Month: June 2016
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Pool Fire vs Liquid Nitrogen
I pour Liquid Nitrogen, Diethyl Ether, and Dry Ice into my pool! Can liquid nitrogen put out a fire? what about dry ice? Diethyl ether is one of the most flammable solvents around! Via Hyper
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Whale shark inspects Rio’s Olympic marathon swimming course
A whale shark was spotted close to the shore of Copacabana early Tuesday (June 7) morning, where the Olympic marathon swimming event will take place when the Games kick off in just two months time. https://youtu.be/y8k4eVQ0pf0 Photo of another whale shark by Christian Steen
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American Academy of Pediatrics Pool and Swimming Safety Tips
Dr. Sarah Denny, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) spokesperson and an emergency room pediatrician, offers parents tips on how to keep children safe in and around pools. For more information, please visit AAP’s parenting website HealthyChildren.org: http://ow.ly/llDf300Ct9i.
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Vision Films Releases “On a Long Breath” Freediving Documentary
Immerse yourself in a world that is truly harmonious with nature. Imagine six minutes without breath, slipping below the ocean’s surface to frolic with sperm whales, swim in tandem with a giant moray eel, and glide fearlessly with shark predators. World champion freedriver Pierre Frolla experiences that and more in this captivating underwater adventure…and you’re…
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Ew! Now You Can Get ‘Sea Lice’ Bites Swimming At Florida Beach
Swimmers at a Florida Panhandle beach are dealing with painful rashes from stinging jellyfish larvae. More commonly known as “sea lice,” the News Herald reports the sea lice are almost invisible to the naked eye, but they leave an unmistakable sting. They’ve been reported along Walton County’s Santa Rosa Beach this week. Scott Jackson is…
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Naiomi Ruelle (Botswana) – Olympic Swimmer
Naomi Ruele will represent her home country of Botswana in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after qualifying with a time of 26.07 in the 50 Free during an official FINA approved time trial in March. See also FIU Sports
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Swimming conditions improve on Clearwater Beach
Lifeguards put out double red flags near Pier 60 in Clearwater on Tuesday morning warning swimmers not to enter the water.
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Did judge let ex-Stanford swimmer off easy with sex assault sentence?
A northern California judge faces outrage over a former college swimmer’s six-month sentence in a sexual assault case at Stanford University. The attack was stopped by two grad students who happened to ride by on bicycles. John Blackstone reports on how they found Brock Turner and the victim and what they told the authorities. https://youtu.be/I9MN5crqADU…
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Stranded students use phones as beacons to guide rescuers
London school students who were trapped on a beach in Kent were rescued by helicopter and lifeboats after they used their mobile phones as beacons. The 34 teenagers and two adults were rescued and taken to safety after they got lost and became disoriented during a coastal walk between St Margaret’s Bay and Dover Harbour.…