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BumRushDaShow

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30. Peroxide is generally unstable

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #25)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:47 PM

10 hrs ago

So it will mostly start breaking down and dissipating as it gets diluted.

Then I saw that the pool is deeper in the center (something like 30" ) and shallower along the edges (18" ). So that may impact the distribution of any chemicals.

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Even a normal intelligence highschool student would know that.. Girard442 15 hrs ago #1

"On edit: So, Donnie's idea, right?" Well he did ask about drinking bleach and shoving UV lights up people's butts. cstanleytech 15 hrs ago #4

Size of reflecting pool vs H2O3 dosage rog 14 hrs ago #8

My $5 says they didn't look up any of this information... WestMichRad 14 hrs ago #9

nor did they ask azureblue 13 hrs ago #12

I'm not a betting guy, but I would bet on that. rog 10 hrs ago #27

Yes, it can be used in pools. Since the source I Raw Story, I take it with a grain of salt LeftInTX 12 hrs ago #20

"The effects of H202 are fairly short lived." BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #26

Just when you think it can't get more stupid........... BarbD 15 hrs ago #2

Until he dies BWdem4life 15 hrs ago #7

Now called tRUMP's pool folly ... someone else will probably have a better nickname, but it does point out SWBTATTReg 15 hrs ago #3

Gonna be a whole lot of skimming going on soon EYESORE 9001 15 hrs ago #5

;-{)....... Goonch 15 hrs ago #6

Swamp monster! Eeek! debsy 12 hrs ago #19

When you fuck something up take immediate sterps to fuck it up more. twodogsbarking 14 hrs ago #10

Can we have a moratorium KT2000 13 hrs ago #11

Are any Congress people up for reigning Trump in, regarding "decprating" or anything else? ShazzieB 12 hrs ago #23

"left over from Biden and Obama" AverageOldGuy 13 hrs ago #13

That Spokesliar for the Interior Department can fk off all the way to Fkoffistan and back again. OMGWTF 13 hrs ago #16

call chad the pool boy (SNL) msongs 13 hrs ago #14

The poor microbes relogic 13 hrs ago #15

Do the reflecting pools have any sort of filtration system? cab67 13 hrs ago #17

I don't know if it has any filtration? Maybe a biofiltration system? LeftInTX 12 hrs ago #21

There's a thing in engineering called scaleability. Some things have it, some don't. Girard442 8 hrs ago #33

Kinda looks as tho' trump is swamping the clean.. 3825-87867 13 hrs ago #18

Soon they will put a tarp over it. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #22

"But peroxide CAN be used as a 'bleach' (strong oxidizer) for something like hair, when concentrated" Seinan Sensei 12 hrs ago #24

Peroxide is used in some pool products. It's the detached oxygen atom that kills microbes. LeftInTX 4 hrs ago #34

So ... no squirrels, birds or pet dogs are going to drink from that pool ? Because H2O2 will make them sick. eppur_se_muova 11 hrs ago #25

Peroxide is generally unstable BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #30

This would be funny if it weren't so tragic. yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #28

Will the H2O2 have any effect on the painted surfaces? LakeVermilion 10 hrs ago #29

Here's hoping the Ducks that swim in it won't be harmed by the chemical.. Talitha 10 hrs ago #31

If it's diluted enough BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #32