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[urbancharlotte]

Originally Posted by poppydog

I think waterparks are slightly gross — all that recirculating water that who knows how many kids have peed in, etc. Doesn't stop me from occasionally taking my kids to Wet-n-Wild Emerald Pointe in Gboro or to our local pool, but it does squick me out if I think about it too much. That's one thing I like about swimming in the ocean — no recirculating pee water.

If we tested ocean water and wave pool water for which has more organic material, the ocean would win by a wide margin. Especially if we're testing ocean water near a public beach. The water at Folly Beach is never as clear as wave pool water.

Also, I've never stepped on someone's trash at a wave pool. At a public beach, I've found things ranging from beer bottles to condoms.

[poppydog]

But how much pee have you swum in?

I don't mind natural organic material. The sharks pee and poo in the ocean and I'm sure people do, too, but it's more dispersed. You don't hear about brain eating amoebas in the ocean, either. I'd much rather have a day at the beach than a day at a chlorine reeking, kids shrieking wave pool. BTDT, I know which I prefer.

[urbancharlotte]

Originally Posted by poppydog

But how much pee have you swum in?

I don't mind natural organic material. The sharks pee and poo in the ocean and I'm sure people do, too, but it's more dispersed. You don't hear about brain eating amoebas in the ocean, either. I'd much rather have a day at the beach than a day at a chlorine reeking, kids shrieking wave pool. BTDT, I know which I prefer.

Whitewater center had the health issue; not Carowinds (which has the wave pool). The irony is that Whitewater had a health issue because their main water supply was natural river water. That particular amoeba thrives in warm water and slow flowing water. It can be found in warm natural waters or untreated pools. One bit of good news is that it can't survive salt water (plus 1 for the oceans). However, it can't survive in chemically treated pools either (Whitewater center did not use proper chemical treatment, they tried ultrasonic treatment instead).

People have died from this micro organism in natural waters around the world. However, when death comes from nature, it's not as news-worthy as death from a "safe" center.

That's cool if you prefer the ocean waters; I do too depending on my mood. However, I'd never try to argue that oceans are cleaner and safer. Anything from bacteria to shark attacks can occur in the ocean.