People are watching the Reflecting Pool like reality TV. What does that say about us?

It's not just watching paint dry. The twists and turns of the Reflecting Pool repairs, originally a two-week project, have kept bloggers and viewers busy all summer.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2600x1463+0+0/resize/2600x1463!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2Fd6%2F944f38d34613af956e8137826c7d%2Freflecting-pool2.jpg' alt='The reflecting pool resurfacing has had many dramatic twists and turns, from algae to arrests to a second draining.'/><p>It's not just watching paint dry. The twists and turns of the Reflecting Pool repairs, originally a two-week project, have kept bloggers and viewers busy all summer.</p><p>(Image credit: Jackie Lay)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5897383' />