Londoners cool off in 'sky pool' suspended 115ft in the air between two buildings

As Britain saw its warmest day of the year so far on Bank Holiday Monday, a few Londoners were spotted taking a dip in what is thought to be the world's first 'sky pool'. The transparent pool, which is suspended between two high rise residential buildings, is located next to the US Embassy in Nine Elms, south London. Currently it's only open to those living in the exclusive blocks
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[@corruptinternationalzionis4154]

There is a major issue with 'uk' media in this country that should be addressed.

[@LithonTheBlack]

White boy summer!

[@bl00dhoney]

Londoners? This is gated community they don't let us plebs up there

[@douglascollett7775]

They're all probably American. Or French, lol

[@marklatimer7333]

@@douglascollett7775 They won't be English, there's nobody English in London.

[@GeordieHandle]

@@marklatimer7333 There's nobody English anywhere.

[@sloht4061]

@@GeordieHandle well there is seeing that most of the world is still inhabited by British ex-pats. Americans, Australians etc are all just pepped up descendants of the British. Funnily enough, Australians mainly derive from prisoners so lel.

[@GeordieHandle]

@@sloht4061 >English, not British. There are no English people, they don't exist.

[@dibblerd986]

Hope the cladding is safe, could be the worlds biggest egg boiler.

[@microsoftword213]

hahaaha

[@teddyshmurda3894]

Hahahahahah

[@Dubmayer]

HAhahah, you made my day....

[@martycrow]

*Thought for the day:* Those who swim in glass pools shouldn't take their bathers off.

[@user-vg1tt3vg9y]

@AAA BBB it's not that funny dude

[@deanbrant789]

what if they did ;)

[@BatandBugs]

Or should they?! 🤔

[@lukebowler7946]

Tends to be the rule with all public pools...

[@DPK12]

Hope the glass and fittings are not"Made in China"

[@comdrive3865]

Earthquake: challenge accepted

[@theoforshaw2976]

we don't get earthquakes

[@mattc7191]

@@theoforshaw2976 We do get earthquakes but they are very low on the ricterscale, so are hardly ever felt

[@WhatIsLove170]

In the Uk? Like that would happen.

[@TheKazzerscout]

Ah yes, the famously strong earthquakes of the UK.

[@jordandurham8951]

@@WhatIsLove170 Foreshadowing...

[@Unknown_Revolver]

People in Nine Elms are so detached to reality

[@PiOfficial]

Why

[@mai.vancon]

Look at those people merrily swimming in the middle. That’s just a gravity violation waiting to happen. 😬

[@567891100]

It wouldnt make any differance to the structural integrity, Water dissplacement will keep the weight to the required level. Basically the weight will stay the same no matter how many people are in there unless they start being really silly and form a pyramid of people.

[@karimuification]

😂 oh lawd!

[@unda25]

is this council estates?

[@moogkellythefucker]

Chance would be a fine thing

[@symbiote1982pk]

Can't be, no beer cans or shopping trollies in it.

[@adrianlloyd6403]

Where's the springing diving board for the real adrenalin junkies then?

[@star0galaxy655]

theyl fall off

[@R.I.P_clan]

You couldn't get me to go in that. Not for love nor money.

[@Skuffy777]

Whereas I'd happily sell my 65-year-old body for the chance.

[@dickcastle]

Tht looks terrifying

[@dmomcilovic9185]

Stay hidden behind your sofa with your mask on then

[@dislexicpotato]

@@dmomcilovic9185 ???

[@lpt369]

@@dmomcilovic9185 well aren't you a lovely person.

[@immoloism]

@@dmomcilovic9185 You need a hug dude?

[@francisstclare5799]

@@dmomcilovic9185 Man who broke your heart today 😔

[@neilrobinson88]

Water would turn brown if I was in their

[@WarDogYtPersonal]

Red when ✈️ comes crashing into it

[@kropka8259]

I am getting dizzy just by looking at this.

[@randomroses1494]

“Rich” Londoners. Guardian journos are so transparent.

[@brokennative114]

The middle class elitist .

[@iainphillips3725]

@@brokennative114 That doesnt make sense

[@lucapuzzoli8363]

Can anyone tell me where this is because I never seen it in 20 years being here.

