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xoxoxoBruce 03-17-2005 09:01 PM

Excellent pics and link, UT. :thumbsup:

wolf 03-18-2005 12:52 AM

There are a couple of ponds in front of office buildings around here that they used to let the fountains run in the winter (cheaper than dealgifying them, I guess) that would freeze with a neat looking water globule in the middle, but I don't recall seeing them lately. I think at least one of the office complexes drained and filled their ornamental ponds ... too many squished geese.

capnhowdy 03-18-2005 06:57 AM

Very cool!
And also very cellar-worthy.
Maybe next time he will try to make his sculpture around some type of structural support. Of course it would need to be extremely substantial, to support that kind of weight.
Years ago, during one of Georgia's rare winter storms, a neighbor at our apartment complex made one by letting his hose nozzle spray a fine mist into a tree about 20 feet tall. It was awesome in the daylight, but that night he put one of those christmas thingies that rotate and change colors in the lower part of the tree(my idea). It was AMAZINGLY beautiful.
The next day the tree collapsed in a heap of broken limbs, completely destroying the tree. (he wanted it bigger).......
The next week he moved out as a result of eviction.
Poor guy.

magilla 03-18-2005 08:41 AM

Great pics!

But how the heck did he manage this without his sprinkler, hose, and pipes freezing and bursting?

xoxoxoBruce 03-18-2005 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by capnhowdy
The next week he moved out as a result of eviction.
Poor guy.

Wow, talk about a tough crowd! :biggrin:

stlbob 03-21-2005 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magilla
Great pics!

But how the heck did he manage this without his sprinkler, hose, and pipes freezing and bursting?

Moving water doesn't freeze as readily as stationary water. Good thing to know too, because if you live where it's cold and you lose your heat you need to let the faucets drip or your pipes will burst.


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