Is the LSI actually an "Index"?

Eric Knight· Host0:00

Hey everybody. Welcome back to the Rule Your Pool podcast. I've got my glasses on. We are going to nerd out together today, and if this loses you and you unsubscribe from the show, so be it. Somebody who has been listening to this show reached out, uh, actually over a month ago, but it was just forwarded to me recently because he actually emailed the old email podcast@orendatech.com. I'm not there anymore. I can't see those. So if you do have any questions like this or any comments or suggestions for the show, it is ruleyourpool@gmail.com. That's how you can reach me now. And so this was forwarded to me. It's a great topic. I had to beef up on it. I had to read it, and so that's why my glasses are on because we're going to be reading today. I've got my screen shared if you are watching on video, and for those of you listening at home, try to stay awake for this one. It won't be very long, but it's going to go a little bit deep. And I think part of the brand of this show is to not just be a social hour where we talk about stuff in the industry. Let's actually dig deep into the science. And in full disclosure, I learned a lot researching this because I never actually went this deep. I mean, we had chemistry consultants who helped us with this and people who understood this. So I've been trying to understand this, and I'm not quite there, but I think I have enough to distill it for an episode. And here's what he emailed me. He said, "Hi Eric. I love your podcasts, and I'm sorry to see you've moved on, but I do want to state that nowhere in your RYP," that's Rule Your Pool, "podcasts have I heard you mention that the LSI is not an index. It's