Lux, Jim (337C) wrote:
(If you've ever seen the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, near Rome, you'd be amazed at what can be done with air and water pressure, ALL gravity fed) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_d%27Este (which is actually a pretty lame description) google for "villa d'este organ fountain" and you'll turn up some youtube video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGJumf6m44M is one of them
As I recall it, it was an hours bus ride from Termini, so it is a nice day-activity to leave Rome and visit Villa d'Este and Tivoli. It was a bit cold when I was there over 20 years ago.
Hmm... fluidistor counter, BCD decoder feeding small sprinklers for "fluid-digital" display? PPS electrical input controlling a single electrical-to-air-burst conversion. GPS-controlled of-course. :) Should be possible to implement. :)
Cheers, Magnus _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
