WATCH: Want to swim in a 'floating' see-through pool, 35m above ground?
Updated | By Stacey and J Sbu
'Fear Factor' meets summer vacation!
Every year there is a crazy, exciting, and new architectural structure being constructed somewhere in the world.
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There are many cities that are known for their extravagant skyscrapers or one-of-a-kind designs.
London, England has a few unique buildings like their own city hall:
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There are quite a few that we could mention, but we want to bring a very special swimming pool to your attention.
Located 35 metres above the ground, floating in midair between two skyscrapers, is the Sky Pool.
Renting an apartment at Embassy Gardens apartments most likely includes many perks, with the most noteworthy one being the swimming pool.
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The pool is 25 metres long and is completely see-through, with half of the pool suspended above the ground.
It is officially the world's largest floating acrylic pool and you can swim from one side to the other while staring down to the streets which are 10 storeys below the pool.
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The BBC recently sent out a Tweet that included a video of residents enjoying a casual swim on one hot summer afternoon:
Swimmers enjoy warm weather in London at the Sky Pool which is believed to be the world’s first transparent pool built between two skyscrapers
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 1, 2021
https://t.co/mtRX8qvt0a pic.twitter.com/2skTGK9Jp7
From someone in the pool's point of view:
London’s Skypool 🏊♂️ ❤️ pic.twitter.com/vsloR4z5Jy
— Thomas Mackintosh (@T_Mackintosh) May 27, 2021
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While there is clearly more than one daredevil looking for an out of this world (or maybe more above this world) swimming experience, Twitter has reached a consensus.
And it's a strong "no" from them!
Here are some of the most hilarious reactions to the Sky Pool we've seen so far:
The writers of the next Final Destination film looking at that sky pool in London pic.twitter.com/5UCnTcJds7
— Ross Sayers (@Sayers33) June 2, 2021
So you want me to drown AND fall to my death at the same time? pic.twitter.com/JoxkDYe15A
— Jay (@Jay_Scott88) June 2, 2021
So you want me to drown AND fall to my death at the same time? pic.twitter.com/JoxkDYe15A
— Jay (@Jay_Scott88) June 2, 2021
Someone saw their kids minecraft pool and thought yeah that's what I want for my buildings what could possibly go wrong
— Traumatized Tails (@Mandalorian_117) June 2, 2021
Someone saw their kids minecraft pool and thought yeah that's what I want for my buildings what could possibly go wrong
— Traumatized Tails (@Mandalorian_117) June 2, 2021
When you're in the sky pool and you hear someone shout 'cannonball!' pic.twitter.com/3GZtMSTKNY
— Ross Sayers (@Sayers33) June 2, 2021
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Obviously, the pool is safe and wouldn't be that easy to break, but if you would like to know exactly how this magnificently scary pool was built, YouTube channel Futurology can tell you more:
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