Sounds like A LAKE.

Sounds like something that'd only work in a place that doesn't get too hot, nor has poisonous water snakes...

Although it's great for ecological reasons, I could never own such a "pool". I find the idea of swimming in a dark pond filled with frogs and salamanders rather unappealing.

Ever looked at a jar of pond water? No thanks. Use salt water.

I love this idea, but I'd think it'd be strictly a rural project- You'd need an awful big piece of land to have one of these, and I'm sure that cities and towns have bylaws pertaining to pool construction.

... seeing the sunburned, crazy-haired guy instead of Ringo made me laugh.

I have outdoor koi ponds, and I'm into the fish-keeping hobby with aquariums also. With the right ecological setup and filtration/circulation system, I think this would make a great visual element / water garden area for a home, plus providing a swimming area that is cleaner and clearer than your average pond/lake.

If you're squeamish about swimming in a lake or pond, consider that your average public pool is saturated with chlorine/bromine and kid-piss... Pick your poison.

The sea is salty because of all the whale sperm. True story.

Nice find I used to love swimming in the ponds and streams on our farm and friends farms, nothing like swimming in fresh, unchlorinated water. The best thing is when they are large enough so that you can tie a rope to a nearby tree and swing into them like tarzan

THIS IS AWESOME!!! But also may only work in very limited climates

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Someday, I will build one of these

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I know of some local places that do fishing, and the water in those places is crystal clear. They plant specific types of grasses and reeds to filter and are very picky about what happens around the lake. I'd be rather annoying to upkeep it especially with the winters coming in and freezing it.

I just suspect anything I did would end up with snakes in it. So I'd have to have a lot of land where I could put something like that in......and then destroy it when it became a snake breeding ground.

In the UK, where this is set, there's only 3 types of wild snake and only one, the adder, is poisonous.
Would be perfect here in Ireland where the are no wild snakes of any kind whatsoever.

Other than the politicians of course.

I was also thinking this, and that maybe the frogs, small fish, etc. might help keep this down.

>> ^00Scud00:

A mosquito breeding facility in my own backyard, sign me up.

>> ^TheSluiceGate:

In the UK, where this is set, there's only 3 types of wild snake and only one, the adder, is poisonous.
Would be perfect here in Ireland where the are no wild snakes of any kind whatsoever.
Other than the politicians of course.


Yeah, would be awesome in Ireland, where the weather is good enough to warrant a pool once every few years.

I love the idea of this, just love it. His voice could send me to sleep, but love the end result.

I was initially impressed at how beautiful a concept this is. Then I remembered that I live in Florida, where this would get infested with turtles, alligators, snakehead fish, and poisonous snakes within several hours of finishing.

seems like a perfect place for mosquitoes to breed

But, I couldn't swim in there - there is no chlorine.

Fantastic idea. Until one of the kids snorts up one of those brain eating amoebas.

The narrator sounds like the most boring guy in the world.

Try decades.

>> ^ChaosEngine:

>> ^TheSluiceGate:
In the UK, where this is set, there's only 3 types of wild snake and only one, the adder, is poisonous.
Would be perfect here in Ireland where the are no wild snakes of any kind whatsoever.
Other than the politicians of course.

Yeah, would be awesome in Ireland, where the weather is good enough to warrant a pool once every few years.