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Boulder spinning on top of fountain.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...220#post116000
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...811#post140278
Supposed to create the illusion that the water is supporting the boulder and making it spin due to the high pressure current.
but to supply enough water volume and pressure to support a boulder of such mass there would be so much water being sprayed that you'd hardly be able to see the boulder let alone be able to confine it to the small containment pool.
Still cute to watch though.
If bottom of that rock is spherical(and its "bed" have corresponding shape), then it can work similar way to so called rolling sphere fountain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHRLmzjjM-wQuote:
Originally Posted by Frank S
yeah I hadn't considered they my had ground the shape of the bottom to match the fountain. I was thinking more along the lines of a boulder being floated in as rushing river.
Marv,
You beat me to posting that link.
:-)
And here's one with a world map engraved on it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtzlQzPiFv0
There's one like this at the Nike Campus out here in Oregon - it's about 4' in diameter if my memory serves.
I saw a decade ago and was blown away.
Really cool!
I'd like to lay on top of that boulder and let it rock me to sleep.
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awesome!!!
is the guy whacking away with the hammer on the sphere simply taking the corners off the shape form the layered cuts?
thats what i figured, no need to grind on somany when your can just wack it off:smash: I played with one of these at the mayo clinic in jacksonvillle FL some years back I wondered how they made it. now I know. they were having a smashing good time.:hattip:
That is the size of seven washing machines.
Makes me want to make one for the flower bed in the front yard!!!