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World's Deepest Swimming Pool - Purpose Built for Diving
Where would you imagine cruising around at 105 feet (33 meters) in warm (91F/33C) crystal clear tropical waters? The Bahamas or Fiji perhaps? How about Belgium? Though not in a typical tropical diving location, you can now do just that at Nemo33, a new swimming pool in Brussels, Belgium that is purpose built for scuba diving.
Containing a whopping 2.5 million liters (660,430 gallons) of spring water, and reaching a depth of 33 meters (105 feet), Nemo33 is the world's deepest swimming pool. However, it's more than just a deep swimming pool, it's a scuba diving paradise that was built with the scuba diver in mind. Nemo33 has multiple levels for training and even features tunnels with breathing air so that instructors can talk to their students without having to surface.
Located in central Brussels, Nemo33 is incredibly convenient and really is the perfect scuba training and practice facility. I'd love to see more of these spread around the world - just imagine how many new divers could fall in love with the underwater world with one of these in every major city.
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Scuba Fire Hydrant - Solomon's Island, Maryland, USA
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My Baby's Got the Bends
Is an octopus right or left handed?
Well I suppose octopuses actually have 8 tentacles so the question should be: Do they have a favorite tentacle? That's the question that Marine Biologists from 23 Sea Life centers across Europe are hoping to answer.
An octopus in a German zoo has been trained to open a jar and it's believed that the octopus is highly intelligent and may be capable of even greater tasks. The goal of this study is to find out whether they have a favorite tentacle much like humans have a favorite hand. During the study, the octopuses will be given a selection of toys including jars, balls, Leggo, and Rubik's Cubes to see whether they prefer one limb over another.
The results of the study will be released in autumn and I'll post them here. Now if the octopus can solve the Rubik's Cube that will really be something.
