In Geneva, a man was hospitalized who put his head under the jet of the 140-meter Jet d'Eau fountain (2 photos)

If you set yourself a goal, then you can become famous like this: in Swiss Geneva, a young man stuck his head in the famous fountain Jet d'Eau, and even tried to hug him. The case is over hospitalization.





20-year-old young man was hospitalized in Geneva after trying to stick his head under the jet of the famous Jet - Do fountain (Jet d'Eau).

What goals the man pursued is unknown, but his perseverance in the desire to communicate with the fountain can be envied. First he tried to stick his head under the jet, then he tried grasp it, after which the "hero" was thrown up by a powerful stream of water and slammed against the slabs of the embankment near the fountain.



Life experience, however, he did not extract, so for some reason dived into the lake, from where rescuers had already taken him out. injured hospitalized at the University Hospital of Geneva. In which condition - not specified.



Recall the Jet d'Eau fountain is one of the main attractions of Geneva, the capital francophone canton of Switzerland. located on Lake Geneva 140-meter fountain every second through the weekend a hole with a diameter of 16 centimeters throws 500 liters of water under pressure of 16 bar.

All this water power shoots upwards at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour with the help of two pumps with a capacity of 500 kW. The maximum height of the column reaches 140 meters, that is, every second in air contains more than 7 tons of water.