Pee, Not Chlorine, Causes Red Eyes from Swimming Pools: CDC (2015)

Post by ravenstine » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 5:47 PM UTC

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The favorite pool I have ever been in had bromine instead of chlorine. The water was so silky and velvety and didn't sting at all. Totally different experience. It was in Hot Springs, Arkansas and the specific chemistry of the water there made it where they couldn't use chlorination due to interactions with the unique water there. I wish all pools were brominated. It was in the neat pool on the side of a hill here- h…

They also brominate the water on all the Disney water rides, which is why Pirates of the Caribbean has such a distinct smell.

Post by cortesoft » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 5:48 PM UTC

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Sometimes kids even poop in the pool. Happened at a pool we went to last week.

I would never swim in a pool like this. Every pool I've been to required toddlers to wear special swim diapers to prevent exactly this scenario. There are some really nasty diseases that can spread through human waste, and I would not want to come in contact with them.

Post by chaoticmass » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 5:50 PM UTC

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I've been in pools that I'm 100% certain no one had peed in, and still got red eyes. I'm certain because I was the only one who swam in it (a backyard pool) and I know I never did.

I think based on the article it's because of your sweat mingling with the chlorine.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 5:51 PM UTC

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Swim diapers do very little to keep pee or dissolved feces in them. They are there to keep turds from floating away long enough for a parent to take care of it. Also, how many dirty assholes are getting cleaned by the pool water? That dude that was just grunting in the stall of the locker room likely didn't wash his ass before jumping in.

Iceland has solved that problem... https://icelandmag.is/article/wash-thoroughly-without-swimsu... Makes sense, not sure why other countries don't do the same. I'd much prefer fewer chemicals in the water and a required shower than the current system in the US.

Post by michaelmrose » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 5:52 PM UTC

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I've always wanted a product that you could add to the swimming pool water that reacts to human urine by coloring the water immediately surrounding the pee-er. Say a neon orange or red. Over time, the colored water gets diluted and disappears. Maybe pee-shaming is what's required to stop people from doing it.

Gosh this is not gonna go well with the public. I know several kids who just can't hold pee in the pool. They'll just let it out. Also its not like the toilets are right there. You often have to get out of the pool, walk like 100 yards or down a flight of stairs. It's a PITA. Even Michael Phelps once said in an interview that very rarely competitive swimmers get out of the pool to pee.