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 Random Good Stuff, thanks Juergen!
Previously on Neatorama: 10 Most Beautiful Bridges in the World
Reminds me of the brooklyn bridge waterfall except not as underwhelming.
But yeah, eco piss-away-electricity-for-a-tourist-attraction isn't going to be the new friendly buzzword anytime soon.
Doesn't look as if it goes the whole length of the bridge, anyway, so maybe ships go around it.
Maybe if they used an alternative power source for it... I doubt it.
But I question the wisdom of making a bridge a "tourist destination" in managing traffic flow. Or maybe this major city doesn't have traffic problems.
Because, you know, to pump all that water, it takes a lot of energy... energy that wasn't being wasted pumping 190 tons of water a minute into frivolous sprinklers before.
And yes, only if the Brooklyn waterfalls are slightly more overwhelming like this.
we'll meet with anti-lit-buildings-at-night and the sports-are-warming-up-the-Earth protest groups ;p