• Cort@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    It’s because they smell like a swamp if you forget to clean them often enough. /S

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      4 months ago

      Why the \s? What makes you so sure that isn’t the real reason?

      If that isn’t the reason, then my guess would be that they’re called that because they increase the humidity of the room, making it feel like a swamp.

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      4 months ago

      You need to put algaecide in the water supply, else eventually algae will grow in it.

      Think of what you do with a swimming pool – algae doesn’t grow in that, even though it’s water in the direct sun – but a lot weaker.