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June 11, 2008: Black Balls
| Department of Water and Power workers are emptying out bales of plastic balls in the Ivanhoe reservoir in Los Angeles to protect the water from sunlight. |
Protect the water from sunlight? Say what?
Possible real reasons...
Make the public water taste more like bottled water by adding the plastic aftertaste?
Keep the ducks and geese from hanging out, flavoring the water themselves?
Using black plastic to warm the water, so you get water for your money?
Celebrating Obama's victory?
Cloud Wednesday Jun 11 12:54 AM
lowering the reflectivity to reduce evaporation?
Flint Wednesday Jun 11 01:00 AM
Mankind has always dreamed of destroying the sun. [/Mr.Burns]
stevecrm Wednesday Jun 11 02:31 AM
These balls are also used to deter birds from lakes and ponds near airport runways, pretty clever stuff
http://www.airport-int.com/categorie...bird-balls.asp
I wonder if I could use this method to heat my pool and stop the sun creating so much algae in the pool ??
xoxoxoBruce Wednesday Jun 11 02:50 AM
Sure... and you could swim right through them.
Thanks for the link and welcome to the Cellar. 
stevecrm Wednesday Jun 11 03:01 AM
Cheers Bruce, I have been lurking for months and felt it was time to post 
stevecrm Wednesday Jun 11 04:13 AM
Here is another interesting link, I definatly need to get a load of these balls to use as a pool cover. I just cannot find anywhere that sells a bis amount of them at a decent price.
I have found multi coloured ones though which would look good
http://www.euro-matic.com/hollow.html
SPUCK Wednesday Jun 11 05:10 AM
Black balls.. How lame! So the water will heat up and bacteria will be much happier. Should've used white or yellow or ?
DanaC Wednesday Jun 11 07:02 AM
Hey
Welcome to the Cellar Stevecrm !
Jazbees Wednesday Jun 11 07:23 AM
Looks like it *is* supposed to reduce bacteria growth...
http://gizmodo.com/5015148/400000-bo...top-carcinogen
TheMercenary Wednesday Jun 11 07:24 AM
I thought this was about somebody's blue balls gone from bad to worse.
stevecrm Wednesday Jun 11 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by DanaC
Hey
Welcome to the Cellar Stevecrm ! |
Shawnee123 Wednesday Jun 11 08:39 AM
It's a more evil version of the ball pit at Chuck-E-Cheese. It's not funny. Children are running into the reservoir and drowning. THINK OF THE CHILDREN.
stevecrm Wednesday Jun 11 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by SPUCK
Black balls.. How lame! So the water will heat up and bacteria will be much happier. Should've used white or yellow or ?
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well, you wont be able to see how green it is because there is loads of black balls floating on it
Shawnee123 Wednesday Jun 11 08:41 AM
lol! Welcome stevecrm.
| well, you wont be able to see how green it is because there is loads of black balls floating on it |
classicman Wednesday Jun 11 08:48 AM
What happens when algae or whatever starts growing on the balls. (ewwwwww)
stevecrm Wednesday Jun 11 09:04 AM
slimey balls 
Shawnee123 Wednesday Jun 11 09:21 AM
ew ew ew
xoxoxoBruce Wednesday Jun 11 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Shawnee123
It's a more evil version of the ball pit at Chuck-E-Cheese. It's not funny. Children are running into the reservoir and drowning. THINK OF THE CHILDREN.
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Welcome to the Cellar, Jazbees, thanks for the link.
Shawnee123 Wednesday Jun 11 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
And what's the downside?
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classicman Wednesday Jun 11 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by shawnee123
Have you ever tried to clean a million little balls?
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Sheldonrs Wednesday Jun 11 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Shawnee123
...Have you ever tried to clean a million little balls?
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Shawnee123 Wednesday Jun 11 12:43 PM
Happy Monkey Wednesday Jun 11 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Jazbees
Looks like it *is* supposed to reduce bacteria growth...
http://gizmodo.com/5015148/400000-bo...top-carcinogen |
| the chlorine and bromide in the water |
sweetwater Wednesday Jun 11 04:23 PM
Science, schmience. They should have used thousands of little rubber duckies to hold the water down. Never pass up a good excuse to have fun!
runswithknives Wednesday Jun 11 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by sweetwater
Science, schmience. They should have used thousands of little rubber duckies to hold the water down. Never pass up a good excuse to have fun!
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Gravdigr Wednesday Jun 11 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by stevecrm
I just cannot find anywhere that sells a big amount of them at a decent price.
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lumberjim Wednesday Jun 11 09:29 PM
especially if the employee was a big black guy.
i think i might just do that to see what kind of reaction i'd get.
xoxoxoBruce Wednesday Jun 11 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
Not bacteria, the chemical bromate, which is formed when sunlight hits .
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| Reduces sunlight penetration, therefore eliminates duckweed and algae growth |
| Reduces penetration of Ultra Violet rays, precluding growth of algae and clogging weeds. |
monster Wednesday Jun 11 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Shawnee123
It's a more evil version of the ball pit at Chuck-E-Cheese. It's not funny. Children are running into the reservoir and drowning. THINK OF THE CHILDREN.
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