Catfish,
I have never personally swum in the Dead Sea, nor in the Great Salt Lake in Utah. However, I have spoken to people that have. The resounding complaint from those people is that just about any tiny cut will sting and burn. The men I spoke with tell me that even shaving facial hair (assuming no cuts or nicks) with a standard blade type razor prior to swimming in the Dead Sea is irritating and uncomfortable to the face once you get in the water.
You already have stated that you do not open your eyes under water while in the ocean, as it stings your eyes. My question to you is this, why would you ever want to build a pool that would do the same thing only worse?
If you visit this website, you will learn that plants, animals and microbes live and survive in the Great Salt Lake, which is reported to be 3.5 – 8 times saltier than the ocean.
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/conte...physical_char/
Having had a traditional pool that irritated my children and grandchildren’s eyes, as well as my own, and my own grandchildren tell me that they don’t want to swim in my pool anymore because it burns their eyes, I felt pretty ridiculous. I realize that this is just a dream for you at this point, but my experience says you’re going to be pretty lonely in your pool.
But, in the spirit of education and sharing knowledge, here is a bit of information you may find useful.
1 tablespoon of Salt in a gallon of water is approximately 3600 PPM.
9-10 tablespoons in that same gallon of water will get you somewhere close the salinity level of the Ocean (35,000 PPM).
85 tablespoons will get you to the approximately the salinity level of the Dead Sea (300,000 PPM).
Perhaps you might want to mix up a small sample to test your theory before taking the big plunge and filling a pool.
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