[@run5212]

Its Embassy Gardens in Nine elms

[@bl00dhoney]

It's in Battersea

[@lucapuzzoli8363]

cool

[@chrisgoldbach4450]

wakes up after falling asleep during his tan* "hey where did everybody go?"

[@Shulstar]

Underrated comment

[@berni5637]

No thank you ☺️

[@magnacz]

If anything falls down, it would shatter into a billion peaces.

[@Aidllorca]

just like all the windows you mean?

[@hyper_shortbred]

Just like how your grammar has shattered into pieces

[@user-rm8by9fm]

Whats something which you can built in england but can't build in japan: ...

[@dogmanxxx4218]

Race car

[@user-rm8by9fm]

@settle down Beavis Violation XD

[@andreasm7348]

Soldiers

[@jimb0z93]

scamazon

[@whocares6692]

atomic bombs ?

[@DJDreadnought]

no chance id get in that specially not after that chinese glass bridge broke

[@danmystro]

Broke during high winds though and well, "Made in China".

[@symbiote1982pk]

@@danmystro And we never get winds in Blighty do we?

[@thwalesproductions]

@@symbiote1982pk fact is it's not Chinese made

[@joananne7802]

This is awesome. I wonder how it will be keeping it clean? I would prefer a safety net below.

[@guyski666]

Not my cup of tea.......

[@mancave7879]

Is that made of state-of-the-art "transparent aluminum" ?

[@DaraM73]

Are you searching for a whale?

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan8419]

“Hello computer...” *taps mouse*

[@Aiden_Leither]

Aluminium*

[@meansy7753]

just use the keyboard

[@Sandra-Le-Vett]

@@DaraM73 “The Whale 🐋 ...she’s pregnant..” “How do you know?” ” 🐋 She told me..!” 🧝🏽‍♂️

[@teddyshmurda3894]

I would not do this

[@Omfgwhtavid]

after seeing a video of one of these collapsing, nope!

[@HUYI1]

ooh!! link would be nice

[@JKLoans]

_'Why?'_ is my only question. This falls under the category of _just because I can doesn't mean I should._

[@joedwyer3297]

Yeah thats about right😂

[@marklatimer7333]

We've all seen Mechanic:Resurrection so we know what happens to rich people in glass swimming pools.

[@culturecanvas777]

Heheheh 🤭

[@LineaDeus]

*You could not pay me enough to go in that. I love my life more than I love swimming, not vice versa.*

[@agrarianrevolution1259]

Call that news? The kids at the guardian have lost it.

[@public.public]

“Britain created more new billionaires during the pandemic than in any year since The Sunday Times Rich List was launched 33 years ago. This year’s annual wealth rankings identify 171 billionaires, 24 more than in 2020. Their combined fortunes have risen to £597.269 billion, up 22 per cent in 12 months despite the wider economic impact of the coronavirus.” Levelling-up the Tory way.

[@kingspunkbubble]

The World: right then, we got global warming, holes in the ozone layer, deforestation, famine, a looming energy crisis and over population. So then, engineers, what have you got for us? Engineers: err, sky pools?

[@plesno6165]

No thank you

[@dg26]

Only for the rich k’hunts!

[@madrockon7357]

And conservative donors. Lol.

[@m0nZt3r]

​@@madrockon7357 Yep, can't ever use phrase "Labour donors" right, nobody there actually works

[@madrockon7357]

@@m0nZt3r Sarcasm?

[@bananadave]

Ostentatious.

[@florafauna5883]

Very much. Land of pools in the sky and 1000's of food banks. How fitting.

[@Secret_Squirrel_Scottishgamer]

How does that giant magnifying glass not set fire to the rooms below.

[@muggedinmadrid]

It would if the sun ever came out in the UK

[@user-yt2xv1gs7l]

Hey , the architect had the same if not more info than you, so he already thought of that, plus believe me, The sun in the UK is really rare

[@culturecanvas777]

@@user-yt2xv1gs7l architects are notorious for accidentally creating giant fire mirrors around the world. Pretty amusing actually. 🤣

[@dustinhunt370]

Don’t skyscrapers move slightly with the wind???

[@adivarso8175]

Next Bond movie...SKYPOOL

[@culturecanvas777]

Let the sky fall, let it crumble 🤣

[@DrB81]

Wow! Newsworthy stuff.

[@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333]

Great video. ☺️ This is so cool. I saw a clip of this on the News a couple of days ago.

[@nockianlifter661]

That’s so cool.

