Category: WTF
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Why not to have a Liquid Nitrogen Pool Party
See PopSci German liquor company Jägermeister recently hosted a party in Mexico, during which staffers poured what appeared to be numerous 10-liter dewars of liquid nitrogen into the water, creating a foggy effect. In videos, you can hear partiers “Woo!”-ing… and then, not two minutes later, those not in the water pointing and saying, in…
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Protester swim escalates island dispute
South Korean protesters swim to disputed islands amid diplomatic issues between Seoul and Japan. Paula Hancocks reports.
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Toxic ‘Blue Lagoon’ quarry pool dyed black to deter swimmers
Read for instance MailOnline, Derby Telegraph, BBC A pool at a disused Derbyshire quarry, known locally as the Blue Lagoon, has been dyed black in a bid to deter people from swimming in it. Despite the water at the quarry at Harpur Hill, near Buxton, having a pH level of 11.3 dozens of people still swim there.…
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11-year-old drowns during swimming competition in Lahore, Pakistan
Read Tribune An 11-year-old drowned during a swimming competition at a private school in Lahore, Express News reported on Wednesday. According to initial details, the sixth grade student was not provided with immediate medical assistance. The parents of the child were reportedly not allowed to see their son – after the incident – for around…
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Karamana river pollution ‘sinks’ champion Indian swimming club
Read The New Indian Express The heavily polluted Karamana river, which has literally turned into drainage canal, can, ironically, boast of moulding swimming champions who even took part in international events. However, the advantage is now lost as the river, having turned a dump yard, is no longer fit for swimming, leaving the swimmers in…
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Dozens rescued by coastguards after Southwold Pier-to-Pub Swim goes wrong
Read for instance the BBC, the Mirror, MailOnline, Sky and EDP24 A major search and rescue operation was launched yesterday after dozens of people taking part in the Southwold Pier-to-Pub Swim had to be pulled from the sea. About 200 people were taking part in the event, which involved swimming around the town’s pier before heading…
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Behold a naked guy swimming in a Ukranian supermarket’s lobster tank
Not so NSFW as it sounds, as the video quality is quite low. Via guyism
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Jamaica’s Blue Marlins’ founder quits after vandals wreck pool
Read The Gleaner After four years of setting out a swimming program specifically geared to spur the development of Olympic calibre swimmers in the western region of Jamaica; and after pooling all her life savings into that realization, founder of the Blue Marlin Swim Club, Rosemarie Logan, is calling it quits. Her decision comes after…