29 November 2010

Why is the fountain nuclear green?

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Deborah has sent in this picture of the Canberra Times fountain a luminous green.

Anyone know why?

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Amethyst said :

Maybe it was the aliens from this post http://the-riotact.com/?p=32197

That’s exactly what I was thinking. It is stage two of their plan to invade the city.

Maybe it was the aliens from this post http://the-riotact.com/?p=32197

Holden Caulfield11:46 am 30 Nov 10

OzChick said :

I walked by the fountain this morning. It has been drained and there was a truck there. I think that they were about to replenish it with fresh water.

Gee, I wonder what will happen next! 😛

ConanOfCooma11:29 am 30 Nov 10

OzChick said :

I walked by the fountain this morning. It has been drained and there was a truck there. I think that they were about to replenish it with fresh water.

Spoiled sports, I ate 48 KGs of Asparagus to get that effect.

I walked by the fountain this morning. It has been drained and there was a truck there. I think that they were about to replenish it with fresh water.

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peterepete said :

Tastes like GI cordial

My straw melted.

It’ll just be fluorescein (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorescein), pretty much non-toxic, and a little bit goes a loooong way.

Tastes like GI cordial

Hahaha, Gold.

I bet you it’s colour dye used in pc water cooling. No amount of radiotor fluid can get it that green.

“He slimed me!”

ConanOfCooma7:43 am 30 Nov 10

I thought it looked the same vile colour as it always does…

I think it’s just the lighting that has changed.

Too many energy drinks partying into the wee hours a the Christmas parties!

Asparagus wee…….

Uranus.

I mean uranium.

Top Photo! Very green

I’ll give someone $50 to drink it.

Neocom said :

It’s Reptoid breeding season?

Clearly it is the woodstock drink equivalent from boy reptoids to get girl reptoids hammered and to have their nefarious way with them.

it’s canberra, so must be algae of some kind 😛

It’s Reptoid breeding season?

Plumber’s dye, used to easily check to see if their are leaks in pipes and fittings. I’ve got some of the powder,and the amount in the fountain would only have to be a film canister full at most. Fun stuff.

mirage3 said :

Nah just cool.

-ant?

Green lights?

Yeah, my guess is radiator coolant, a.k.a. “Antifreeze”. It’s too bright to just be a jug or two of Cottee’s.

Nah just cool.

georgesgenitals4:22 pm 29 Nov 10

Captain RAAF said :

Coolant?

Well, we wouldn’t want it to freeze or boil, would we…?

colourful sydney racing identity4:22 pm 29 Nov 10

georgesgenitals said :

‘Predator’ got hammered last night and took a leak in it.

thumbs up for that one 🙂

Captain RAAF4:18 pm 29 Nov 10

Coolant?

James-T-Kirk4:16 pm 29 Nov 10

A long time ago, I worked at the ANU. We had a laser dye that looked really similar to that…. It was used in some really big lasers.

It was as carcinogenic as anything.. I wonder???

Looks better than the usual foam prank.

Was just about to send in a pic myself.

James-T-Kirk4:11 pm 29 Nov 10

“feel the power of Canberra”

georgesgenitals4:10 pm 29 Nov 10

‘Predator’ got hammered last night and took a leak in it.

To celebrate Joel Monaghan’s achievements?

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