[@public.public]

STOP BORROWING BILLIONAIRES TAX BILLIONAIRES

[@public.public]

“Britain created more new billionaires during the pandemic than in any year since The Sunday Times Rich List was launched 33 years ago. This year’s annual wealth rankings identify 171 billionaires, 24 more than in 2020. Their combined fortunes have risen to £597.269 billion, up 22 per cent in 12 months despite the wider economic impact of the coronavirus.” Levelling-up the Tory way.

[@LORDwilliamsDJ]

How many tons of water does it take ?

[@mistag3860]

1 metre cubed weighs a tonne, so you can do a quick guesstimate yourself. Your welcome.

[@run5212]

Ive seen 375t and 400t quoted,not sure if that includes the 50t structure

[@LORDwilliamsDJ]

@@mistag3860 thanks I did have a guestermate and I scared myself unbelievable ..lol

[@custardfactory6668]

What’s suspended ?

[@jakebullet1731]

The Guardian is really representing the working masses with this story . . .

[@alixtheprofessionalcatherd6850]

I feel sick just looking at it. What's the point? Some people have more money than sense.

[@CaelanRegan]

When you can have it outside at a steady 25 degrees at all times

[@eddieroadrunner6691]

Why would they need to cool off British people love the hot weather

[@CaelanRegan]

Even if its not hot its always 25 degrees {the water}

[@dlusk537]

Omg 😱 😳

[@mrniceperson_]

This is reminds me of that Jason Statham movie, i forgot the name.

[@Aidllorca]

meg?

[@NinjaXavier]

Mechanic: Resurrection. Question is, what would it take to break glass that thicc? (Edited for specifics)

[@TooSlowTube]

@@NinjaXavier A bazooka? Or just a well placed limpet mine, perhaps.

[@detritiv0re144]

This is basically the infamous glass-bottom jacuzzi from Hitman Blood Money

[@culturecanvas777]

Heheheh 🤭 yes

[@FyreHD]

i thought the exact same thing

[@dundeedolphin]

No way.

[@public.public]

“Britain created more new billionaires during the pandemic than in any year since The Sunday Times Rich List was launched 33 years ago. This year’s annual wealth rankings identify 171 billionaires, 24 more than in 2020. Their combined fortunes have risen to £597.269 billion, up 22 per cent in 12 months despite the wider economic impact of the coronavirus.” Levelling-up the Tory way.

[@DANIEL-cp5kg]

Parece una pecera! Igual está bastante bien hecha .

[@randomvideos7295]

At the skypoooool

[@emmachombo7256]

I dont know if I can manage

[@ternak001]

Yeah, no.

[@misssnewcombe5934]

Natural selection...

[@steele_heart77]

Yet why am I not surprised that this is in London?

[@GlobetrotterBR]

I'm surprised. London is a very boring capital.

[@domchu4897]

@@GlobetrotterBR London’s Chinatown is quite nice, especially during the evening. And great food as well!

[@1earflapping]

I am. I’d expect it in either Florida USA or in Kuwait.

[@GlobetrotterBR]

@@domchu4897 Very small. Chinatown in Singapore and Bangkok are fantastic, really big boroughs.

[@domchu4897]

@@GlobetrotterBR Fair point, Ldn CT isn't huge. I went to Bangkok in 2018 but we never went to the CT there. Perhaps Singapore next time.

[@robert-brydson-1]

lets hope none of it was made in China

[@CaelanRegan]

Nope in america

[@eduardoarzate1668]

Why

[@MrJonathanainsworth]

Omg that is so cool! 🙀🙀🙀

[@truthhasnofeelings5245]

Do you think I could get a room there on £8.75 an hour before tax?

[@misschief4283]

Not sure about the starting price but you should definitely be able to dodge the tax like everyone else staying there ;)

[@madrockon7357]

@@misschief4283 *oof*

[@TehLiquid]

holy moly that's so nerve wracking hahaha

[@bengermain8310]

This could never be a disaster waiting to happen.

[@dfsx7934]

it’s not that hot ... only like 24°

[@Genevasplaytime]

It reaches 31°c

[@another8125]

Wow we need one of these everywhere

[@Faishal_D_Ismail]

Is this during Pandemic, or taken before?

[@jordyb8021]

Who cares.

