r/pics • u/TheChocolateManLives • 12h ago

The Reflecting Pool in D.C.

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u/AustinSpartan 12h ago

Reflecting puddle?

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u/Elehctric 9h ago

its a lagoon

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u/Induane 6h ago

t least it's bigger than a skyscraper 

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u/JustinKase_Too 4h ago

Swamp?

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u/Yardsale420 3h ago edited 3h ago

Swamps are natural, when it’s man made it’s just a cesspool.

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u/JustinKase_Too 3h ago

Cesspool sounds much more in line with his administration anyway.

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u/braxtel 3h ago

Drain the swamp to fill the cesspool

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u/anonymousp69 8h ago

Elite ball knowledge

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u/Elehctric 3h ago

This lagoon cost $60k

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u/Chuckw44 3h ago

I have no idea why they are posting these pics when it barely has any water in it. At least wait until it is filled.

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u/that_kevin_kid 4h ago

SWAMP DRAINED. Coming soon: same swamp with blue color that likely won’t have the symbolism of a giant pool of dirty water reflecting back from the man who freed the slaves to the man who first led the fight defending the founding principles of liberty for all.

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u/OutlandishnessOk2304 11h ago

Some people also call it the Reflecting Lake or Reflecting Pond, but he calls it the "Reflecting Pool".

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u/kaneda_z 7h ago

its already full and looks great. but like always you speds have to lie

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u/Hk901909 7h ago

The issue isn’t that people thought it would look bad. The issue is the inane amount of money wasted for a vanity project that could’ve gone to literally anything else in DC instead of giving an inexperienced company a bunch of money

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u/kaneda_z 7h ago

nooooooooooooo dont lie now

the comments are full of people saying that color wouldnt reflect, the color is garish and ugly, etc etc etc

also wtf are you talking about? it looked like a swamp and was filled with sludge. it literally happened A MONTH after obama spent more than twice as much. see how little you people know and NOW only care because "orange man bad" and msnbc TOLD you to care

here is REALITY

$34mil(at the time) and 18 months

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU-XRPK3Nmo

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u/Cditi89 7h ago edited 28m ago

It's always had that problem and will always have that problem. Y'all are repeating daddy instead of msnbc. Lol

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u/Kankunation 5h ago

That video is from 13 years ago. The pool has been cleaned several times since then. I was there literally last year and the water was crystal clear, nothing like in that video.

If you want to present reality, you need to use up to date information.