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[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago

This has been a known problem for decades. I remember watching videos about it on Discovery channel back when they still ran education content. One case, a person had their intestines sucked out.

The solution has always been to have multiple intakes for the suction line and have the kill switch in clear view of the pool.

[-] Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

Newer pools have the water intake all around the pool rather than a suction valve at the bottom/side.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

You can also retrofit old pools with a wider, domed intake screens.

[-] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

right? thats all this takes.

[-] bitchkat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Did you read the one where a guy stuck is weiner in a pipe and it got stuck and then engorged.

[-] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

The delta-p videos are wild. The most popular being a crab sucked through a crack in a pipe, not a hole, but a crack no more than mm or two wide.

[-] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I saw that on one of the Final Destination movies. I had no idea it could actually happen.

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