October 7, 2007 5:59 PM PDT
Size matters: the world's largest swimming pool
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Spluch)
Who needs the ocean anyway? This artificial lagoon and swimming pool in the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile is eight hectares in size and contains 250,000 cubic meters of water, equivalent in size to 6,000 standard domestic pools.
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2. Kids will feel a greater entitlement to pee (maybe adults as well);
3. That's a whole lotta chlorine;
4. Where do you buy a pool cover for one this big?
5. Don't make waves--it could become a tsunami.
6. If they allow water polo, the goalie won't even be able to see the other goalie.
7. Only a human with gills could swim the length of this pool lengthwise.
8. How long does it take the pool cleaner to clear the leaves?
9. Don't lose your ring in this pool!
10. As big as this pool may be, all it takes every night to clear every out is a couple of Baby Ruth bars.
- by wespj--2008 September 4, 2008 10:27 PM PDT
- Good call, Ozyman! The pool is actually 20 acres total. 115 feet deep at the deepest point. There's another review -- and more photos -- of this pool at:
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