I was going to summer camp and a guy there was surrounded by a circle of red - we were told that it was a chemical used to detect someone peeing in the pool. The kid was sent home from camp = I still say it is possible.
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do pools have urine detection?
there are tons of rumors saying that if you pee in most public and some private pools a certain chemical will make the water turn a dark color there are also tons of people saying its an urban legend please let me know your thoughts on this subject thankyou
do some pools have chemical that detects urine?
| yes | 32.0% (61) | |
| no | 67.0% (127) |
188 voters answered this question.
have you peed in a public pool within the last two years?
| yes | 50.0% (95) | |
| no | 49.0% (92) |
187 voters answered this question.
if you answered yes then how many times have you peed in a public pool within the last two years
| i dont pee in public pools | 44.0% (78) | |
| 1-2 | 13.0% (23) | |
| 3-4 | 8.0% (15) | |
| 5-10 | 6.0% (11) | |
| 11-15 | 0.0% (1) | |
| 16-20 | 0.0% (1) | |
| too many to remember but over 20 | 2.0% (5) | |
| everytime i went swimming in a public pool | 23.0% (42) |
176 voters answered this question.
have you ever peed in a pool and the water turned a colors because of this so called urine detection chemical
| yes | 8.0% (15) | |
| no | 85.0% (155) | |
| no but happened to a friend, family member, or witnessed this happen while i was at the pool | 6.0% (12) |
182 voters answered this question.
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