Dumb advertisement near me had a sign up about their “sparkling pool” which got me thinking…what would it be like to swim in carbonation?
I think you would float better? Probably? Would it hurt more? Would all the released carbon dioxide in the vicinity of the pool be a problem?
As long as you can continuously get the CO2 out of the way above the surface so you don’t suffocate… you might still die.
“Non-buoyant water” is a real thing. When water contains enough dissolved or finely dispersed gases, it becomes less dense than the human body. There will be no buoyancy force making you float, so if you stop moving you won’t just hang near the surface, you will sink to the bottom like a rock.
Now, maybe you can still generate enough force to tread water if you really tried. Maybe the bubbles themselves getting caught under you would counteract the loss of buoyant force, but the point is that if you carbonated a pool enough, it could possibly be more of a deathtrap than a play area
Ok the CO2 issue has been addressed by others.
No one is talking about flotation/buoyancy and displacement. Aerated water make you less buoyant and you sink depending how much air is being injected into the water. So no you wont float better, but it would be a cool pool if its not over aerated.