Just like a Confederate uniform.

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[–] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Importantly, it's a dark grey.

One of the reasons they said that algae was blooming is that the blue bottom resulted in the pool heating up. A white bottom reflects the light. A blue bottom absorbs more, so it heats up more. A dark grey bottom will heat up even more than a light blue, so unless they fix the colour, they'll have algae problems as soon as there's water in it.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Very good point. Swimming pools are often painted blue to look more cheerful, but it's a very light blue, and the pools are heavily chlorinated ss well. Took an idiot who never consults with anyone with actual expertise to take the plan to a large, shallow, untreated pool and use a darker blue color.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    AFAIK the reflecting pool has none of the things you need with a home pool, like a permanently on filter system, heavy chlorination, etc.

    I admit that I know nothing about the huge reflecting pool. But, I know enough to know that I don't know. I know that the people who take care of it probably know what they're doing, and probably have decades of institutional knowledge that I should respect.

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