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The Ultimate Ball Pit
LA’s Ivanhoe Reservoir is no longer out of commission. They designed a very simple, fun solution to a difficult problem: bromate in the reservoir.
It’s a two-pronged fix: the balls float on the water protecting it from both the sun (which activates the bromide, creating cancer-causing bromate) and from birds (who would otherwise land on the water and muddy it with their, uh, poo). From LA Curbed,
“It’s a weird feeling for the birds,” said James B. McDaniel, chief operating officer at the DWP. “If they land [on the balls], they won’t stay.” Sure, but there will always be those few birds who’ll like the feeling, right? “I’m a bird at a water theme park! Wohoo! It’s like tubing!” Yeah, McDaniel didn’t seem to like that suggestion.
The birds may not be into it, but tell me you don’t want to jump in there.
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
(via Eric)
