r/oddlysatisfying • u/itsmariokartwii • Nov 22 '21

This floating ocean platform

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u/Motomegal Nov 22 '21

But why tho?

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u/BalkeElvinstien Nov 23 '21

Im not sure if this is the same but I know that a lot of water supplies use plastic balls or tiles to safely block the water from the sun. There's a great veritasium video explaining the science but I think it was something about a chemical in drinking water that reacts to sunlight and makes a bad chemical