"the pumps which power king fahd’s fountain in jeddah, saudi arabia, are so powerful that the water plume produced is taller than the eiffel tower"
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
the world’s highest fountain
deputydog:
"the pumps which power king fahd’s fountain in jeddah, saudi arabia, are so powerful that the water plume produced is taller than the eiffel tower"
"the pumps which power king fahd’s fountain in jeddah, saudi arabia, are so powerful that the water plume produced is taller than the eiffel tower"
I understand that fountains are for beauty sake, but making one this tall I think loses that appeal. Sure it's pretty amazing, but it seems like a waste when most people would be satisfied with one less than half that size.
ReplyDeleteThis seems kind of like a glorified pissing contest. It is really ridiculously cool that you can shoot water up so high, but it does stop being a good looking fountain without some form to it. In my opinion the best fountains are the ones with intricate water patterns not just insane amounts of water.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to know how much power this thing draws, and how big the pumps are. 1875 liters per second is intense. Despite this, I agree that it does not look particularly aestheticly pleasing.
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