Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool again as President Donald Trump's problem-plagued effort to renovate the site pushes past his initial July 4 deadline
Cam I just address the elephant in the room here which has been sitting in the corner of my mind since this whole shitshow started: American flag blue.
Obviously, everyone knows there’s only one pool lining color: blue.
Trump, thinking he’s the worlds most epic salesman decided to tell everyone that he’s picked the color and that he’s chosen “American flag blue”.
I can’t decide whether it’s cringey that he thinks anyone would be fooled by that, or if it’s cringey because a significant portion of the public really is that stupid.
In a chlorinated pool the bottom is often white, and yet it looks blue when filled. The Reflecting Pool isn’t chlorinated, it has a constant flow coming from and draining to the Tidewater basin (I think) but flag-blue paint is stupid because it gets warm for the algae.
I don’t think it does have a constant flow. If it did probably wouldn’t have the algae problem. Previously they were complaining about the huge cost of keeping it full because it leaks.
Also, it should be a light aquamarine for best effect. Since it reflects the light, it makes the water seem to glow and gives it the reflective quality.
A darker blue just absorbs that light and makes it look like a pond. Also, as you say, this warms the water and fosters algae growth.
Cam I just address the elephant in the room here which has been sitting in the corner of my mind since this whole shitshow started: American flag blue.
Obviously, everyone knows there’s only one pool lining color: blue.
Trump, thinking he’s the worlds most epic salesman decided to tell everyone that he’s picked the color and that he’s chosen “American flag blue”.
I can’t decide whether it’s cringey that he thinks anyone would be fooled by that, or if it’s cringey because a significant portion of the public really is that stupid.
In a chlorinated pool the bottom is often white, and yet it looks blue when filled. The Reflecting Pool isn’t chlorinated, it has a constant flow coming from and draining to the Tidewater basin (I think) but flag-blue paint is stupid because it gets warm for the algae.
I don’t think it does have a constant flow. If it did probably wouldn’t have the algae problem. Previously they were complaining about the huge cost of keeping it full because it leaks.
Also, it should be a light aquamarine for best effect. Since it reflects the light, it makes the water seem to glow and gives it the reflective quality.
A darker blue just absorbs that light and makes it look like a pond. Also, as you say, this warms the water and fosters algae growth.