Oh, the energy of suggestion of operating water…the overwhelming sense of urgency elicited. The little boy in this year’s TaxACT Super Bowl XLVI industrial is in the loved ones swimming pool when he realizes he has to go! He tries to do the right factor: He leaves the pool and dashes by means of the residence in search of an open bathroom. But luck is not on his side. Every single bathroom is occupied and to make matters worse, as he races from area to area, the minor guy is tormented by the sight of water streaming from the washing machine and steam shooting from the tea kettle. Desperate, he plunges back into the pool where relief floods his encounter. Yes, he pees in the pool. But he tried valiantly to avoid it.

In 2009 the Water Top quality & Well being Council performed a public survey that discovered one particular in five American adults admit to getting peed in a pool. The news made headlines and focused attention on this unsanitary practice.

Peeing in the pool is a eliminate/shed proposition due to the fact:

  • Swimmer urine depletes chlorine that would otherwise be accessible to destroy waterborne germs.
  • Chlorine reacts with urine to create compounds known as chloramines that irritate the eyes and skin of swimmers.

At the finish of the industrial, the boy appears smug with the expertise that he has tainted the pool for his sister. The truth is that no 1 wins when pool water high quality is degraded.

Speaking of winning, it is estimated that over 111 million folks viewed the Super Bowl commercials as the Giants out-battled the Patriots in the large showdown. Whilst fans have been surely amused at the comical conclusion of the TaxACT commercial, let’s hope a lot of of these viewers will be as motivated as our small protagonist was to get out of the pool the subsequent time the urge strikes—and return only soon after employing the bathroom.

Chris Wiant, M.P.H., Ph.D., is president and CEO of the Caring for Colorado Foundation. He is also chair of the Water Good quality & Health Council.

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