Broken water main creates geyser near SkyTrain station in Vancouver

by Stephen Hui on July 24th, 2015 at 12:58 PM

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While we're blogging about Yellowstone National Park, check out this geyser that appeared in Vancouver this morning (July 24).

Apparently, the temporary fountain near Main Street–Science World Station was due to a broken water pipe.

https://twitter.com/CanadianOwl92/status/624622583866994688

https://twitter.com/redphive/status/624606026306719745

On Reddit, posters have shared a few amusing comments about this watery discharge:

"Blame Translink, it's vaguely near the skytrain and therefore must be their fault. More specifically, it's probably the direct result of executive compensation or an art project." - blenderbunny

"I heard it has to do with the Compass Card." - columbo222

"I blame bike lanes and foreign investment" - A_Genius

Comments

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Natty

Jul 24, 2015 at 1:26pm

I hope they sealed the leak relatively quickly. In the past couple of weeks I've noticed various hydrants around the Lower Mainland spewing water. Hurts to watch when there's a drought.