# The World's Most Crowded Swimming Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2008, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915 "2008-07-18T03:20:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/1 "2008-07-18T03:20:44Z")
See it [here](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1035533/Anyone-seen-rubber-ring-The-worlds-crowded-swimming-pool.html). In China’s Sichuan province and supposedly not photoshopped. Now why am I thinking of that swimming-pool scene in _Caddyshack_? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/2 "2008-07-18T03:43:30Z")
[QUOTE=Siam Sam] See it [here](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1035533/Anyone-seen-rubber-ring-The-worlds-crowded-swimming-pool.html). In China’s Sichuan province and supposedly not photoshopped. Now why am I thinking of that swimming-pool scene in _Caddyshack_? [/QUOTE] I shudder to think how much pee there is in that water. No one could possibly make their way to a bathroom even if they wanted to. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/3 "2008-07-18T04:09:20Z")
The game of Marco Polo would be _epic_. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/4 "2008-07-18T08:25:59Z")
That´s a frigging big pool though, over 200 hundred meters wide, if the old Eyeball MKI serves me well. But still, how much water per person is there?, two, three liters tops? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/5 "2008-07-18T08:38:46Z")
Actually, that pool looks like it still has room for a few more… compared to this one: [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/769082/insane\_wave\_pool/](http://www.metacafe.com/watch/769082/insane_wave_pool/) ETA: The above link contains a video that plays automatically when the page loads. ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/6 "2008-07-18T11:11:55Z")
Jeez, those aren’t pools, they are mobs of people standing together under somewhat damp conditions. I would think safety would be a real factor, a person could drown in that mob and not be discovered for hours. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/7 "2008-07-18T11:17:28Z")
That was my initial reaction. Especially the wave pool - unless that’s some kind of organised record-breaking event in which the participants have signed waivers etc, I just can’t understand how the proprietors of such a place would ever dream of letting that kind of crowding occur. It’s almost guaranteed to cause a serious accident. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/8 "2008-07-18T11:26:02Z")
Slightly scary images there, gang! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/9 "2008-07-18T11:34:27Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] I shudder to think how much pee there is in that water. No one could possibly make their way to a bathroom even if they wanted to. [/QUOTE] Well you can see why, look at the cloud of pee in front of the guy with the black hair. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/10 "2008-07-18T11:46:16Z")
[QUOTE=Kythereia] The game of Marco Polo would be _epic_. [/QUOTE] You know, I never understood the point of that ‘game’ at all. . . I still don’t. But with that many people in that li’l ol’ pool. . . there’s got to be more than just people and inner tubes bobbin’ around there. :eek: :insert bleahhhh smiley here: Tripler Think: ‘Takin’ the kids to the pool’. . . :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/11 "2008-07-18T12:02:37Z")
If they removed the float rings, the Chinese pool wouldn’t be half as crowded. That Japanese wave pool was scary. But I bet you could really go body surfing. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/12 "2008-07-18T14:31:40Z")
[QUOTE=Hypno-Toad] If they removed the float rings, the Chinese pool wouldn’t be half as crowded. That Japanese wave pool was scary. But I bet you could really go body surfing. [/QUOTE] Body surfing in the Sea of Humanity. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/13 "2008-07-18T15:24:51Z")
[QUOTE=Hypno-Toad] If they removed the float rings, the Chinese pool wouldn’t be half as crowded. That Japanese wave pool was scary. But I bet you could really go body surfing. [/QUOTE] It looks like a whole bunch of the Japanese swimmers also had floats. Is there a reason people swim in pools with those things in Asia? ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/14 "2008-07-18T16:36:15Z")
I guess the rings do provide a buffer for leg and elbow room. But it still looks like their swimming in a gigantic bowl of Froot Loops. **Ale** , you’re thinking of the Sea of Japanity. ---
**Author:** ![queenquimarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/dec6dc/32.png) [@queenquimarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/queenquimarie)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/15 "2008-07-18T19:59:06Z")
There’s no way I’d go in that Japanese pool WITHOUT a floatation device. I’d be afraid of getting sucked under and never resurfacing. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/16 "2008-07-19T01:13:08Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/769082/insane\_wave\_pool/](http://www.metacafe.com/watch/769082/insane_wave_pool/) ETA: The above link contains a video that plays automatically when the page loads. [/QUOTE] Criminy! ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/17 "2008-07-19T01:43:31Z")
There is a wave pool like the Japanese pool near where I live. It’s not nearly as big, but it sometimes looks about as crowded as the Chinese pool on hot days, especially at the point where the waves get highest. It’s a zero depth entry, so the shallow end is not as crowded until you get to the point where your average kid would get his butt wet. (Looks like the Chinese pool is the same way.) The rings are not required, but most people rent them. It makes it easier to keep your head above water without constantly jumping or swimming in the waves. Every hour, there is a ten-minute “safety break” where everyone gets out of the pool and the lifeguards check for bodies. I think this is Minnesota law, because other pools and lake beaches with lifeguards do this too. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-most-crowded-swimming-pool/456915/18 "2008-07-19T01:51:13Z")
[QUOTE=don’t ask] Well you can see why, look at the cloud of pee in front of the guy with the black hair. [/QUOTE] LOL! I almost fell for that.