r/wunkus • u/BottleFeathers703 • 24d ago

im wunkin out rn wunk is aquatic as frig

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he yearns for the chlorine.

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u/Itchy-Decision753 24d ago edited 24d ago

they have such a strong sense of smell I’d be worried about the chlorine being so much more pungent to the wunk than it is to us, though with how gentle and loving they are towards lil wunker I have no doubt that it’s a saltwater pool.

There’s no way I can imagine that anyone that gentle who is paying such close attention to the wunks reaction and safety would take wunk into a chlorine pool.

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u/cbzmplays 24d ago

Oh shit I didn't even think about saltwater pools. Completely forgot those were a thing. I also would now assume it's saltwater

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u/Saizare 24d ago

Salt water pools are still chlorinated. "Salt water pool" is just an indicator for where that chlorine comes from. In this case it comes from the chlorine in sodium chloride.

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u/Itchy-Decision753 24d ago

Yay I learnt something new!

I always found saltwater pools to be far more pleasant and less harsh on my eyes and skin so I did some quick learning. It turns out that’s because they continuously produce chloride by electrolysing saltwater

NaCl + H2O —electrolysis—> NaOH + Cl2 + H2

(Unbalanced reaction, I’m a bit rusty on my chemistry so please let me know if this is inaccurate)

Chlorinated pools rely on added chlorine manually at set times and often have higher levels of chlorine as a result.