Science says: It is okay to pee in the pool

OMG – Phelps, Lochte, Adlington et al. were right all along, via the17thman:

Scientists are now confirming that Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte’s admission that they urinate in the swimming pool is really not such a big deal after all.

‘Urine is essentially sterile so there isn’t actually anything to kill in the first place. Urine is largely just salts and water with moderate amounts of protein and DNA breakdown products,’ biochemist Stuart Jones when asked about urinating in a pool.

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Personally, I’m still with British PM David Cameron. It is a matter of taste :-P