# Why do water fountains have two holes?

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**Created:** [September 28, 2001, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-water-fountains-have-two-holes/84273 "2001-09-28T06:10:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![sethdallob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@sethdallob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sethdallob)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-water-fountains-have-two-holes/84273/1 "2001-09-28T06:10:22Z")

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Water fountains have two holes that water comes out of. After about 1/2 an inch, the two streams meet and continue to your open mouth. Why do they have two openings, rather than one? Why is the smaller stream on top?

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**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-water-fountains-have-two-holes/84273/2 "2001-09-28T06:14:05Z")

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