GrammarPolice@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoReally hoping it's just good bladder control...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1425
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minus-squarePregnenolone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 year agoThe smell of “pool” is actually the smell of piss. Without piss chlorine has a much less potent smell. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/03/01/517785902/just-how-much-pee-is-in-that-pool
minus-squareDroggelbecher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·1 year agoCorrect me if I’m mistaken, but iirc it is the smell of the chlorine reacting with any pollutant, not just pee. Skin cells and skin oils will make it smell like that, too.
The smell of “pool” is actually the smell of piss. Without piss chlorine has a much less potent smell.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/03/01/517785902/just-how-much-pee-is-in-that-pool
Correct me if I’m mistaken, but iirc it is the smell of the chlorine reacting with any pollutant, not just pee. Skin cells and skin oils will make it smell like that, too.