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Wind, weather and the commonplace headaches of sophisticated technology have kept the anonymously donated Science Center fountain from functioning as expected this winter...
...native New England boulders, arranged in a 60-foot circle, cage 70 spray jets which ordinarily "produce a fine spray which will refract natural light, producing a rainbow effect," according to a press release, issued last year when the construction of the fountain was announced...
...test of the fountain last Monday and Tuesday revealed that winds above 15 knots blow away the water vapor, ruining the fountains rainbow affect, Oommen said...
...added that the recent warm weather has also prevented fountain operation. The fountain, which runs in the winter by spraying steam at 180 degrees, cannot operate when air temperature exceeds 40 degrees as the steam will not condense and will dangerously heat the spray jets, Oommen explained...
Temperature and wind sensors are in the process of being calibrated, but Oommen said he doesn't expect the fountain to operate again until mid-April when water, rather than steam, will fuel the fountain's rainbow effect...