Talk:Fountain
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[edit] Drinking Fountains
Perhaps someone who is more well-traveled than myself could add something about drinking fountains in an international context? I have always lived in the United States where drinking fountains were ubiquitous, but then moved to Germany, where they are almost completely non-existent. Although it may seem trivial, there is a lot of cultural insight contained in something as mundane of the presence, or lack thereof, of drinking fountains. Whenever I make an observation such as this I like to check and see what Wikipedia has to say, but there seems to be nothing about drinking fountains around the world.
[edit] Wasserspiel
Can anyone add information about Wasserspiel - fountains as playful practical jokes? They were in vogue a few hundred years ago in Europe, and several delightful examples still exist. They don't quite seem to fit the definition of "Animated fountain," and I don't see any other place for them. Ideas? Rklawton 19:25, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Traditional Fountains
What powered them? How did they work? I came away from this article assuming that in the medieval ages they had 12v solar panels. C'mon, get in with the nitty gritty! :D Heron's Fountain is potentially one method if built on a large scale and emptied with reverse-bellows of some sort to keep it powered, but really, how'd the romans do it? Jachin 18:47, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
- Four months and no answer, does anyone have any input on this subject so we can expand this article a little more? Please, anyone? Jachin 12:48, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Images
I'm going to try to move the images around a bit and resize some to reduce the impact they are currently having on the text - there is lots of white space and some "orphaned" sentences. I hope it turns out OK!... Hassocks5489 11:06, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
