• Powderhorn@beehaw.org
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    9 hours ago

    Kind of like using a steam locomotive to clean the bottom of your pool.

    I’m surprised that wasn’t tried on the reflecting pool in D.C. “We love the old-timey trains, don’t we, folks? And now were going to use one in the most amazing way the world has ever seen!”

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      5 hours ago

      Powered by “clean coal” of course, right? It’d have been more effective than dumping a couple bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the pool at least since the emissions would prevent future algae growth more effectively.

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        4 hours ago

        Oh, they did dump some H202 along the edges, giving a dark blue hue surrounding the algae bloom. Apparently, a comprehensive distribution either didn’t come to mind or was nixed. Alternatively, clearing it up immediately would negate Trump’s claim that the green hue was the result of vandalism and thus, well …