{"id":127323,"date":"2021-06-02T17:06:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T17:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=127323"},"modified":"2021-06-02T17:06:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T17:06:59","slug":"london-sky-pool-viewers-left-feeling-sick-after-115ft-attraction-opens-between-two-skyscrapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/london-sky-pool-viewers-left-feeling-sick-after-115ft-attraction-opens-between-two-skyscrapers\/","title":{"rendered":"London sky pool viewers left 'feeling sick' after 115ft attraction opens between two skyscrapers"},"content":{"rendered":"

SWIMMERS going for a dip 115ft above the ground at the world's first floating sky pool have left onlookers "feeling sick". <\/p>\n

Sun worshippers with a head for heights have been wading into the glass-bottomed London pool since it opened on Monday – but some couldn't think of anything worse. <\/p>\n

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Architects fitted the pool between two blocks of luxury flats in Nine Elms.<\/p>\n

And anyone brave enough to take a swim would have had uninterrupted views to the ground from the 10th floor.<\/p>\n

The 82ft pool holds 400 tons of water – and it's got some of the best views in the capital.<\/p>\n

Brits practising their butterfly stroke can see for miles around, with the\u00a0billion-dollar US Embassy, the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye all within sight.<\/p>\n

But the idea of swimming so high in the sky – and being able to see the street below – has left some feeling a little queasy, with one even comparing it to a disaster film.<\/p>\n

One Twitter user said: "My hangover is starting to kick in and the thought of swimming in a sky pool does make my stomach drop."<\/p>\n

Another wrote: "It\u2019s not even 6am and I already have tonight\u2019s nightmare all set up!"<\/p>\n

And one tweeted: "This is absolutely just a scene from the opening of a disaster movie about earthquakes, right?"<\/p>\n


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The pool was shipped 5,000 miles from Colorado in the US. <\/p>\n

It's connected to the Embassy Gardens\u2019 Legacy Buildings on either side using technology that allows it to move in high winds.<\/p>\n

Flats at the development start at \u00a3600,000, while the penthouse suite is worth a whopping \u00a35million.<\/p>\n

And those lucky enough to live there can also take advantage of a rooftop bar and a spa.<\/p>\n

Swimmers have been cooling down as the UK enjoys a mini heatwave.<\/p>\n

It was officially the hottest day of the year so far today, with temperatures reaching 26.6C in parts of London.<\/p>\n

It beat yesterday's record high of 25.7C at Heathrow Airport and surpassed the 25.1C in Kinlochewe, Scotland, on Bank Holiday Monday.<\/p>\n

The glorious sunshine is set to continue over the next 10 days, with thousands of us heading to beaches and parks to make the most of the warm weather.<\/p>\n


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After a thoroughly miserable May, summer finally seems to be on the way.<\/p>\n

In extremely welcome news to fed-up sun-worshippers, the mercury will remain at an average of 18C between June 2 and 11.<\/p>\n

But thunderstorms could be on the way – and we've all been urged to make the most of the sunshine while it's here.<\/p>\n

"There will potentially be some thunderstorms by midweek," Becky Mitchell, a meteorologist from the Met Office, said.<\/p>\n

"There's a chance of thundery breakdowns in the south-east. We could have some quite intense storms there."<\/p>\n

Millions of us have been soaking up the rays outside, but only a few had the opportunity to take a dip in London's sky-high pool, first dreamed up in 2013.<\/p>\n

Only the richest residents can enjoy the pool, with one claiming it is not open to those living in shared ownership flats, The Guardian reports.<\/p>\n

Pool developer Sean Mulryan said: "It was an idea that really stood out and that we thought was quite special.<\/p>\n

"We didn\u2019t know if it was possible at the time and five years ago it wouldn\u2019t have been. <\/p>\n

"It\u2019s only because of advances in technology that we\u2019re able to do this."<\/p>\n

Engineers responsible for building the pool said they hoped it would be like "flying" for swimmers.<\/p>\n