Kugel fountain
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A Kugel ball is a sculpture consisting of a large granite ball supported by a very thin film of water. Water flows beneath a very heavy, perfectly spherical rock from a spherical concave base with the exact same curvature. A Kugel ball can weigh thousands of pounds, but because the thin film of water lubricates it, the ball spins.[1]
Locations of Kugel ball installations include the Science Museum of Virginia[2], Mississippi College in Clinton, MS, the main shopping centre at Bracknell, Berkshire, England, the lobby of the Radisson Blu hotel in Kuwait City, the Somerset Collection shopping center in Troy, Michigan, as well as Railroad Plaza in downtown Lansdale, Pennsylvania and LaJolla, California.
Locations of Kugel Balls Worldwide
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References
- ^ Kugel Ball FAQ Retrieved on 18 September 2007
- ^ Amanda Oaks, Richmond in the Record Books, Richmond.com, 18 August [2004], Retrieved on 18 September 2007
- ^ Notre Dame Magazine Online, Summer 2001, Retrieved on 31 July 2008
- ^ Paultons Park, Summer 2008, Retrieved on 15 June 2009
External links
- Live streaming view of the kugel at the Science Museum of Virginia
- Terracache dedicated to the Kugel Ball.
Location | GPS Coordinate |
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Mississippi COllege, Clinton, Mississippi, USA | Unknown |
Feldkirch, Austria | Unknown |
Kansas City, Missouri, USA | 39°03′52″N 94°35′25″W / 39.06434°N 94.590298°W |
Railroad Plaza, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA | 40°14′35″N 75°17′09″W / 40.243083°N 75.285833°W |
Amarillo, Texas, USA | 35°12′25″N 101°49′51″W / 35.207017°N 101.830733°W |
Wellington, New Zealand | 41°17′26″S 174°46′53″E / 41.290556°S 174.781389°E |
Carsington Water Visitor Center, Derbyshire, England | 53°03′37″N 1°38′31″W / 53.060217°N 1.641850°W |
Dallas, Texas, USA | 32°47′10″N 96°47′45″W / 32.786083°N 96.795739°W |
Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, USA | 29°43′19″N 95°23′25″W / 29.721933°N 95.390244°W |
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA | 28°31′21″N 80°40′52″W / 28.522486°N 80.681198°W |
The Mall at Tuttle Crossing, Columbus, Ohio, USA | Unknown |
Holliday Park Nature Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Unknown |
Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California, USA | 33°48′43″N 117°55′01″W / 33.8118177°N 117.9170617°W |
California Baptist University, Riverside, California, USA | Unknown |
John Lawson, West Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada | Unknown |
Coleman-Morse Center, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA[3] | Unknown |
Chinatown, Victoria, BC, Canada | 48°25′45″N 123°22′01″W / 48.429117°N 123.366900°W |
Nike Campus, Beaverton, OR, USA | Unknown |
Amtrak Station, Bakersfield, CA, USA | 35°22′20″N 119°00′30″W / 35.372101°N 119.008233°W |
Children's playground, rue du Dôme, Boulogne-Billancourt, Île de France, France | |
Paultons Park, Hampshire, UK[4] | Unknown |
Parco Commerciale Dora, Via Livorno, angolo Via Treviso, Turin, Italy | 45°05′15″N 7°40′05″E / 45.087556°N 7.668025°E |
Lakewood, Colorado, USA | Unknown |
The Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, Gatlinburg, Tennessee | Unknown |
The Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Unknown |
Disney World, Orlando, Florida | Unknown |
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