Death Defying Swimming Pool Boasts 360 Degree Views of London

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by myinnerbanjo • 7 years ago

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My daily nope is filled now.

DannyFlow• 7 years ago

Here's a video with this pool, and some other amazing pools around the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV2BltuPbvI

PhrosTT• 7 years ago

That pool isn't in the video.

pwinnski• 7 years ago

This pool does not yet exist, and therefore isn't in that video.

ghaff3• 7 years ago

The description of getting into and out of the pool in the video is fascinating. (As is the idea that this will be staffed by someone in a wetsuit standing in the pool.)

The whole thing also seems like very much an exercise in "because we can" and excess as opposed to a remotely practical swimming pool.

tim3332• 7 years ago

Should be fun when their fancy periscope style getting in and out mechanism jams. Or when there's a power cut.

ghaff3• 7 years ago

I'm sure a building like this has backup generators. That said, I don't really disagree with the basic point. For something open to the (presumably very high net worth) public, there's a not insignificant Rube Goldberg-ish quality to it. It seems like a bit of an operation to get in or out of the pool which doesn't really square with how people normally use a swimming pool.

ADDED: I'm actually a bit surprised this would meet fire, etc. code. Presumably you couldn't have a level of the building that could be only accessed by elevator. Not sure why this would be different.

tim3332• 7 years ago

I had similar thoughts and wonder if it will be deemed safe. A simpler design might be a fixed tube with the stairs in going up to about an inch or so below the surface with a clear cover. Then you could yank it open if things failed or in normal use some outer tube could rise a couple of inches to stop water falling in and the inch of water be drained.

teilo• 7 years ago

First thought that comes to mind is how easy it is to jump or swim out of a ground-level pool. They better make anyone using this thing sign a waver.

Death Defying Swimming Pool Boasts 360 Degree Views of London

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