14 DAY TRIAL // A so-called blue lagoon in Derbyshire has been dyed black in a desperate attempt to keep people from swimming in it.
The high officials who voted on this extreme measure say that this body of water is not so much a lagoon as it is a disused quarry.
Its waters are not a perfect blue because they are insanely pure, but because they contain whopping amounts of toxic chemical compounds, Daily Mail reports.
What's more, car wrecks, dead animals, excrement and rubbish are known to rest at its bottom.
According to several specialists, swimming in these waters would be no different from swimming in bleach.
Despite the fact that locals have been warned time and time again to keep away from the quarry, it appears that daredevils occasionally pay it a visit and bathe in it.
“It was absolutely beautiful to look at but was horrendously dangerous. It’s not pretty any more. They don’t think they’re on holiday in the Bahamas any more, they know they’re in Harpur Hill,” local business owner Rachel Thomas reportedly said.