[@angelafindlay7123]

We never learn vanity albis vanity

[@aaronsmyth7943]

Idk, waters'' heavy.

[@fakiola9184]

Is this a hotel or residential condo’s?

[@CaelanRegan]

Apartment blocks

[@SentenceIsNot]

Hopefully more reliable than Land Rover ☺️

[@Sophie-mv7bd]

Imagine being afraid of water and heights

[@Aamie]

What if someone stood under and shot under the glass

[@jdb7752]

try it and see... dont forget to record it on your phone tho mate!

[@1earflapping]

@Zombie Detective okay, so stand some distance away and fire at bottom. Actually, don’t .

[@craigstephens93]

It's not made from glass, it's acrylic.

[@jdb7752]

@@craigstephens93 never knew that mate

[@thwalesproductions]

@@CaelanRegan no it's acrylic

[@jesuisjamaiscontent]

Why, Just because...

[@sloht4061]

what a magnificent sight. A group of people who have overachieved just to slightly afford this. London literally is the black hole of all ambition. You come, do well, realize there is no individualism, and get replaced as soon as you begin questioning your pay by your input.

[@BANKO007]

What a waste of money on the over-privileged.

[@agentstaple1]

@Lee Davies Keep telling yourself that maybe you'll make those millions someday.

[@madrockon7357]

@Lee Davies Lol.. No.

[@thwalesproductions]

@@agentstaple1 jealous much? You become rich by having an ambition, working hard and keeping dedicated thats how you become rich

[@nasmaxfit]

Nope!

[@public.public]

STOP BORROWING FROM BILLIONAIRES TAX BILLIONAIRES

[@solcutta3661]

Omg u must be joking... I would not. No... Thankyou.. Not likely... Not a chance. Lol

[@madrockon7357]

It's not for 99% of you anyway. It's for rich people who live in these towers only. *Hard-Right Conservative Capitalism*

[@TJ-fg3vs]

Are they mad....? 🤔

[@Spartan-ng6sx]

Old news seen this before

[@Peanut077]

WHYYY

[@thedanieljamesjeff]

Natural selection will make pools of this nature obselete

[@MikeTheGreat1994]

Nope.

[@SamLowryDZ-015]

Remember in the 70s when kids had catapults, marbles and air rifles ?

[@tejsoneji]

If that breaks, you'll have a whole load of dead people

[@MoontownMoss]

Wet and dead.

[@culturecanvas777]

@@MoontownMoss rich , wet , and dead .

[@kazfleszar5899]

how come londoners get every thing.

[@joanneholmes1603]

Only the rich

[@culturecanvas777]

I don't think they get everything. 🤔 Decent weather, for one...

[@Genevasplaytime]

@@culturecanvas777 London gets less rainfall than anywhere in portugal.

[@MemeGang420]

Where is that lol

[@TooSlowTube]

Someone said it's Embassy Gardens, in Nine Elms.

[@TooSlowTube]

@@CaelanRegan Thanks. It's important for Thanos to know the precise location so that the right piece of glass disintegrates when he snaps his fingers.

[@drewmac8745]

Wow what an amazing story

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Well then, that’s certainly not something I was expecting to be installed in a capital city. Honestly, although it’s architecturally quite unique and interesting, at the same time I’m rather disappointed.

[@Alistplay]

I went swimming at an abandoned slate mine yesterday...saw a bunch of nudists

[@ConstructiveMinds100]

They forgot to mention that every single person there owns I phone and would never consider buying any other phone brands. All to keep egos and self esteem high.

[@pathyrj]

Top

[@mariahfrancois9517]

Imagine someone wants to take you shoot the glass, it shades you're dead

[@adb8411]

Why am I reminded of that opening scene in ‘Dirty Harry’?

[@marksevel7696]

The best music

[@marksevel7696]

Thanks for reminding me, I'm going to try and do a drum cover of that! oh yeah!

[@nishant1877]

Covid says Hi

[@gorbmcnasty3339]

NOPE!!!!!

[@retinalcircus]

I really don't know what to think of this. Looks like something outta a sci-fi movie. Like it's happened before but I can't place where

[@DPK12]

Hope the glass and fittings are not"Made in China"

[@crispinalanrobinson4515]

Amazing

[@Tk1NE]

Hopefully no one plays, It’s raining men” and the thing gives way.

[@paeric2345]

I'm surprised you didn't say racism Guardian news !