The World’s Highest Fountain

• algonkin
  November 20th, 2007 at 1:54 pm

  A 1000 feet is a little exagerated IMO however, I’d be curious to see the pump pushing that water.

• Vonskippy
  November 20th, 2007 at 5:23 pm

  Good to see my gas money is being wisely spent on the good stuff, instead of wasting it improving their own population’s lifestyle or education or health or civil rights or information or other useless junk like that.

• Greg
  November 20th, 2007 at 6:47 pm

  What better way to spread disease and fecal contaminated water over a large area with the least amount of effort?

• skh.pcola
  November 20th, 2007 at 8:17 pm

  I’m with algonkin…it is a physical impossibility to shot a prolonged stream of water 1000 feet straight up into the air, as a coherent column at sufficient velocity and pressure would succumb to drag and dissolve into mist fairly quickly. I bet you could shoot an ice cube that far, though.

• Chris
  November 20th, 2007 at 11:36 pm

  Saw the Geneva 459 feet one and it was already impressive. you could see the flume miles away.

  SA symbol : springing petroleum?
  CH symbol : laundering the money earned in SA?

• Ben Smith
  November 21st, 2007 at 8:23 am

  That really should be “tallest”, not “highest.” The fountain in Cusco, Peru (http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2015175580082721655iICltX) is much higher, but it’s no where near as tall.

  Your Friendly Pedant.

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