Sure you can do that deep scuba dive in 47 degree Fahrenheit water off the California coast. Sure you might get to see some kelp, marine life, and spectacular rock formations, but 47 is just 15 degrees from freezing. Why not dive indoors in a balmy 86 degrees? Ahh, but you wondering how you can get a deep dive in a 10 feet deep swimming pool?
Make way for Nemo 33 in Uccle, Belgium, the deepest pool in the world. 108 feet to be exact with "two large flat-bottomed areas at depth levels of 5 m (16 ft) and 10 m (32 ft)". A circular pit allows you to visit Davy Jone's Locker. There is also multiple "caves" you can explore. The pool holds 2.5 million liters of non-chlorinated spring water. Every other week the water is lime-flavored and bubbly as well. And with 2.5 million liters of water that will surely dilute out the urine.
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Cool - Now when do we get some of those in the USA? I might actually get up to diving if I can get to one of those.
It would be a great teaching lab for diving safety.
..and when she got there, the Locker was bare...!! I don't know about you guys, but for me the point of diving is to see the algae, fishes & inverts!!!! Concrete I can see without getting wet. As for lime flavoured bubbly.....yeah, right.
As much fun as it might be to see the wildlife, I have visions in my head of some strange, man-created diving labyrinth, full of strange areas and paths and whatnot. Even, perhaps, an underwater museum. Of course, safety exits and stuff all around to avoid drownings from stupid or lost divers, but still.
Imagine going through an underwater area lit only by black lights and flourescent stuff all over the place..
And of course, the games you could play! Brings a whole new dimension to "Marco Polo"
Dive laser tag!
Underwater paintball!
I thought of that too, but then thought of how messy it would make the water, reduce visibility and probably cost alot in cleanup/filtration.
Throw in a few aquarium style features like a giant shell and a castle, and some caverns, ( and paint the walls!) and it'd be a hoot.
Perhaps I just harbor a longing need to get in touch with my inner goldfish.