Teh One Who Knocks
08-11-2016, 04:26 PM
CNN News Wire
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RIO DE JANEIRO — There’s something in the water at the Rio Olympics: Yet another pool has deep, bright green. This time, it’s the water polo pool.
On Tuesday, when the diving pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre mysteriously changed colors, Olympic organizers and FINA — swimming’s international governing body — offered competing explanations why.
On Wednesday, the water polo pool at the center also went green.
Swimming pools, in case anyone is unclear, are supposed to be a tranquil shade of azure.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ermmm...what happened?! <a href="https://t.co/pdta7EpP2k">pic.twitter.com/pdta7EpP2k</a></p>— Tom Daley (@TomDaley1994) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomDaley1994/status/763089368022192129">August 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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So, what is going on?
There are now so many explanations.
A change in alkalinity
Mario Andrada, the communication director for the Rio 2016 local organizing committee, says a sudden change in alkalinity is the culprit.
“We expect the color to be back to blue soon,” Andrada said, adding there is “absolutely no risk to the athletes or anybody.”
An algae bloom
Nope, the green tone seen was because of a proliferation of algae, the organizing body said. The algae bloomed because of heat and lack of wind, it said.
Poor organization
Nope, says, FINA, the blames lies with the organizers. FINA claims water tanks “ran out some of the chemicals used in the water treatment process.” It made no mention of wind or heat.
The internet dives in
It didn’t take long for the Internet to offer up its own imaginative take on the green shade.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just waiting for Shrek to come out of the swamp that is the Rio diving pool!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/diving?src=hash">#diving</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreenPool?src=hash">#GreenPool</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBCRio2016?src=hash">#BBCRio2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/EzMsohFBzJ">pic.twitter.com/EzMsohFBzJ</a></p>— Grant (@SnowAndBeach) <a href="https://twitter.com/SnowAndBeach/status/763102041740804097">August 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's not easy being green... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/greenpool?src=hash">#greenpool</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RioOlympics2016?src=hash">#RioOlympics2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/cDy3SnYQAW">pic.twitter.com/cDy3SnYQAW</a></p>— Lucy Knight (@lucymk) <a href="https://twitter.com/lucymk/status/763157073974538242">August 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/greenpool?src=hash">#greenpool</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> Meanwhile at the diving pool <a href="https://t.co/TQuMI6MvsG">pic.twitter.com/TQuMI6MvsG</a></p>— Marc Smith (@iamnotmiserable) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamnotmiserable/status/763324799464640512">August 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Commenters joked that it was nice of Shrek to loan his swamp to the Olympics, while others shared pictures of Kermit the frog and swamp monsters.
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RIO DE JANEIRO — There’s something in the water at the Rio Olympics: Yet another pool has deep, bright green. This time, it’s the water polo pool.
On Tuesday, when the diving pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre mysteriously changed colors, Olympic organizers and FINA — swimming’s international governing body — offered competing explanations why.
On Wednesday, the water polo pool at the center also went green.
Swimming pools, in case anyone is unclear, are supposed to be a tranquil shade of azure.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ermmm...what happened?! <a href="https://t.co/pdta7EpP2k">pic.twitter.com/pdta7EpP2k</a></p>— Tom Daley (@TomDaley1994) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomDaley1994/status/763089368022192129">August 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
So, what is going on?
There are now so many explanations.
A change in alkalinity
Mario Andrada, the communication director for the Rio 2016 local organizing committee, says a sudden change in alkalinity is the culprit.
“We expect the color to be back to blue soon,” Andrada said, adding there is “absolutely no risk to the athletes or anybody.”
An algae bloom
Nope, the green tone seen was because of a proliferation of algae, the organizing body said. The algae bloomed because of heat and lack of wind, it said.
Poor organization
Nope, says, FINA, the blames lies with the organizers. FINA claims water tanks “ran out some of the chemicals used in the water treatment process.” It made no mention of wind or heat.
The internet dives in
It didn’t take long for the Internet to offer up its own imaginative take on the green shade.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just waiting for Shrek to come out of the swamp that is the Rio diving pool!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/diving?src=hash">#diving</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreenPool?src=hash">#GreenPool</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBCRio2016?src=hash">#BBCRio2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/EzMsohFBzJ">pic.twitter.com/EzMsohFBzJ</a></p>— Grant (@SnowAndBeach) <a href="https://twitter.com/SnowAndBeach/status/763102041740804097">August 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's not easy being green... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/greenpool?src=hash">#greenpool</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RioOlympics2016?src=hash">#RioOlympics2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/cDy3SnYQAW">pic.twitter.com/cDy3SnYQAW</a></p>— Lucy Knight (@lucymk) <a href="https://twitter.com/lucymk/status/763157073974538242">August 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/greenpool?src=hash">#greenpool</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> Meanwhile at the diving pool <a href="https://t.co/TQuMI6MvsG">pic.twitter.com/TQuMI6MvsG</a></p>— Marc Smith (@iamnotmiserable) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamnotmiserable/status/763324799464640512">August 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Commenters joked that it was nice of Shrek to loan his swamp to the Olympics, while others shared pictures of Kermit the frog and swamp monsters.