Would you swim in this stuff?

[Liberal_in_LA]

Once regarded as the best beach city in China, Qingdao is dealing with its seasonal headache once again this month: raking up an enormous carpet of florescent green algae from the Yellow Sea (黄海).

This is the fifth year in a row that the Shandong Province city has suffered an algae attack.

Read more: China’s green beach: Fancy a dip? | CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/life/green-algae-carpets-qingdao-coast-543853?hpt=hp_c2#ixzz1TWPlEWH8

[Marrah_G]

1. Depends on if its safe for humans

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. From what I've read it's not dangerous to humans

Not to good for some of the local marine life, but safe for humans.

[Marrah_G]

17. If it was hot enough I'd probably swim in it :)

[MadinMo]

2. Ew

Ew

[DJ13]

3. I dont even like getting in the ocean when theres too much seaweed

YECH!

[Gold Metal Flake]

4. What? It's nature. Perfectly natural.

Enviro-Nazis!

[Evasporque]

5. People pay for seaweed wraps...

Probably makes the skin nice and soft.

[glowing]

11. Its not seaweed, its alagae.. yuck.

[Kaleva]

6. Only if brat kids aren't allowed there.

[Kaleva]

7. Swimming in Godzilla's green diarrhea isn't for everyone. It's an acquired taste.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

9. Nope. I get freaked out when swimming where things float up and touch me.

Fish are different. They swim up and usually nibble, floating moss freaks me the heck out though. :scared:

[Liberal_in_LA]

13. Me too. and I've always hated that yellow fluffy stuff that grows in lakes. ewwww

[shanti]

10. hell no n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Forget the water, this photo is more amazing for something

else.

See those coca cola umbrellas? You are watching the middle class.

[Liberal_in_LA]

14. coca cola dominates that beach.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. And in whole sections of Asia

it means you have made it...

:-)

[cableman24]

16. hell no.

[undeterred]

18. I do not let my dog swim in or drink that stuff.