Metalmorphosis, A Giant Head Sculpture Divided into Rotating Slices

Metalmorphosis is a stainless steel water fountain sculpture by Czech Republic artist David Cerny. It is located in Charlotte, NC USA.

Link: Whats the difference between a duck, Via:laughingsquid.com, Via: Youtube

Dog Won't Let Kid Drink From Water Fountain

This is so cute. LINK: Youtube

Soviet statues as comedy fountains

"QUOTE" I'm not clear on whether this Cracked.com image is a photoshop job or an actual fountain somewhere in the world (the former USSR?) or just a clever idea for repurposing all that Stalin-era monumentary, but it's sure a fine idea. I once got to visit the Soviet theme-park outside of Budapest, which is basically a giant field filled with Soviet-era statues, and it was a kind of Stalinist Easter Island experience, all these nigh-identical socialist realist piles looking bravely into the future. But this is even better.

Craptions Feb 25th, 2010 (Via: Making Light) Via: Boingboing

James Dyson’s Wrong Way Fountain

Inventor James Dyson’s fountain, inspired by the work of MC Escher, gives the illusion that its water flows uphill:

Covering the ramp is a glass surface. Water is pumped in at the bottom, and comes out of the opening at the top. At the opening, some of the water is diverted back down the ramp, covering the glass in a thin layer of water.

Compressed air is also pumped in where the water enters - bubbles then travel up the ramp to the opening. These bubbles, combined with the thin layer of water going downhill, are what create the illusion that the surface of the ramp is not just a glass lid.

Link, Via: OhGizmo!, Via: Neatorama

The Fountain Bridge

Here’s a pretty neat way of turning a ho-hum bridge into an amazing tourist attraction: turn it into a fountain!

The fountains at the Banpo Bridge were installed on September ninth and have since become a major tourist attraction. It has nearly 10 thousand nozzles ( more exactly 9, 380 ) on either side of the bridge that shoots out 190 tons of water every minute. According to the Seoul mayor, Oh Se-Hoon, the fountain bridge would help acknowledge Seoul as an eco-friendly destination amassing more tourists.

Freshome has the story (and video clip): Link, Via: Neatorama

The World’s Highest Fountain

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 (excluding its antenna)
The maximum height achieved by the water is 1023ft and each of the 3 huge pumps deliver 625 liters of water per second. the water leaves the 126mm nozzles at an incredible 375kmh. LINK

Here’s the beast in action…


This fountain is 312 meters tall and is constructed on the red sea which separates Asia and Africa. The fountain is best attraction of the city.Video quality is excellent made on a DVD camera. You will clearly see the fountain from bottom to top. LINK: Youtube

Unusual Fountain [Images]

Archibase has a collection of some of the most unusual fountains in the world. LINK