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6 Tools To Keep Summer Going All Year Long

5:30AM September 23, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

It was a long, cold winter, but summer is almost here and we don’t ever want it to end. Keep your summer going indefinitely with these seven tools. More »

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The View From The London Olympics’ Diving Board Looks Piss-Your-Speedos Scary

9:20PM August 16, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Another London 2012 Olympics venue’s been checked off the list, and Zaha Hadid’s aquatic centre is quite simply the most stunning yet. All swimming events, plus diving and water polo will be held here in front of 17,500 spectators. More »

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How Photoshop Ruined This Poor Girl’s Summer

3:20PM July 30, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Yes! Summer! Pool time! Aqua fun! Time to splish and splash! Get yer bathing suit! Round up your pals! Hop in the Banzai Whale Pool with three amigos! Oh, it’s tiny and the box is deceptively photoshopped? More »

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Live Out Your Drug Kingpin Fantasies With A Billiards Table In A Pool

7:20AM June 3, 2011 | Sam Biddle

NOTE: I am going to avoid all “pool” table jokes. I hope you’ll understand. But this waterproof… pool table, by Opulent Items, is great for anyone bored by their current swimming setup. Oh, also, youll need at least $US6500. More »

A Different Google Maps Arrangement

9:40AM October 27, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

This is Jenny Odell’s “125 American Swimming Pools,” a clever collage of pools trimmed out of Google Maps and artfully rearranged. Wait until you see “195 Cargo Ships, Barges, Motorboats, Yachts, Tankers, Cruise Ships, Riverboats, Sailboats and Hospital Ships”. More »

Wayne Manor, Illinois

8:00AM October 18, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Times are tough, even for billionaire playboy super heroes, so Bruce Wayne moved to Hinsdale, Illinois. The Air Force gig didn’t pay, apparently. [41.791908,-87.916719 - Thanks, Dan] More »

Science

This Pool Can Create Waves In Any Shape You Want

7:00AM October 16, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

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This water pool can create waves in any shape you can imagine. Not just rough sketches, but perfectly clear shapes like hearts, stars with hard angular points, and even a musical note. More »

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For $US500, This Solar-Powered Robot Will Keep Your Pool Clean

2:00PM September 10, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Owning a pool is great—until you realise just how much time and money goes into maintaining it. Thankfully, there are robots like the Solar-Breeze which will remove surface debris and reduce pump usage costs without needing much more than sunlight. More »

New York City Needs These River Pools

9:00AM August 12, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

This is the East River State park. It’s next to my house and – in the spring, summer and early autumn – I love to go there and lay down to read a book. Sadly, that pool is not there. More »

Software

Officials Are Looking For Your Swimming Pool On Google Earth Right Now

5:23PM August 3, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Google Earth is great to use – until it bites you on the bum and alerts the authorities to the existence of your swimming pool. After Greece found out backyard swimmers last year, a US town is cracking down now. More »