Grandpa Pudding Brains pours peroxide into the Lincoln Memorial Algae Farm

Grandpa Pudding Brains wanted the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool painted "American flag blue," and nature responded with algae bloom green.

The newly refurbished Reflecting Pool was supposed to transform Washington's look. Success: the giant painted blue basin turned green, and crews are now reportedly fighting the bloom with hydrogen peroxide, vacuums, skimmers, and ozone nanobubbles. That may sound fancy, but the pool holds millions of gallons of sun-warmed, untreated water, which makes consumer-grade peroxide feel less like a fix and more like spritzing a swamp with mosquito repellent.

The Reflecting Pool now reflects the administration.

Previously:
• As usual, Trump has now never heard of his close personal reflecting pool guy
• Grandpa Pudding Brains unveils 'our pool is bigger than skyscrapers' chart
• Trump's Reflecting Pool makeover meets instant graffiti backlash
• Grandpa Pudding Brains algae-filled improvements
• Trump just killed the Reflecting Pool's iconic mirror effect