Comments on: The Fountain Bridge

By: alvia

alvia — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:24:59 +0000

The bridge is really amazing and the lighting looks really cool

By: salman khan

salman khan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:53:54 +0000

this bridge is outclass very beautiful

By: raheel

raheel — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:53:42 +0000

wow the bridge looks awesome i wish i could see it for real someday

By: rahlquist

rahlquist — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:00:30 +0000

Umm perhaps the effect of the water spray picking up tons of carbon (and other pollutants) and dropping it in the river may be what they are striving for.

By: Christophe

Christophe — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:59:08 +0000

let’s join the anti-unecological-fountains protest group! aren’t they all eco-unfriendly?

we’ll meet with anti-lit-buildings-at-night and the sports-are-warming-up-the-Earth protest groups ;p

By: DOJ

DOJ — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:33:56 +0000

great, i just look at the photo and now i’ve got to pee…

By: PK

PK — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:30:17 +0000

Seredim: Agreed. I imagine it will be awesome if they build a bridge on top of a dam, and let just a little bit of water to spill at the top to form a waterfall. Now that would be eco-friendly. (Alright, I’m now patenting the idea.)

And yes, only if the Brooklyn waterfalls are slightly more overwhelming like this.

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:36:27 +0000

You really got to question the idea that a bridge shooting water is a tourist attraction of any kind. Sounds bizarre.

By: HaricotVert

HaricotVert — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:18:04 +0000

^—– Please tell me you’re being sarcastic, Rachel.

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.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:57:25 +0000

uh, obviously the water would be pumped out of the river itself and sprayed straight back in. they wouldnt pour drinking water into the river. i don’t see how it isn’t eco-friendly.

By: K!P

K!P — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:58:20 +0000

seredim: a dam kinda stops water from flowing. might be bad.

By: Luci

Luci — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:48:32 +0000

I find I’m having trouble getting past the fact that it looks like a giant centipede.

By: Gail Pink

Gail Pink — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:04:56 +0000

Reminds me of the NYC waterfalls instaltation under the bridges on the east river. A bit flashier and splashier though.

By: Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:23:12 +0000

The spraying water is “eco-friendly” because it cleans the ducks who swim below it. Duh.

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.

By: ted

ted — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:08:06 +0000

Because the whole point of being eco-friendly is to amass tourists.

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.

By: Ratz

Ratz — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:19:52 +0000

The only possible “eco” use of this would be to reoxygentate the water underneath the bridge. Think of it as a giant fish tank bubbler, only without the plastic skulls.

But yeah, eco piss-away-electricity-for-a-tourist-attraction isn’t going to be the new friendly buzzword anytime soon.

By: Seredim

Seredim — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:18:52 +0000

Why build a bridge if no ship can pass below it? (Can’t see a thing when driving through that waterfall…) A dam would be much cheaper…

By: Thebes

Thebes — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:29:57 +0000

The “carbon footprint” must be even larger than Al Gore’s house.

By: chet

chet — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:42:53 +0000

… and 3 simultaneous posts point out the obvious

By: chet

chet — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:41:47 +0000

Neat, but kinda the exact opposite of eco-friendly.
Reminds me of the brooklyn bridge waterfall except not as underwhelming.

By: Aea

Aea — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:39:50 +0000

It’s not in the least, just that the “eco” prefix has become a meaningless buzz word applicable to everything from organic food to drilling for oil.

By: HaricotVert

HaricotVert — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:31:33 +0000

Someone please explain to me how pumping 190 tons of water every minute is an example of eco-friendly behavior.