Meet The World's $200M Fountain-Maker

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  • Mark Fuller is the eccentric owner of what could be the most technically advanced water fountain-maker on the planet (the Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas being among his more famous). In this episode of "Hello World," Ashlee Vance travels to Burbank, California, to chat with Mark, and see how his $200 million water features are created.
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  • @allamasadi7970
    @allamasadi7970 4 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    Bloomberg have really upped their TH-cam game, great video

    • @Napstone
      @Napstone 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Allama Sadi Am telling you! Great content!

  • @jooky87
    @jooky87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    A fountain company is able to invest so deeply into their own custom factory? Wow, whats the revenue and profit? Supremely impressed.

    • @AshleeVanceHelloWorld
      @AshleeVanceHelloWorld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yeah, that's kinda the amazing thing about it. Am sure the margins on the projects are fantastic. But it's gotta be tricky when you're dependent on the next big thing always walking through the door. And, I think, they're facing competition from knock offs. My impression mostly was that Mark is determined to do all this stuff in house and has been burned by outsourcing in the past because he needs one-offs and not mass production, so doesn't get the love from suppliers. I've been to just about every kind of factory there is, and this is one of the most impressive.

    • @jooky87
      @jooky87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ashlee Vance that’s a great point, I guess making reliable equipment is super important, a fountain with a missing stream would instantly look rough kind of like a neon sign with one letter burned out. But like Tesla making seats in house, that stuff is expensive! PCB boards and casting, all under one roof, so many disciplines to become an expert in is not easy. Awesome work, this season is gonna be fun!

    • @conornorris6815
      @conornorris6815 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      probably because they dont really have competition and many of their clients are pretty well off

  • @danielbarros7389
    @danielbarros7389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mark Fuller’s company WET Design is the master of iconic water features like the Fountains of Bellagio, The Dubai Fountain, Performance Lake at Wynn Resorts, and The Waters of Olympic Park in Sochi.

  • @AshleeVanceHelloWorld
    @AshleeVanceHelloWorld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    Friends, Hello World is coming back with five fresh episodes. This is the first on one of the crazier workshops I've ever visited. Who knew fountains came with so much science?

    • @AmalDevYT
      @AmalDevYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *Hello World

    • @mrsmalik8429
      @mrsmalik8429 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha nice attempt to fool people but you forgot it is *World* and not *Work*

    • @AshleeVanceHelloWorld
      @AshleeVanceHelloWorld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fixed!

    • @metafuel
      @metafuel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Welcome back. I love your work.

    • @TheAstronomyDude
      @TheAstronomyDude 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yay \o/ I really liked this one; can't wait to watch the other episodes!

  • @alisardo1119
    @alisardo1119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    A success story that shouldn't be missed great job,just marvelous 👍👍

  • @LC-ue6mp
    @LC-ue6mp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Wow, I really enjoyed hearing this gentleman speak. He is human and more.

  • @augustus331
    @augustus331 4 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Isn't it ironic that the fountain-company is based in California?

    • @ntactime_w3488
      @ntactime_w3488 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hehe

    • @colmercer3315
      @colmercer3315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No wonder California is running out of water

    • @andrewenriquez3138
      @andrewenriquez3138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Hynea how sure is pretty sure? Water evaporates I'm pretty sure

    • @Saulibarra1111
      @Saulibarra1111 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Andrew Enriquez it does but at a slower rate compared to the water that would be used if that same area had grass

    • @AwkwardYet
      @AwkwardYet 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Hynea He said several million gallons in the video for a fountain

  • @gonun69
    @gonun69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    Laminar flow? Destin from SmarterEveryDay wants to know your location.

    • @NoName-de1fn
      @NoName-de1fn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like your pic!

    • @champxgnee
      @champxgnee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      omg

    • @xl000
      @xl000 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      shut up please

    • @sifiso5055
      @sifiso5055 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Captain Disillusion joined the chat

  • @FaizanAli-op2xe
    @FaizanAli-op2xe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This seems like a dream place to work. Cool company.

  • @thewongmindset451
    @thewongmindset451 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    So interesting! Loved the bellagio fountain for years. Never knew about this company.

  • @hullinstruments
    @hullinstruments 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Goodness gracious....what a dream job!
    I’ve spent years of my life immersed by each category in their Factory!
    Electronics, microscopy, optics/lasers, material science/analysis, machining & tool technology, metallurgy/casting/forging, industrial control/process solutions, and woodworking (obviously).
    Their facility is a dream! A place where MANY categories of discovery and experimentation mix together into something new! No boundaries in that place!
    That must be lovely.

