A Twitter post about an argument between a husband and wife is raising a serious question this summer -- does a swim in the pool count as taking a bath?
I'm here to tell you, no -- it really doesn't.
The debate began on Wednesday when blogger Clint Edwards tweeted saying that he believes swimming counts as a bath while his wife disagrees.
That tweet found its way to Facebook and many Facebook users seemed to agree with Edwards. One user referred to the concept as "summer baths."
Summer baths?
"Summer baths" are not real unless we're talking about a proper bath taken during the summertime in a tub with soap and water.
Some Facebook users said specifically that swimming in a pool "definitely" counts as a bath. One Facebook user even said, "If chlorine can clean a toilet, it can clean a kid."
By that logic, you can also bathe your children in Coca-Cola, which is often used to clean surfaces and remove stains. Are you bathing your kids in Coco-Cola, too? No. You're not.
By Saturday, the debate found its way back to Twitter in a post that accumulated over 5,000 retweets. Under that post, users voiced their shock and disgust at the idea of a swim in the pool replacing a proper bath.
Taking a dip in the pool does not substitute a bath, especially with a nasty water-borne parasite on the rise across U.S. pools.
Crypto is a parasite that can live in chlorinated water for days and causes severe intestinal problems that lead to diarrhea and vomiting.
Cases linked to the parasite increased an average 13 percent each year from 2009-2017, according to a report published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
So what do you think? Does a swim in a pool count as a "summer bath?"