Swimming in the fountains

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Swimming in the fountains

#1 Post by IAintTouchin » Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:56 am

So in that Adelaide 1966 video, it shows people swimming in the city fountains and lakes.

I was wondering if it was still legal to do so now. My friend and I decided to do it on that really hot Thursday last week in the fountain at Adelaide oval and by the time we walked back to Rundle Mall, we were completely dry. I know people will say "people pee in those fountains" but people pee in the pool.
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#2 Post by crawf » Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:41 am

Difference is pools usually have chlorine added to them to kill any nasty germs or bacterias... :P
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#3 Post by peas_and_corn » Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:54 pm

Yeah, I have seen people swim in the fountains a lot, but I wouldn't, because I might catch something nasty.
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#4 Post by AtD » Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:30 pm

Reclaimed water, no chlorine and it's not changed... Delicious.
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#5 Post by monotonehell » Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:33 pm

AtD wrote:Reclaimed water, no chlorine and it's not changed... Delicious.
It'll put hair on your chest!
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#6 Post by Hooligan » Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:15 pm

peas_and_corn wrote:Yeah, I have seen people swim in the fountains a lot, but I wouldn't, because I might catch something nasty.
Or swimming in the fountains may give you super powers

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#7 Post by Thanial » Sat Dec 31, 2011 10:51 pm

Hooligan wrote:Or swimming in the fountains may give you super powers
Don't tempt me I just finished watching X-Men :lol:
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Re: Swimming in the fountains

#8 Post by duke » Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:12 pm

I have seen people bathing their naked kids in the Vic Square fountain. :?
I was told that the fountains in Sydney are chlorinated to the level of pools due to the number of people that "swim" in them. Maybe its something we should do here, but I guess that could be seen as encouraging people which could cause liability issues *sigh*
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Re: Swimming in the fountains

#9 Post by IAintTouchin » Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:49 pm

at least I wasn't naked.
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Re: Swimming in the fountains

#10 Post by spiller » Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:13 pm

IAintTouchin wrote:at least I wasn't naked.
Yeah, your clothes would have provided all the protection you needed against the bacteria
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