Christine Comeau

Friday I jumped in the pool at Mount Allison, expecting the shock of cold water. Lo and behold! found myself immersed in an abnormally warm swimming pool!

Christine : Is it just me or is the water really warm?
Lifeguard : The swimming pool’s been really warm this week. Someone must have been playing with the dials. Last week it was too cold.
Christine : Some day…
Lifeguard : Yes, some day we’ll get it just right.
Christine : How long is it going to be like this?
Lifeguard : It will take a while. A swimming pool doesn’t cool down that fast.

Swimming in a really warm swimming pool is a strange experience. For one thing my muscles got so relaxed that it was a bit of a stretch to convince them of the need to make an effort to keep me from drowning. Now, I thought, this is probably the closest I’ve come to what it might feel like to swim in a pool of saliva. (Actually the pool was slightly colder than saliva; when I checked, the temperature was 89°F / 32°C.)

Facts about human bodies :
- Their normal temperature is about 37°C!
- They are about 60% water!
- Your tears are salty!

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