Wow. First, it was no more lead-based paint on toys followed by real butter being super bad for your health. Now, peeing in the pool is dangerous, too? Man, being a kid in 2014 must blow.
According to a study done by Purdue and China Agricultural universities, two dangerous byproducts can form after somebody pees in a pool.
Cyanogen chloride and thrichloramine can be created when the uric acid from piss combines with the pool’s chlorine, and they can affect a person’s lungs, heart and nervous system if they are inhaled. Both chemicals have been linked to problems with swimmers, lifeguards and pool staff with health problems.
But even if you’re not part of the 19 percent of adults who are still too lazy to get out of the damn pool and flip-flop their fat asses down to the nearest restroom, you still might be part of the problem. Another study suggests that you “drip out” almost two shot glasses worth of urine every time you swim in a pool. Gross.
(via Newser)
You’re probably still better off peeing in the pool than on a cop, though: College Student Pisses Off Cop By Pissing On Him
