Courtesy of the Rio committee’s announcements:
Tuesday
CAUSE: A proliferation of algae, caused by heat and lack of wind.
Wednesday
CAUSE: A sudden decrease in the alkalinity in the diving pool caused by too many people using it.
Thursday
CAUSE: The water tanks ran out of some of the chemicals used in the water treatment process, but the water is improved.
Friday
CAUSE: “Chemistry is not an exact science.”
Actually, chemistry is an exact science.
But public relations is not. :smack:
I’ll tell you, it’s a real shame the folks running the Olympics were taken by surprise by the number of people using the diving pool. If only the people running the diving events had some sort of schedule. Like, maybe a list of divers, and when they were going to dive and how many dives they were going to take? Then the organizers would have known how many people would be using the diving pool.
https://www.rio2016.com/en/diving-schedule-and-results
Not to mention that the water polo pool, which has had no such issues, has people in it pretty much at all times.
RickJay:
I’ll tell you, it’s a real shame the folks running the Olympics were taken by surprise by the number of people using the diving pool. If only the people running the diving events had some sort of schedule. Like, maybe a list of divers, and when they were going to dive and how many dives they were going to take? Then the organizers would have known how many people would be using the diving pool.
https://www.rio2016.com/en/diving-schedule-and-results
Well, when you slap together an event like this at the last minute, you’re bound to miss a few little details.
They talked about this on “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” this weekend. Paula Poundstone said it was from that chemical that turns color when you pee in the pool. Alonzo Bodin thought maybe one of the Russian divers accidentally cut themselves.
It turned green last Wednesday.
Pools are always green…they just appear gold…err…blue on TV.
BigT
August 15, 2016, 6:12pm
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Does this provide a solution besides replacing the water?
what they cant buy about 40 pounds of the seven in one cleaner mix we use in my pool?yeesh …
I have a horde of kidlets under 8 in mine a lot and that works
"Wait, you’re saying we’re hosting the 2016 Olympics? I thought we had the 2020 one!
Oh, shit, we’ve got to throw something together quick."
Little_Nemo:
"Wait, you’re saying we’re hosting the 2016 Olympics? I thought we had the 2020 one!
Oh, shit, we’ve got to throw something together quick."
“Mike, here’s the state credit card. Go over to Sports Authority and buy…everything.”
“Oh, we thought professional athletes would bring their own equipment. Sniff.”
Pouring anything into water provides a solution.
Yellow and blue make…
Oh wait, that’s Ziploc bags.
Olympic pick pocketing.
I just thought they wanted people to know that Olympic diving isn’t easy.
