[jillesvangurp]

I live very close to stadtbad mitte featured in the article. It's a very nice building with a spectacular glass roof. As the article mentioned, it took a direct hit from a bomb during WW II but it landed in the pool so the building survived.

It has a nice 50 meter pool. Unfortunately it gets very crowded and the water can be a bit dirty when too many people have been in it. But it's great when you manage to find the pool empty (try late at night). The last few times I was there I came out with irritated skin. That's the chlorine reacting with the nasty stuff in the water. So, those two things are kind of keeping me from swimming there regularly. It's a pity because it's just a 3 minute walk from my door and I could definitely use the exercise. I've also used one of the nearby outdoor pools. Much better quality water. But you need to go early before the big crowds show up. And of course they are only open in the summer. The water being cold is a feature. Once you get moving you stop noticing it.

The summer closures are a bit annoying but understandable. And the opening times shifting around through the year and week are also annoying. Makes it hard to plan when to go. They are usually pretty good at putting those on the website though. Basically, they adapt to the schools and holidays, which are heavy users of these pools. Lots of classes of kids learning to swim during the week.

[lostlogin]

> As the article mentioned, it took a direct hit from a bomb during WW II but it landed in the pool so the building survived.

Pools near me (New Zealand) have ‘no bombing’ signs. I wonder if the jump-into-pool-holding-knees manoeuvre is called ‘bombing’ in German?

[Argorak]

It is and there's the variant where you go bottoms first which is called... "Arschbombe" - "Ass-Bomb".

[beachy]

Known as a "Manu" in NZ and sometimes performed with a rugby ball for spectacular effect.

https://youtu.be/2MJx39QjHqs?si=hyb71y3Od9nq6W9-

[op00to]

In the US we call it a cannonball! Splooosh!

[bmicraft]

Yes it is

[pastage]

I wonder if the pool was water filled when the bomb exploded. I know nothing about explosives in buildings, but underwater explosions are nastier than unconfined air explosions.

[hutzlibu]

I am not an explosion expert, but if a bomb explodes inside water, then the water surely will absorb energy. And I watched the controlled demolition of a WW2 bomb - where they indeed put lots of bags filled with water over it - to minimize the blast.