chapterhouseinc:yes, but what about the fireworks trees with no fire? all my life i have seen them installed in fountains--the mall, car dealers, parks,... do we need a 'fire[less]works trees'? what if i fill the fountain with a flammable liquid and light it? would that be enough fire to get the tree posted.
Hmmm, a fireworks tree with no fire? Is just a tree... http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5E9Z
As you can see a "fire[less]works trees" category isn't neccessary, and "only you can prevent forest fires"... so don't fill the fountain with anything flammable. None of us here want to see that episode of CSI MIAMI.
I thought I wrote a decent description... So... here we go!
A Fireworks tree is basically a sphere with multiple "sputnik" like rigid tubes of clear plastic sticking out. Inside of which is essentially rope lights. The lights are different colors and when it is functioning correctly, looks like one of the big aerial fireworks. See below. See the video in the long description.
An Electric Palm Tree, should be self-explanatory... but then again...
A Rotosphere is a 3' metal sphere split in half with around 8 aluminum spikes on each half. Each spike is 8' in length and is outlined with neon tubing. That's an incredible 19' wingspan!!! Inside the sphere is a differential that powers the Rotosphere. Rotating on its axis from its mount, the two halve then turn in opposite directions. It is a sight everyone should see, they are the most amazing pieces of advertizement ever created. Again, see below. Also, video of one of these can be see in the neon sign category's long description.
From 1960-1971, Warren Milks created approximately 234 of them. There are now only 17 known to exist, of these, only 7 are fully operational. The ones with multiple colors are just out of this world. Anyone interested in receiving a copy of Mr. Milks' US patent, let me know. I'd be happy to send it as a pdf. (Note: not really looking to add these to the "Trees" category. They're fine over at Neon Signs)
I present this not only to demonstrate the similarities, but also to attempt to clear up any confusion. Some confusion may be the result of another form of lighting frequently referred to as a Sputnik. Here's just one example (yeah, I own a sputnik, I can't afford a Rotosphere).
As you can see, it too has a sphere with a bunch of spikes sticking out of it. At the end of each spike is a light. In this case they're LED, but older models usually were incandescent bulbs.
Now then, I guess when I declined your waymark, chapterhouseinc., my comments then were not clear enough. Based on what I'm able to see from your photos, it is not a fireworks tree that you found. That I can say without a doubt.
There isn't, however, enough detail for me to say for sure, but it looks like what you found was either a "Sputnik" style lighting fixture atop of a fountain, or more likely, simply a fountain. The reason why I say this is because the images do not allow for me to clearly see what is at the end of each spike. (Which btw are not made of clear tubing, but is either electrical conduit [unlikely], or, just simple plumbing [most likely].) It would appear that each spike has either a lamp socket or perhaps a spray nozzle. If in fact it were to turn out that they are lamp sockets then it would be a "Sputnik" lighting fixture. However I'm inclined to believe that what is actually at the ends is some sort of spray nozzle. You see if indeed this is a fountain, and it certainly looks like it is, any water coming out of the spikes would most likely spray far beyond the little birdbath looking thing in the center and land inside the confines of the outer pool. (Note: garden hose, right hand side of pool.)
So, I have to say sorry, but you have your work cut out for you if you want to persuade me this is a fireworks tree. Again, as far as a non-working fireworks tree category goes, that wouldn't be neccessary, I have accepted one already. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5E9Z I didn't write the category in such a manner that specifically excludes them.
Are there any questions? Okay, where were we??? Oh yeah, trying to have a good time.
