It would be hilarious if it wasn’t wasting 14.2 million dollars on a no bid contract that we all knew was going to fail since it was, just like everything Trump, surface level.
They should put some ivermectin in there for good measure.
I wonder if they even thought of cleaning the pumps…
It was a grift. Who didn’t see that?
The dumb fucker pocketed most of the cash and had a couple unqualified goons pick up some shit from Home Depot.
I remember about 10-15 years ago a buddy of mine was selling this pool shock stuff that was all natural, some sort of microscopic critter that liked eating algae. They tested it in a completely green pool and it turned the water clear overnight.
Guess they are too dumb to know about stuff like that.
Im surprised they didn’t use Ivermectin. Im sure Kennedy drinks that stuff regularly
Bleach is a cure-all. Algae, COVID, Worm brain, hand stain, sleepy meeting syndrome, etc. It’s really Windex 2.0
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I’m curious if massive amount of bleach will fade the flag paint job of the wading pool?
I appreciate the fact they didn’t measure how much they need, they just went to the pool store and bought a bunch of residential sized containers.
well, they fired anyone that would have given a damn, or would know the chemistry and calculations. so what they gonna do? it’s not like this administration knows how to choose or hire knowledgeable, experienced, competent, and qualified persons. why didn’t they just hire another ‘pool boy’ to ‘fix’ it at a cost of $50 million for the ‘rush’ job? (less, of course, whatever gets kicked back under the potty chair).
I could have done the job for a measly $9m. The problem is getting the rarer american anniversary chlorine, but I’ll eat the cost. Like I said, I’ll do it for the low low price of $20m.
Art of the Deal
…and then charged the Federal government another $100k.
… and placed a stunningly accurate bet on Polymarket about the size of the contract
What’s another couple of thousands on retail products when you’ve already wasted 14.2 million.
Ridiculous. The Reflecting Pool is about 10x the volume of an Olympic swimming pool. Quick math tells me they need >1000 gallons to have any sort of effect.
They put in… maybe 8 gallons?
They had several cases of peroxide, definitely more than 8 gallons, but it was only like 12% so pretty weak stuff anyway. Nowhere near what they would have needed to clear it all up. Plus it would have been super temporary and would have ended up oxygenating the water and feeding the algae.
12% hydrogen peroxide is far from weak. And it’s often used to shock pools and cleaning up organic matter.
I think we found the pool owner.
This administration really embodies the “good enough for government work” ethos.
Not really. I guess they may have lowered the bar for that phrase, though.
The phrase implies that the bar is low.
You’d think for 14 million they could at least have a couple of those little floating pool filters.
But, in reality, a massive body of water like that is just gonna have natural things happen to it. There isn’t really a way around it unless they want to poison the local environment with chemicals.
Besides the concrete cracks, the Reflecting Pool needed new pipes to the filtration and distribution building (the wrong ones were installed and ground settling cracked them, they’re leeching water into the soil). They also needed to waterproof the expansion joints which, although temporary sealed by the liner they installed, will eventually leak again when the liner rips due to further settlement.
Once again, Trump puts lipstick on a pig and kicks the problem down the road so he can look good until he’s gone.
100% certain they do not care.
I could have sworn there were articles circulating this morning that they were pouring hydrogen peroxide in there? Now bleach?
…that sounds like a bad idea, but I’m no pool expert.
Do ammonia next!
Maybe they’ll do ammonia next and gas themselves
They’re talking about the same thing. The term “Bleach” is ambiguous and mostly describes a result rather than a specific chemical. It could be talking about sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, or sodium percarbonate (or any number of other chemicals that make things white)
This article specifies the use of both 12% hydrogen peroxide and calcium hypochlorite powder. Hope they turned off the ozone generator too.
The term “Bleach” is ambiguous and mostly describes a result rather than a specific chemical.
Sure, when used a verb…
When someone “bleached their hair” they used hydrogen peroxide, because that would achieve a bleaching effect
However the headline uses it as noun “dumps bleach in pool”. And I’m pretty sure that’s not correct.
The article says hydrogen peroxide, but headlines are often written by someone else and I think that’s where the confusion came from.
Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color from (i.e. to whiten) fabric or fiber (in a process called bleaching) or to disinfect after cleaning. It often refers specifically to a dilute solution of sodium hypochlorite, also called “liquid bleach”.
It still also sounds like it could be used as an adjective in the headline. But, yea, they’re sensationalizing things.
Yeah. I was gonna say. When I buy “bleach” (literally says it in the bottle) it’s sodium hypochlorite diluted in water. But I’d never want to burn my scalp with it trying “bleach” my hair.
It would be hilarious, ironically, if they ended up making chlorine gas because they just poured in whatever they thought would fix it.
I mean, when chlorine hypochlorite oxidizes organic material, you will make some chorine gas. However, unless they used an absolute shit ton it wouldn’t matter much outside.
I doubt they are measuring it well…wouldn’t surprise me
Hey thanks! That makes sense
You told people to mix bleach and ammonia, Peggy?!
Why not both
Wouldn’t a small fleet of pool sand filters have a better outcome here?
Crushed glass is a very good filter media.
I’m open to putting lava in there for a spicy pond.
You already know they’re gonna dump a water bucket on it and make a nether portal the second you let them do that shit dude🙄
LuxSpark makes some good points. Lets make him our president. No, I am not kidding. He’s the best candidate we have at the moment and you all know it.
its somewhat appropriate that theres a cum-like stench over all of washington dc now. Wonder if thats going to have to be permanent.
