<![CDATA[Swimming in sparkling water]]>Dumb advertisement near me had a sign up about their "sparkling pool" which got me thinking....what would it be like to swim in carbonation?

I think you would float better? Probably? Would it hurt more? Would all the released carbon dioxide in the vicinity of the pool be a problem?

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/topic/205c172f-332f-4014-8125-39cdaa9f22e0/swimming-in-sparkling-waterRSS for NodeSun, 06 Sep 2026 06:01:43 GMTWed, 12 Aug 2026 22:40:27 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Swimming in sparkling water on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:23:11 GMT]]>A normal pool probably isn't big enough (or volcano adjacent, hopefully) to be comparable, but check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnic_eruption for some worst-case scenarios.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25268404https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25268404Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:23:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Swimming in sparkling water on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:52:10 GMT]]>I’m pretty sure you would die because the CO2 doesn’t stay dissolved. It would be highly concentrated near the surface and would displace the O2 so when you tried to take a breath near the surface you’d not get enough O2 and would eventually asphyxiate. Just a guess though.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25268009https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25268009Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:52:10 GMT