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A comment on Ask HN: Why not add salt to lakes and swimming pools to reduce drownings?.

Re:Ask HN: Why not add salt to lakes and swimming pools to r... by chiefalchemist on Sunday July 31, 2022 @05:59PM (#32299261)
How would salt reduce drownings?
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Re:Ask HN: Why not add salt to lakes and swimming pools to r... by theGeatZhopa on Sunday July 31, 2022 @06:16PM (#32299372)
Just like it does in the dead see. You just have to spread your wings and fly ... Kind of.

Seriously, that's a good question which needs a dumb answer.

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Re:Ask HN: Why not add salt to lakes and swimming pools to r... by aleken on Sunday July 31, 2022 @06:14PM (#32299367)
Perhaps @chiefalchemist is thinking about how salty water is more floaty water.
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