• thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    You know, I appreciate your intellectual honesty. You could have just claimed it was the largest and gotten on with your day, but you took the high road.

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    25 days ago

    I’ve been up to there. It’s not that cool, not very deep. Goes on and on tho.

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      I read the link included by OP.

      The pool is 1,013 m (3,323 ft) long,[4] covering 8.2 ha (20 acres),[4] containing some 250 million litres (66 million US gallons)[5] of seawater, with a maximum depth of 3.5 m (11.5 ft).[6] The water is pumped from the adjacent Pacific Ocean, then filtered and treated.

      The area was likely not naturally suitable for guests due to waves, currents, and marine life, so they made a sea water lagoon with beach.

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      It would make sense in north Australia where there are multiple types of jellyfish which can go through nets and are lethal.

      Also the sharks and crocodiles but mostly for jellyfish like the Irukandji.

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      1 month ago

      Right? I never really understood these. Bitch, the actual largest pool is right next to it

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    1 month ago

    Looks so cool, but imagine if they need to drain the pool for any reason! Thousands of guests will be upset.

    Could have been four separate pools and way more practical.

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      25 days ago

      I believe it’s all seawater, they filter it and constantly pump water through. Would be a big job to drain for sure

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    At least it’s a seawater pool. Would hate to think what they would do if a storm dumped the ocean into it.

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      I’m pretty sure that they would have to empty it, clean it and refill it if the ocean spilled over on to it. It seems like the seawater is filtered and treated before going into the pool.

      That said, there’s approximately 50 meters (160ft) of beach between the sea and the pool!

      Also the pool is not on ground level. It seems to be raised above the beach level

      https://maps.app.goo.gl/9YJAQ7Pb5jLZq1ZWA