Comments on: Smarter than the average water feature

Smarter than the average water feature

klaatu — Wed, 21 May 2003 06:49:25 -0800

GardeningFilter! James Dyson's Wrong Garden - water going uphill in a perpetual-motional Escher-like fashion; how is it done...?

By: angry modem

angry modem — Wed, 21 May 2003 08:50:41 -0800

wow.

By: agregoli

agregoli — Wed, 21 May 2003 08:57:55 -0800

za.

By: bhayes82

bhayes82 — Wed, 21 May 2003 09:36:41 -0800

wjowsa?

By: kev23f

kev23f — Wed, 21 May 2003 10:23:59 -0800

ok, my folks have been making me watch the coverage of this since it started, and to be fair i have been enjoying it (a little) despite myself. Anyhoo, i saw the gardner explain it somewhat the night before last - apparently the effect is achieved by pumping the water slightly uphill, and as the water flows back down air bubbles are sent in, and as they rise they create the illusion of water flowing uphill. The actual waterfall part of each section is created by there not being one piece of vertical glass, but two very close together, and the water is pumped up between these. Or else its magic, who knows.

By: kev23f

kev23f — Wed, 21 May 2003 10:24:51 -0800

oh i am such a dickhead, its all explained in the link. I'll crawl away now....

By: Yossarian

Yossarian — Wed, 21 May 2003 10:37:52 -0800

That's just cool. I want to be that creative.

By: Ufez Jones

Ufez Jones — Wed, 21 May 2003 11:37:17 -0800

Very cool. My parents would love this.

By: widdershins

widdershins — Wed, 21 May 2003 14:14:10 -0800

Oooh. I want one.

By: samuelad

samuelad — Wed, 21 May 2003 15:02:25 -0800

I want one, too, but I want one of Dyson's vacuums first.