I frequently hear folks whine about not doing OW because open water is gross, dirty, scary, full of germs, etc.
Well, here you go:
www.cnn.com/.../index.html
So I guess swimmers will be going extinct?
I'm never sure what the difference is between a chlorine pool and a saltwater pool. Salt = NaCl, so when the salt dissolves in the water, you get a pool full of chlorine ions.
When you pour Salt on water you don't split the molecule in Na and Cl...you just dissolve the salt in water and get salted water. If you want to split the molecule, you need a chemical reaction like electrolysis applied to molten Salt.
There are clearly health benefits with salt Water pools the downside is that you you need to run your pump 24/7 (energy) and corrosion (maintenance)
So I guess swimmers will be going extinct?
I'm never sure what the difference is between a chlorine pool and a saltwater pool. Salt = NaCl, so when the salt dissolves in the water, you get a pool full of chlorine ions.
When you pour Salt on water you don't split the molecule in Na and Cl...you just dissolve the salt in water and get salted water. If you want to split the molecule, you need a chemical reaction like electrolysis applied to molten Salt.
There are clearly health benefits with salt Water pools the downside is that you you need to run your pump 24/7 (energy) and corrosion (maintenance)
