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/9qpbyq7vb/Hearst_Castle_credit_Maddy_Morgan_middle.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/68dc2c6zb/Huvafen_Fushi_Infinity_Pool.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/ioa1w30bb/Koh_Samui_pool.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/haif0s11z/Nandana_Villa_Great_Bahama.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/ay39qxxzr/Paresa_Phukethi_res.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/p5syflaon/Park_Hydeerabad.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/klbdeegd3/Punta_Tragara_Capri.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/rpt6nfnmf/Sanctuary_Swala_Tarangire_Tanzania.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/5rwptn8lz/Skye_rooftop_pool_Sao_Paolo.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/qq2vrq8gn/Standard_LA_pool.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/5hp7aatzr/The_Cambrian_outdoor_pool_with_view.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/6y0psfwwn/The_St_Regis_Lhasa_Golden_Pool_in_Iridium_SPA.jpg[IMG]

Now I'm just fucking depressed :(

My new goal in life it to be a pool tourist

[JGS]

This thread got me thinking..... would it ever be possible to release an agent of some form into the ocean that devours or converts the salt in salt water? I.e. worldwide desalinization? Bit random but just a thought..

Hope not

[Zeke]

This thread got me thinking..... would it ever be possible to release an agent of some form into the ocean that devours or converts the salt in salt water? I.e. worldwide desalinization? Bit random but just a thought..

so destroy all marine life? Desalination is on its way so no matter.

[Kinyou]

This thread got me thinking..... would it ever be possible to release an agent of some form into the ocean that devours or converts the salt in salt water? I.e. worldwide desalinization? Bit random but just a thought..

Wow, that would fuck up the eco-system quite nicely. Would probably take quite some time until the freshwater fish would populate the ocean.

[Sentry]

Didn't marine life evolve to adapt to salt water? I don't know, I always thought most marine life could live in fresh water for some reason, that's not accurate?

[davepoobond]

Didn't marine life evolve to adapt to salt water? I don't know, I always thought most marine life could live in fresh water for some reason, that's not accurate?

no, salt water is heavier and full of more stuff.

they would suffocate in fresh water.

only some species of fish that live in salt water could survive in fresh. very seldom, iirc, are fresh water fish able to live in salt water, too.

[nel e nel]

Why go in the pool, when the beach and ocean water look way better. I can understand if it was a shitty beach. But that water is beautiful.

Because you'd have to walk a 1/2 mile around the pool just to get to the ocean?

[Zeke]

Didn't marine life evolve to adapt to salt water? I don't know, I always thought most marine life could live in fresh water for some reason, that's not accurate?

Try putting a salt water fish in fresh water and see how long they last. Some marine life can live in fresh water but its not very many. Bull sharks have been known to find their way into river systems.

Bull sharks can also be found in fresh water that connects with salt water and have been caught in the Mississippi River as far upstream as Illinois.

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000049674

[Melchiah]

[Slayven]

no, salt water is heavier and full of more stuff. they would suffocate in fresh water. only some species of fish that live in salt water could survive in fresh. very seldom, iirc, are fresh water fish able to live in salt water, too.

Wouldn't that fuck up whales too?

[Earthstrike]

Species of fish that can adapt to a range of salinities are known as euryhalinic and a wikipedia listing can be found here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euryhaline

[Skilotonn]

That's cool - and the pools that Laughing Banana posted were amazing.

[Raptomex]

I hate sand. I'd be in the pool.

[clip]

I hate sand. I'd be in the pool.

It gets everywhere.

[Sentry]

This is incredibly beautiful.. I want something like that so bad. Just a tiny piece of grass in the middle of water like that.

[Bebpo]

This would be so fun.

[Slayven]

Species of fish that can adapt to a range of salinities are known as euryhalinic and a wikipedia listing can be found here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euryhaline

Surprising amount of them are tasty.

[Clydefrog]

CANNONBALL!!

[Laughing Banana]

Of course, nothing can really beat the Victoria Falls or Mosi Oa-Tunya (The Smoke That Thunders) at Southern Zambia. Also known as the Devil's Pool. Oh yeah, it is twice as tall as Niagara Waterfalls.

[Avixph]

Of course, nothing can really beat the Victoria Falls or Mosi Oa-Tunya (The Smoke That Thunders) at Southern Zambia. Also known as the Devil's Pool. Oh yeah, it is twice as tall as Niagara Waterfalls.

This is scary.

[Melchiah]

[ToxicAdam]

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.

There are literally hundreds of thousands of pools right next to the ocean.


ALL OVER THE WORLD. ::cue scary music::

This one just happens to be big.

[Goldrusher]

This place sure spends a lot of money on creating these viral photo specials every year.

Why go in the pool, when the beach and ocean water look way better. I can understand if it was a shitty beach. But that water is beautiful.

It's actually prohibited to go into it. Powerful waves and currents and often very cold.

[WhatRobEats]

The pool in the OP looks incredibly wasteful. The ocean is steps away.

As a pool owner myself I know how much it has to be filtered and treated.

[industrian]

I prefer the Marina Bay in Singapore. You know, the pool on top of the skyscraper:

[Goldrusher]

^ It's a shame their Feng Shui beliefs resulted in chopping off a piece of the building.





It was originally meant to be symmetrical, with a "nose" on the left as well.

[Vyer]

I think it's awesome. Fuck the ocean.

Where is this?

[archnemesis]

Where is this?

It's from the hotel in the OP. You can see the pyramid in the middle of the picture.

[Grinchy]

Where is this?

It's part of the half mile pool from the OP. The picture showing the whole thing just does not do it justice. It looks amazing when you see things more closely.


bah, beaten

[dark10x]

I prefer the Marina Bay in Singapore. You know, the pool on top of the skyscraper:

Yep, that's what I came to post. Absolutely amazing pool. Would love to experience that!

[Az]

Wonder if Costanza was already there

[HamPster PamPster]

I prefer the Marina Bay in Singapore. You know, the pool on top of the skyscraper: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Marina_bay_sands_skypark.jpg/800px-Marina_bay_sands_skypark.jpg[IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/e8pxV.jpg[IMG]

Oh god

Stop one on my quest to become a pool tourist

[Rivyn]

I see that some on GAF seem to totally neglect the fact that a lot of people are terrified of swimming in the ocean. They do not like the unknown. Not knowing what is swimming beneath them, and then there are these things called movies where people die in the most horrible way when swimming in it (Jaws and what not) which does not make the situation any better.

[IGotBillySoSpooked]

This would be so fun.

I'm pretty sure that is at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas.

[jmdajr]

looks pretty sweet to me.

[BreakyBoy]

I'm a strong swimmer, love marine life, and yet I vastly prefer actually swimming in a pool than in the ocean. Salt water is irritating.

As for Chile's oceans? Go be like every other clueless tourist I see when I go visit family: jump in, and I'll laugh like I always do when I hear the high-pitched wail that always follows the shock of how cold that water is.

[Goldrusher]

I'm a strong swimmer, love marine life, and yet I vastly prefer actually swimming in a pool than in the ocean. Salt water is irritating.

Pretty sure this one is a saltwater pool...

[Piano]

I saw a piece on the travel channel about this. The ocean there is far too cold and dangerous for recreational swimming. That's why they built a giant pool.

[Seanspeed]

I saw a piece on the travel channel about this. The ocean there is far too cold and dangerous for recreational swimming. That's why they built a giant pool.

Even if the ocean was perfectly fine, rinsing off and relaxing in a pool is actually great after being in the ocean. There's no reason you have to do only one. We have a ton of pools here in hotels right next to the ocean.

[LOCK]

Sort of awesome that they built something like that.