July 24, 2008: Beat the Heat

xoxoxoBruce • Jul 24, 2008 1:56 am
From Boston.com, this heat beating tip from Korea.

People swim to avoid the heat in a swimming pool in the Everland amusement park in Yongin, about 50 km (31 miles) south of Seoul


Image

They may be cooling off, but they sure as hell ain't swimming.:headshake

Seems to me, I've seen this picture before, but can't remember where??
JuancoRocks • Jul 24, 2008 2:50 am
The fecal coliform pool replaces the fecal coliform ball pit at McDonalds

"The presence of fecal coliform bacteria in aquatic environments may indicate that the water has been contaminated with the fecal material of man or other animals." (Wiki)

"Does the water really turn purple, if you pee?":D
Kolbenfresser • Jul 24, 2008 5:11 am
I remember a pic of a pool in Tokyo...
It is actually a wave pool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inA-36YRV0Y
SPUCK • Jul 24, 2008 5:36 am
Man... Bring on the polio.
Clodfobble • Jul 24, 2008 8:03 am
Man, with that many people, I'd require lifevests on everyone too. But I don't get the hats...
Chocolatl • Jul 24, 2008 8:11 am
Maybe the hats are to prevent other people's flailing arms from grabbing fistfuls of hair?
sweetwater • Jul 24, 2008 8:25 am
There's never a Snickers bar around when you really, really need one.
HungLikeJesus • Jul 24, 2008 8:29 am
Does that one guy in the bottom of the first picture have a mouthful of water?

Or maybe he's about to :repuke:.
classicman • Jul 24, 2008 8:56 am
That does NOT look like fun.
Sheldonrs • Jul 24, 2008 9:12 am
Bring to a boil and add vegetables. Reduce heat and let simmer for 20 minutes. Season to taste.
ZenGum • Jul 24, 2008 9:47 am
That's not a water park! That's a street in Seoul, suddenly flooded by rising sea levels! Quick, everyone, PANIC! The end is NIGH!


[Doffs cap to Sheldon. Wonders why it took someone so long.]
Clodfobble • Jul 24, 2008 9:48 am
Does that one guy in the bottom of the first picture have a mouthful of water?


It's probably just a wad of dip.
classicman • Jul 24, 2008 10:08 am
HungLikeJesus;471123 wrote:
Does that one guy in the bottom of the first picture have a mouthful of water?


I love that he is wearing his glasses.
HungLikeJesus • Jul 24, 2008 10:16 am
Clodfobble;471139 wrote:
It's probably just a wad of dip.


A dip wad?
glatt • Jul 24, 2008 10:25 am
That first picture is cropped to show only the people in the wave pool in that narrow band of space where they are able to touch the bottom but still experience the wave's full force. I bet it's much less crowded off to the right where it gets deeper and a little less crowded off to the left, where it gets shallower. But I bet lots of kids are off to the left playing in the shallow end.
HungLikeJesus • Jul 24, 2008 10:41 am
glatt;471149 wrote:
...But I bet lots of kids are off to the left peeing in the shallow end.
glatt • Jul 24, 2008 10:42 am
what's a little urine between strangers?
bbro • Jul 24, 2008 12:25 pm
That just makes me shudder. I HATE crowds. especially where strangers are touching me. I am tensing up just thinking about it! :headshake I would rather sweat.
HungLikeJesus • Jul 24, 2008 12:30 pm
glatt;471154 wrote:
what's a little urine between strangers?


Stranger, urine my way.
xoxoxoBruce • Jul 24, 2008 1:05 pm
That gives me a warm feeling. :rolleyes:
spudcon • Jul 24, 2008 2:34 pm
OK, I know someone peed in here! Fess up!
Gravdigr • Jul 24, 2008 3:05 pm
sweetwater;471122 wrote:
There's never a Snickers bar around when you really, really need one.


TUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRDDDD!!!

(Actually, I think that was a Baby Ruth.)
Antimatter • Jul 24, 2008 5:38 pm
I think I see Wally somewhere...
TheMercenary • Jul 24, 2008 6:47 pm
Sheldonrs;471131 wrote:
Bring to a boil and add vegetables. Reduce heat and let simmer for 20 minutes. Season to taste.


:lol2:
newtimer • Jul 25, 2008 2:38 am
Clodfobble;471116 wrote:
... I don't get the hats...


It's common for swimming pools in the Orient to require swimming caps. The reason is that they want to keep filters from getting clogged with hair.
Sure, a couple of hairs here and there won't damage the pump/filtration system, but when you're dealing with billions of people, those hairs can add up quickly!
Scriveyn • Jul 25, 2008 2:46 am
It's dress down Friday - usually they come in suits and ties.
newtimer • Jul 25, 2008 3:02 am
Off-topic question:
Who selects the image o' day and how does one go about nominating one? I'm usually content to see what image The Man comes up with, but this terrorist wedding cake caught my eye:

http://bp3.blogger.com/_wGr8njEWjtI/SIjrH83GQpI/AAAAAAAAALU/QnIfz0LnX3I/s1600-h/wedding-cake-jamesbond.jpg
xoxoxoBruce • Jul 25, 2008 6:53 am
Any member can post an IOtD.
1- Follow the format for the date and title.
2- Don't use a copyrighted image from a major news group.
3- Post, rather than link, the image.
4- Have fun.
Clodfobble • Jul 25, 2008 8:58 am
Also, I'm pretty sure you'll need to look at it in Forum View instead of blog view, if you haven't already been doing that. (And hey, while you're already in handy Forum-view mode, you could branch out into the rest of the board, too.)
ZenGum • Jul 25, 2008 10:04 pm
spudcon;471270 wrote:
OK, I know someone peed in here! Fess up!


Ahh, so that's why they call it the Yellow River.
Julesie • Jul 29, 2008 6:17 pm
Sheldonrs;471131 wrote:
Bring to a boil and add vegetables. Reduce heat and let simmer for 20 minutes. Season to taste.


You'll just be hungry again in 10 minutes.
Sheldonrs • Jul 29, 2008 6:43 pm
Julesie;472266 wrote:
You'll just be hungry again in 10 minutes.


Not a problem. I got soup for years now! And if I add a coagulent...er I mean a THICKENER, I can make stew!
monster • Jul 29, 2008 8:20 pm
I love the terrorist wedding cake. you bastard. it was my wedding in the WTC on 9/11
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