when the temperature reaches 98 in china- it's time for a nice refreshing dip in the public pool...

[dysfunctional press]

Local residents crowd a swimming pool during hot weather in Suining, Sichuan province, China, July 27, 2008. The local temperature reached 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday, local media reported.

[Heidi]

1. Oh, _that_ looks fun.

:not:

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. Wow...so exotic...

:eyes:

[Squatch]

3. Think about it...the dudes in the middle have to go to the bathroom REALLY bad

where do they relieve themselves?

[ProgressiveFool]

28. how do you think they refill the pool after all the bodies displace the water?

Though that does defeat the purpose of going into the pool to cool off, with all those warm spots.

[dysfunctional press]

29. an even more unpleasant thought...

what if it's diarrhea...? with that many people, there's got to be at least one.

[Marrah_G]

4. That has to be some bizarre staged event for a commercial or something.....

right?

[dysfunctional press]

20. nope.

it's what happens when you have 1.3 billion residents and not enough pools.

[smiley_glad_hands]

5. Is that a snickers bar floating by? eom

[SoCalDem]

13. Baby Ruth n/t

[nuxvomica]

6. Why does every one of them have an inflatable thingy?

That looks so bizarre.

[LiberalEsto]

8. They act as bumpers, I s'pose

"Here is your government-regulation inflatable thingie. You will wear this at all times. Do not remove it until you leave the pool, or you will be subject to arrest and incarceration. Now step to your left and enter the pool area."

[JHB]

9. It keeps them from being squeezed under, is my guess n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. They're cheezy "Made in China" trinkets anyway

[liberal N proud]

7. Yuck!

How can that many people crammed into that small of a space be healthy or even relaxing?

[dweller]

10. where's the pool?

:shrug:

dp

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. Republicans jumping ship as the USS G.W. Bush goes to the bottom

[Squatch]

14. Well, they could always go boating at the Olympics sailing venue

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2008/07/01/algae6_wideweb__470x313,0.jpg

[dysfunctional press]

25. as of july 16, all of the news outlets reported that the venue has been cleared of algae...

but i haven't seen any recent pics. :shrug:

[City Lights]

15. Ick.

How uninviting that looks.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

16. Imagine how much pee is in that water.

:puke:

[lame54]

17. looks like an Obama rally

[Arkansas Granny]

18. I found a video with a similar scene from a wave pool in Japan.

Look about 1/3 of the way down the page.

http://scaq.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html

[lame54]

27. Direct link to video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inA-36YRV0Y

[VOX]

31. Man, I'm claustrophobic, and that is a ***nightmare***. I would definitely flip out!

I need breathing room and elbow room in crowds, or else I get squirrelly. And that video definitely makes me feel squirrelly. :crazy"

[Nye Bevan]

19. Excuse me... people...

could you move over- this is the lap-swimming lane.

[BlooInBloo]

21. lolz

[trof]

22. Why does this remind me of a bowl of Fruit Loops?

[dysfunctional press]

23. Honey, I Shrunk the Chinese...

[yellowcanine]

24. Watch out for gropers!

[Bluebear]

26. The Chinese Synchronized Swimming Team....well, they DO have good unison

[elehhhhna]

30. that's a lot of droenings waiting to happen. How can you see someone if they're on the bottom?

[dysfunctional press]

32. i think that's why teach of them has their own inflatable ring- to keep from being forced under.

nt