Gotta love the 2 other comparably sized pools in this image that don't have the alge.
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The other bodies of water in this picture are what interest me. Both the Pond and the Tidal Basin look bluer, showing what it would have looked like. Now it's the color of grift.
They're probably also deeper, which both provides a less ideal environment for algae to grow and also looks bluer despite algae that might be growing. The water in the tidal basin is also moving and has water naturally flowing in and out. The reflecting pool does not have that and needs to be shallow so that water movement is minimized to create the reflection it's supposed to give.
Yes the Basin is more "wild," fair enough.
The Pond is also shallow and manmade, with a similar water system, so it's a truer comparison.
I'm not sure if it changed, but the reflecting pool was modified to be fed by the tidal basin during Obama's presidency.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial_Reflecting_Pool?wprov=sfla1
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I don't understand why they don't paint it yellow? The green algae and the yellow paint will make it look blue.
Check out Van Gogh over here, mixing colors.
Einstein over here
Type shit
shit
"hooray, we did it?"
That must be this "American Blue" they're all talking about
The algae multiplied. Who could have predicted they would do that? It was an entirely novel strategy.
This damn single celled organism is just far too intelligent for the trump administration.
I don't know what you mean, he stopped testing and the numbers went down.
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Next week these idiots will be saying "It's supposed to be green" so that dont have to admit they voted for a fool.
Why would they wait until next week?
The talking points need to percolate through Fox News until they all know what opinion they're supposed to have.
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Algae produce a shitload of oxygen, so it's super eco-friendly
except it causes a feedback, eutrophication effect. teh algae dieback, and the consumption of oxygen by bacteria when the alge decomposies causes deadzone in the water. this is not that bad, since its manmade and not connected to another natural water system.
i guess that’s 1 way to get him to do whatever it takes to change it
"It's American Flag Green, exactly what I wanted. You can't find that color in nature. It's beautiful."
I’d rather vote for the algae too
At least Algae is useful.
Isn't it a bit late for St. Patrick's Day?
Or it's early.
It's green because Iran's flag has green and Iran's a winner.
You're telling me they elected someone not competent and they're shocked he's not competent?
Chlorophyll? More like Bore-o-phyll!
Thanks, Obama.
I hear green was his favorite color. Very popular with Muslims, y'know.
Algae are cool.
Are those green patches of grass to the north the patches that had "8647"?
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Can’t wait for the Wikipedia page.
I didn't see a dedicated page to this incident yet, but there is a section specifically for this event here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial_Reflecting_Pool
Definitely should be a conflict-style page about algae vs Trump war.
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