Talk:2155: Swimming

The title text reminds me of https://xkcd.com/1115/ 108.162.242.13 17:22, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

I never fully enjoyed swimming in lakes & oceans for this same reason. Getting nipped by a snapping turtle, pinched by crawfish & crabs, & nudge-tested by snakes probably pushed my experiences in a negative direction as well. Chlorine & urine content don't make swimming pools nearly unpleasant enough to feel ickier than most open water I've been in. As someone who grew up in a hot climate, I love swimming, but I like to be able to see what's in the water around me. The deeper & murkier the water is, the more uneasy I feel venturing into it. ProphetZarquon (talk) 17:49, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

In most open water, there is no chlorine, but there is definitely some urine and blood and probably also fish sperm. It SHOULD be more diluted, though ... -- Hkmaly (talk) 22:15, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

I find it ridiculous that some people are grossed by the supposedly urine (or, God forbid, sperm) contaminated swimming pools yet fine to drink water coming from open reservoirs containing (highly diluted!) duck poop, fish stuff, slimes and molds etc. Some even have spilled millions of gallons of perfectly fine water after some guy peed in it, even if it was wide open to any flying source of poo ([1]) -- Malgond (talk) 08:27, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

I am confused. The explanation says there is a person as you scroll down, but I don't see any people below the surface. Is it talking about the jellyfish?--172.69.42.28 19:57, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

This panel is approximately 4.047 times as tall as it is wide. Moosenonny10 (talk) 00:19, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

I don't agree it's an entirely irrational fear -- it's much easier to rescue a drowned person from the lake/ocean bottom if the water is shallow. 172.68.182.16 07:50, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

It is still irrational – if someone's drowned at the bottom it isn't rescue anymore, just potentially recovering a dead body. Completely irrelevant for the unfortunate swimmer, unless she is worried about her family's emotions and the amount of (not entirely rational) public expense – all these expert divers, rescue units time, police work etc. cost a lot. -- Malgond (talk) 08:19, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

I believe that very deep waters are occasionally (and more frequently than shallow ones) dangerous due to cold undercurrents, so I support "not entirely irrational fear".Jkrstrt (talk) 08:59, 28 May 2019 (UTC)