Famous Fountains

The time has come, my friends.  We all knew it was coming.... the fountain entry!  As we all know, we have some pretty awesome fountains here at Purdue.  And being from Kansas City (nicknamed the city of fountains) I can always appreciate a good fountain to look at/fun through/play in.  First of all, we have the engineering fountain.  It's located in the middle of campus and is possibly one of the most foot-traffic areas on all of campus.  I remember last year one of my friends (who does not go to purdue) asked me what that flash mob was all about.  As you can imagine I was very confused, so I asked him to elaborate.  "You know, it was by the big Atari symbol thing."  It had never occured to me that it resembled that until he said it, but now every time I walk by it or see it in the Exponent that's all I can think about.  It's not until you get closer that you can see all the complex details and cool designs ingrained into the sides and swoops.  I am not sure if they mean anything, or if they are purely there for design reasons.  Either way I think it was a good idea and whoever designed it really knew what they were doing.  Next is the Loeb fountain located next the Beering Hall.  Although I think this is the prettier of the two, if I had to choose to go on a fountain run in one, I would definitely have to choose the Engineering fountain.  I feel like when I run through the Loeb fountain I get extra super soaked and get thrown around by the water.  I feel more like I'm going through a hurricane rather than doing a fountain run.  But then again that is why so many people like the Loeb fountain, so i guess it's just a matter of preference.  Don't get me wrong though, I do love this one too.  I think its surroundings are gorgeous and I like the concrete benches you can sit on.  I feel like the design of where the water shoots is what really makes this one beautiful.  The Engineering fountain relies mostly on its own structure, but the Loeb fountain relies on what the water itself is doing.  The simplicity of it is something that I also find very appealing.  Overall I would say this one is my favorite because it is the most fun for me to look at! 

Lastly there is the one that not a lot of people know about.  It is the one located next to the John Purdue grave.  You can't fun through it, but it offers a peaceful and quiet area to relax or study.  In my opinion it is very pretty, and the attention to detail the creator put into it is great also.  

Overall our campus has some really cool fountains (as you can see), and once again I am going to suggest that you check them out now before the cold winter months come and takes them away.