new swimming pool rule

should we brush our teeth before getting into the swimming pool? how about disinfecting them with mouthwash which is quicker and easier to do? most people think it's unnecessary but then why is it that in almost all countries in the world (except australia that I know from personal experience) must people take shower before entering the pool?

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3D Pool

Use video projectors on the walls and floor of a pool to turn it into any kind of 3D landscape you want. It will allow you to take a swim anywhere in the world you want or if you like video games you can program it to simulate real-life sea-swim. If you are a tough guy and want to increase your speed to Michael Phelps levels you can put a special close-up version of Jaws and Crocodiles on. The next Olympic medal will soon be yours to claim :)

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Swimimng pool thoughts

People these days post their thoughts from anywhere thanks to iphones and blackberries. This convenience is liberating because you can't make a date with your thoughts and expect that they stick to it. I know I do a lot of thinking when I swim and like to swim every day if I could. It's rhythmic, quiet and soothing. I think of it as meditating in water and most swimmers I know think the same. On my way to my regular swim yesterday I was thinking that the pool is one of those places where people can't post their thoughts as they come to them. In my view, many good thoughts are wasted because swimmers do a lot of thinking in the water but it's very hard to remember them after.

I could take the blackberry with me and have it by the side of the pool but I am always worried someone might accidentally step on it or drop it in the water. I know it's probably too much to have touch keypad waterproof screens on the side or at the end of each lap only for people to post their thoughts. But if the screens were mainly used to take measurements from lap times to heartbeats similar to what people get in a sport gyms from a running machine, it probably wouldn't be difficult to connect the device to the internet and allow people to post thoughts from within the pool as they take breaks.

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