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**cartesio** · 01-24-2021, 12:30 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

A fountain with potable water.
NEXT: More public displays of water.

Maybe you see the little hole in the middle of the tube. It is useful to drink without touching the tube with ones mouth. Just stop the water flow by closing the tube with one finger, the water springs out of the hole and one can drink. When a boy it was fun pretending to drink and watering friends.

**WPRESTO** · 01-24-2021, 12:51 PM

Originally posted by cartesio

Maybe you see the little hole in the middle of the tube. It is useful to drink without touching the tube with ones mouth. Just stop the water flow by closing the tube with one finger, the water springs out of the hole and one can drink. When a boy it was fun pretending to drink and watering friends.

Now that you describe it, I can see a hole at the top of the fountain (first image) where I presume the water bubbles up when the downspout is blocked. I vaguely remember using a drinking fountain of similar design when I was a kid. Most drinking fountains in the USA, indoors or out, have some kind of handle or four-pronged knob, usually very brightly chromed, that must be turned to get a drink, then a spring mechanism snaps it back off. Decorative fountains may flow continuously, but if you want a drink, you must work a little for it.

**ramseybuckeye** · 01-24-2021, 05:52 PM

Most of the water here is of the "hard" variety

More fountains

**paulh** · 01-24-2021, 06:16 PM

more spraying water!

**WPRESTO** · 01-24-2021, 08:20 PM

This fountain is cascades and spouts rather than sprays, but it may be the most famous of fountains.
NEXT:More flowing water used for decorative purposes.

**noelcmn** · 01-25-2021, 11:25 AM

Keep the theme

**WPRESTO** · 01-25-2021, 11:44 AM

A fountain. Yes. Water trickles out of the mouth. Careful, son. That's boar spittle.

NEXT: More things that dribble or squirt in public (Am I allowed to say that on PF?)

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**paulh** · 01-25-2021, 12:37 PM

more of the same...

womble · 01-25-2021, 03:12 PM

Railway heroes par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

More of the same. K.

**WPRESTO** · 01-26-2021, 04:54 AM

A massive fountain.
NEXT: Stay with the watery displays.

womble · 01-26-2021, 07:22 AM

This would be a fountain if it hadn't frozen solid... Pentax KX, Agfa APX 100, SMC Pentax 28mm f/3.5 lens.

Frozen fountain, Thame par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

More fountains, frozen or not.

**WPRESTO** · 01-26-2021, 07:35 AM

Detail of a fountain. Let me think, that's a fish rising out of the water to enjoy getting wet.

NEXT: Must be more fountains out there.

womble · 01-26-2021, 10:34 AM - **1 Like**

The light was amazing. Low warm winter sun but one hell of a storm blowing in. It was all a bit surreal for real, and the saturated colours are not just the effect of using Kodak Ektar!

Regent's fountain par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

More fountains.

**paulh** · 01-26-2021, 10:58 AM

Seeking shade under a non-working fountain - (this was an eclipse viewing party back in 2017)

more fountains...

**WPRESTO** · 01-26-2021, 11:40 AM

It's difficult to spot where the water is flowing in this view. The fountain has personifications of "four great rivers" - Ganges, Nile, Danube and Rio de la Plata.
NEXT: More fountains

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paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,319	Seeking shade under a non-working fountain - (this was an eclipse viewing party back in 2017) more fountains... Last edited by paulh; 01-26-2021 at 11:09 AM.

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01-24-2021, 12:30 PM	#16171
cartesio Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2016 Photos: Gallery Posts: 902	Originally posted by WPRESTO A fountain with potable water. NEXT: More public displays of water. Maybe you see the little hole in the middle of the tube. It is useful to drink without touching the tube with ones mouth. Just stop the water flow by closing the tube with one finger, the water springs out of the hole and one can drink. When a boy it was fun pretending to drink and watering friends.

01-24-2021, 12:51 PM	#16172
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,144	Originally posted by cartesio Maybe you see the little hole in the middle of the tube. It is useful to drink without touching the tube with ones mouth. Just stop the water flow by closing the tube with one finger, the water springs out of the hole and one can drink. When a boy it was fun pretending to drink and watering friends. Now that you describe it, I can see a hole at the top of the fountain (first image) where I presume the water bubbles up when the downspout is blocked. I vaguely remember using a drinking fountain of similar design when I was a kid. Most drinking fountains in the USA, indoors or out, have some kind of handle or four-pronged knob, usually very brightly chromed, that must be turned to get a drink, then a spring mechanism snaps it back off. Decorative fountains may flow continuously, but if you want a drink, you must work a little for it.

01-24-2021, 05:52 PM	#16173
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,296	Most of the water here is of the "hard" variety More fountains

01-24-2021, 06:16 PM	#16174
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,319	more spraying water!

01-25-2021, 11:25 AM	#16176
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,236	Keep the theme

01-25-2021, 12:37 PM	#16178
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,319	more of the same...

01-25-2021, 03:12 PM	#16179
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Railway heroes par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity More of the same. K.

01-26-2021, 07:22 AM	#16181
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	This would be a fountain if it hadn't frozen solid... Pentax KX, Agfa APX 100, SMC Pentax 28mm f/3.5 lens. Frozen fountain, Thame par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity More fountains, frozen or not.

01-26-2021, 10:34 AM - 1 Like	#16183
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	The light was amazing. Low warm winter sun but one hell of a storm blowing in. It was all a bit surreal for real, and the saturated colours are not just the effect of using Kodak Ektar! Regent's fountain par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity More fountains.

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