Photos from BJU and Greenville
This pipe sits next to the Museum and Gallery. It seems to constantly spray out steam. Where does it come from? Is it only water spraying out of there, or is there something else too?
This is one of the Bob Jones campus security vans; it’s a Kia minivan. I feel safe.
This strikes me as a safety hazard.
There’s a house across the street from BJU that has a statue of some old guy. I’m going to say it’s St. John.
A guy replaces a traffic light. It looks heavy.
This picture demonstrates SC’s hickness. The top layer of the bushes extends out over traffic. You can kind of see it in the background of the previous picture.
January 21st, 2006 at 5:51 pm
That statue is obviously of St. Francis of Assisi.
There’s also a pipe on the side of Mack Library that randomly spews steam. It’s above the ominous-looking doors on the side facing Graves. I haven’t seen the pipe spew in a long time, but I got ticked one time when it blew lukewarm water all over me on my way back to the dorms. All these mystery pipes might be worth investigating.
January 22nd, 2006 at 10:47 pm
I am a former Science graduate, so I must be a credible source. The steam is from the underground nuclear reactor that is used to operate the co-generation plant. This is not for wide dissemination outside of the University. Don’t breathe deeply around the steam.
January 24th, 2006 at 10:33 am
Yeah, I have to go with Assissi, though I’ve never set foot on BYU’s campus in my life. The fact that he’s on a birdbath is a big giveaway- he’s the Catholic patron saint of animals, so you tend to find him on things of that sort. And now I’ve said that, I really hope that thing doesn’t turn out to be, say, a font full of holy water.
I think we used to have a steam pipe at the University of Delaware. No idea what function it served- I guess to help drain the heat off of the dorm/academic building heating systems or something? That’s complete speculation on my part, though.
January 24th, 2006 at 6:55 pm
Hmm. My best guess is that since it’s pumping out steam right next to the Museum and Gallery, it’s probably the output for some kind of de-humidifier that keeps the paintings inside the M&G dry.
January 27th, 2006 at 2:48 pm
The steam is coming from the co-gen plant. They generate their own electricity on campus. You can see it in the background of the picture w/ the Kia campus security car. They pipe the steam all over campus to heat some of the buildings.