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The Daily Mail reports that teenagers combating a 34°C heatwave have converted a living room into a swimming pool. Commentators note that it could be dangerous move for many reasons:
As well as posts congratulating the boys' creative way of keeping cool in the summer heat, there were others who branded them 'idiots'.
'The water is about half a metre high, which means it is about half a ton for every square metre. I wonder if their neighbours will gather altogether to give them a good lesson?,' one said.
'I hope the electric plugs are way above the water level,' another added, while a third person said: 'I hope they cut their nails really well before going inside...what if they break the film.'
Regardless, the pictures are funnier than the hottub Cadillac.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 02 2014, @12:40PM
if you add some bleach it will keep longer ...
as for draining that's easy. get a looong hose fill it with water, plug one end into the "pool" and the other end into the toilet bowl. maybe need to push it down alot. important that the toilet-bowl end is lower then the "pool" floor.
have fun!
(Score: 2) by carguy on Saturday August 02 2014, @02:31PM
The "reverse" also works -- a sheet of plastic on top of a swimming pool makes a waterbed. Just keep the edges of the sheet above water level if you want to stay dry.
(Score: 1) by caffeinated bacon on Saturday August 02 2014, @03:54PM
Too much hassle, get a short hose and stick one end out the window and the other in the pool.