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Now THIS is what you call a swimming pool!!

absolut_mac

absolut_mac

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Just in time for summer for those of you who like to swim, especially if you like to swim in the deep end.

http://www.nemo33.com/index_en/gallery2.html

Unfortunately for most of us Nemo33 (that's 33 meters) is in Brussels. I would love to dive Nemo33 just for the fun of it, and also to experiment a little with deep diving techniques in a pretty safe and controlled environment.

Another plus is that one can leave the sun tan lotion at home.
 
Wow that's scary, looks fun to try though.

I remember back when I was a kid there was a waterpark in Hong Kong, now closed unfortunately. One of the daily/hourly shows was a diving performance in the middle of a pool, and there'd be a net around the middle as the floor dropped sharply to get very deep.

I don't think anyone was allowed into that area even when they weren't performing, but you could see it was quite a bit deeper than elsewhere.

Scarlet Fever said:
i'd love to dive that! whats in the underwater buildings?
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It looks as though the cafe and shops of the rest of the building are in those buildings in the pool. If you look at the photo with the submarine (?) you'll see the windows look strangely blue and match with the windows in the underwater houses.

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That is so cool...I've been meaning to get SCUBA certified for ages now...one of my friends is a dive instructor and I still haven't gotten around to it! :rolleyes:

I like the gallery on that website, it gives some perspective to how deep the lake near my house is...it's actually the exact depth of the pool (33 meters/110 feet), though not nearly as clear. I assume the experience in the pool is quite a bit different as well...I've gone down about 40ish feet (12m) in the lake (that's what you get when you spend every day in the water all summer every summer as a kid :p) and it's pitch black and cold as a witch's tit.
 
That is cool but I don't think much can beat diving in the ocean... sure is a lot more to see. :)

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I work in Brussels and I didn't even know that this existed - hmm, it would be cool to go there with some friends and get a diving initiation... blubblub
 
My memory is very foggy on this, but a friend got into diving some years ago. For a day out his instructor took all his students to this underwater theme park that was full of gardens and other nifty water stuff. Think it's all in a lake though.
 
iBlue said:
That is cool but I don't think much can beat diving in the ocean... sure is a lot more to see. :)
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True, but sometimes the weather doesn't cooperate, so it would be nice to have a backup plan *B* in my back yard :)

Nice scuba pics, where were they taken? Looks like somewhere where the water is crystal clear and warm too.
 
absolut_mac said:
True, but sometimes the weather doesn't cooperate, so it would be nice to have a backup plan *B* in my back yard :)

Nice scuba pics, where were they taken? Looks like somewhere where the water is crystal clear and warm too.
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July 2006 in Key Largo, Florida. :) The water was about 80ºf (27ºc). The visibility wasn't extremely clear but I can't complain. I loved it.
 
iGav said:
No, this is a swimming pool. ;)
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That's cool too.

While I admire those who are into cave diving, especially fresh water cave diving like in the Mexican Yucatan, I prefer not to have anything blocking my ascent to the surface - you know, just in case.

Cousteau's granddaughter in Mexico...
 

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iBlue said:
July 2006 in Key Largo, Florida. :) The water was about 80ºf (27ºc). The visibility wasn't extremely clear but I can't complain. I loved it.
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Yeah, I wouldn't complain too as it's a whole lot better than here on the left coast.

Thanks for the info.
 
That pool is cool. Would love to dive there.

Cave diving brings back some fond memories. It's really really dark if you turn out the lights. The felling is hard to describe when you are about 25-30 meters under inside a cave with no lights. Really cool! :)
 
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