Dumpster Swimming Pools

[Eldee5]

Really? Who's seen this one that's been on Park Ave. just south of Grand Central? It's going to be there for the next two Saturdays.

http://green.yahoo.com/blog/greenpic...rk-avenue.html

For the first time ever, New York City invites residents to swim in pools made from repurposed garbage dumpsters as part of its third annual Summer Streets program. The city is closing down Park Avenue to cars on three consecutive Saturdays (August 7, 14, and 21) so people can spread out to bike, walk, play, watch live theater, and swim.

On Saturday, 420 swimmers took a dip in one of the three pools located near the Grand Central viaduct on Park Avenue between 40th and 41st Streets. The pools will be open for the next two Saturdays (August 14 and 21) from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. The city is distributing bracelets on a first-come first-serve basis so swimmers can enter in shifts.


Only 10 people can swim comfortably in a pool at a time. Each 8-by-22 foot dumpster pool is surrounded by a wrap-around deck and has its own built-in water filtration system. Unfortunately, dumpster-diving is prohibited since the pools are only 3 to 4 ½ feet deep. Each unused dumpster has been equipped with a layer of felt (so it's soft to stand on) and pool lining liners before being filled with around 4,600 gallons of chlorinated water and weighs approximately 50,000 pounds.

[TheYankee]

That's pretty funny, but not a bad idea I guess.

[AMYanks]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4mRwbUQRzo

[GordonGecko]

That's pretty funny, but not a bad idea I guess.

You know why real pools are so expensive? Filtration equipment & chemicals, to you know, keep the plague and stuff from spreading

[TheYankee]

You know why real pools are so expensive? Filtration equipment & chemicals, to you know, keep the plague and stuff from spreading

Ok...?

[GordonGecko]

Ok...?

never mind, I see that filtration is built in to these dumpsters. Not as gross, but still seems like a small space to share with 9 other sweaty people

[philleotardo]

Is Otto going to drive it around?

[TheYankee]

never mind, I see that filtration is built in to these dumpsters. Not as gross, but still seems like a small space to share with 9 other sweaty people

Yeah, well, I can't ever see myself thinking this is something I'd like to do either... but in a city of millions, I'm sure quite a few would get a benefit out of it.

[Eldee5]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4mRwbUQRzo

From the article quoted above:

Unfortunately, dumpster-diving is prohibited since the pools are only 3 to 4 ½ feet deep.

[GordonGecko]

From the article quoted above:

Quote:
Unfortunately, dumpster-diving is prohibited since the pools are only 3 to 4 ½ feet deep.

That makes sense, but to me it's because of the length. They put those "no diving" restrictions in full length shallow pools of 3+ feet because people are morons. I dive in 3 feet of water all the time, you just have to not be a tool to go vertically in

[Steve Dalkowski]

This is the type of thing that is making me grow sick of New York City. Waiting in line for god knows how long to take a dip in a tiny DUMPSTER with 9 other people for a few minutes is seen as a luxury in NYC, where pretty much anywhere else in the country you could do the same thing much more confortably. Sigh.

[BobLoblaw]

This is the type of thing that is making me grow sick of New York City. Waiting in line for god knows how long to take a dip in a tiny DUMPSTER with 9 other people for a few minutes is seen as a luxury in NYC, where pretty much anywhere else in the country you could do the same thing much more confortably. Sigh.

What?

[Steve Dalkowski]

What?

What are you having trouble understanding?

[GordonGecko]

What?

Another NY'r about to bolt for the burbs. Not to worry, there's 3 people waiting to take his place =)

[Steve Dalkowski]

Another NY'r about to bolt for the burbs. Not to worry, there's 3 people waiting to take his place =)

Exactly!