Showing posts with label swimming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label swimming. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Swimming Pool On The Water

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I believe this is in Germany. The pool was made from a barge, and floats on a river that is too polluted to swim in. It's called Badeschiff. Nifty, huh?
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Monday, April 28, 2008

The World's Largest Swimming Pool

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If you like doing laps in the swimming pool, you might want to stock up on the energy drinks before diving in the world’s largest swimming pool in the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Algarrobo, Chile. Guinness Book of Records has named the vast pool beside the sea in Chile as the biggest in the world.

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It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, had a 115ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water.

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Ok, I'm sold! I want one!

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But if you fancy splashing out on one of your own – and you have the space to accommodate it – then beware: This one took five years to build, cost nearly £1billion and the annual maintenance bill will be £2million.

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Here's how it looks from Google Earth!

Friday, February 8, 2008

Crazy Ocean Sea Foam

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These pictures were taken along the Australian shoreline at Yamba (north of Sydney) in New South Wales. Australia and scientists say it was caused by impurities in the ocean, such as salts, chemicals, dead plants, decomposed fish and excretions from seaweed.

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A similar outbreak of sea foam occured not long after at Point Cartwright along Queensland's Sunshine Coast

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Looks like they're having fun!

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Sharks!

Aren't sharks fun?
They show up in the most unexpected places!






And just when you think everything is OK... here comes another one!

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Swimming with the bears?

You've heard of swimming with the dolphins?
Here's something new, swimming with the bears!