Just a pool, disguised as a pond, with a trampoline instead of a diving board.

I wrote a paper about these kinds of pools several years ago for a class when they were just prototypes. These pools have a natural filtration system that run based on the plants that are in the pool that give the water nutrients that allow it to not only be crystal clear, but you are also able to drink the water because it becomes so clean. And the best part is that once the initial filtration system is installed and calibrated, it maintains itself and eliminates the need for chlorine or constant maintenance like salt water pools. 

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The Mermaid Lagoon - by Vivianne du Bois

bad-postcards:

REAL MEN CAN DOWN 15 SIX-PACKS

FRANKENMUTH BAVARIAN INN
Frankenmuth, Michigan

One of the world’s largest steins. Made in Germany. Capacity—90 12 oz. bottles of beer or 8-1/2 gallons. Weight 75 lbs. The inscription on the stein reads as follows: “Whoever can empty this tankard shall be called a real man.”