The humorous signs that adorn pools warning swimmers with slogans such as: "there is no p in our ool, keep it that way" have just become more of an ominous warning these days. A recent study by Purdue and China Agricultural universities has discovered that peeing in a pool is much more dangerous than believed, the salty concoction is essentially a 'weapon of mass destruction'.

UC Davis chemistry professor Matthew Augustine reviewed the findings in the study and says that "he had not heard about it before, but it completely makes sense."

According to the article from CBS Sacramento, researchers found that when uric acid—a compound in our urine—combines with chlorine, the result is two potentially dangerous chemical byproducts.

“Not only do you make a nerve toxin, you make another toxin that’s known to be tear gas,” he said.
You heard him right: You pee in a pool, and you essentially turn it into a weapon of mass destruction.



This proves that all children are terrorists during summertime!

Studies also show that one in five adults admit to urinating in public pools.