Water flows in seemingly impossible ways across this liquid-resistant fountain by London designer Arthur Carabott.
Carabott applied a superhydrophic coating to a series of laser-cut acrylic sheets to achieve the effect.
Superhydrophic - or ultrahydrophobic - surfaces are defined by their extreme resistance to water, like those of a lotus plant. When water touches them, droplets bulge upwards so they appear nearly spherical.
Carabott discovered that as well as the added height, the Rust-oleum NeverWet Multisurface coating made the water move faster and travel in unusually narrow streams. He left parts of the surfaces untreated for comparison.
"The fountain creates surprise by playing with our expectations of how water moves," said Carabott.
"[It is] inspired by the Japanese mathematician Kokichi Sugihara's optical illusions that interpret Escher-like two-dimensional line drawings into three-dimensional objects to create motions that appear impossible."
The newly developed superhydrophobic coating creates a nanoscopic layer over existing surfaces, repelling water as well as dirt.
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