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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 03 2014, @07:07PM
Sounds like BS. Or you'd have more obese people falling through floors.
The amount of water they have is probably the equivalent of 5-10 fat americans. And the weight is spread out not concentrated to a few foot-sized areas.
Should probably be illegal to build a living room that can't handle a few obese people that aren't jumping up and down[1].
[1] Especially if they synchronize their jumps - most living rooms aren't designed to have many people jumping up and down together to music. So a rave party in your living room is more likely to break stuff than kids swimming in a living room pool.