  • @ronhaytack7038
    @ronhaytack7038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    WOW! Never realized how intense and in depth this is!! :-)

  • @jurjenbos228
    @jurjenbos228 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The bellagio fountains are dwarfed by Aquanura in the Efteling (also from WET of course). If you are in the Netherlands, have a look!

  • @trendingcompany5350
    @trendingcompany5350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    This is literally making money with marching water molecules

    • @NoName-de1fn
      @NoName-de1fn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "marching water molecules" 🤣

  • @IrinaLogra
    @IrinaLogra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great story about an amazing company, Thank you, Ashlee!

  • @erwinschrodinger6407
    @erwinschrodinger6407 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Happy To have worked with WET on their New Creation at Atlantis The Royal in Dubai, UAE. An incredibly sophisticated combination of various systems which make it possible to put up a great show to the audience.

  • @jaddenmp
    @jaddenmp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was in Vegas & the water show is beautiful but it gets really crowded fast.

  • @Joe-ij6of
    @Joe-ij6of 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Fun Fact: the fountain owner guy can’t swim

    • @jon-unicorn-doxxer
      @jon-unicorn-doxxer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well it's more fun fact if his a swimming pool builder and he can't swim...

    • @xyckriz
      @xyckriz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      commercial/airforce pilots can't fly 🤪

    • @imas3ngoi
      @imas3ngoi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      xyckriz ^ ? What are you stupid?!

    • @xyckriz
      @xyckriz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@imas3ngoi fuck you jose rodriguez. you're so slow that you need an explanation. if it's not obvious to you, joe's logic is defective. a fountain owner need not learn how to swim. but nothin serious though, everyone was just fooling around. until your dumbass name show up. go to hell you idiot!!! 🖕

  • @ezzatalkadi8295
    @ezzatalkadi8295 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's magical ✨

  • @maniacaudiophile
    @maniacaudiophile 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Gotta give a like for any video that scream "FIRE!" like that.

  • @god563616
    @god563616 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    We have a massive beautiful one here in Houston. It's so soothing!!!

  • @CCNproductions1324
    @CCNproductions1324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's not just some normal "robot", THAT'S THE IRON GIANT

  • @Napstone
    @Napstone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is AH-MAY-ZING! Thanks For this content! Keep em coming

  • @kelly1195
    @kelly1195 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now I knew now why the ballagio’s dancing water is good

  • @xamomax
    @xamomax 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 5:18 - cutting out pieces for their water fountains using waterjet machine tools... nice!

  • @rubyhunternc
    @rubyhunternc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Years ago there was an attraction called "Waltzing Waters". It was on Pine Island N.Y. The water would jump to the music keeping time with it.

    • @debug8377
      @debug8377 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i know about waltzing waters, but i don't know about the pine island show. what year was it?

  • @ftse07
    @ftse07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *He should write a book...fascinating guy*

  • @E-Ma
    @E-Ma 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's people like this that make us engineers have to suffer through fluid Dynamics

  • @AmCanTech
    @AmCanTech 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ashlee is the writer of the Elon musk autobiography btw.

  • @prashanthb6521
    @prashanthb6521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome man, built a business in a niche field.

  • @rahulroy2996
    @rahulroy2996 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great video

  • @daviel
    @daviel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some Africans who didn't have water supplies near their house would really really appreciate the amount of water used in this video. Or for anyone elsewhere in the world who didn't have water supply for that matter.

  • @MikeAP
    @MikeAP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He's the tony stark of water features 😂

  • @Dankman9
    @Dankman9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did they choose matching colors in their outfits on purpose?

  • @SimonBauer
    @SimonBauer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @smartereveryday loves laminar flow

  • @ericlam2867
    @ericlam2867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wonder what the water bill looks like

  • @bruhdabones
    @bruhdabones 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why are they in Geneva? Or whatever Swiss city that is

  • @PokPok-
    @PokPok- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    cool

  • @joeblack4436
    @joeblack4436 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That must be the coolest company. Secret office. Gym. Etc. Giant robot. It's a freaking liar!
    Well played.

  • @BLACKLIGHT_NL
    @BLACKLIGHT_NL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:55
    *SmarterEveryDay*: _dId sOmeOne JuSt sAy LAMINAR FLOW???_

  • @pypstwo
    @pypstwo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Name of the music at the beginning? :3

    • @galaxy358888
      @galaxy358888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wanna know too

    • @davidnicholson8937
      @davidnicholson8937 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pietro Porto it’s Habanera from the Opera, Carmen.

    • @pypstwo
      @pypstwo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davidnicholson8937 Thank you! :D

  • @khalidkhan-yh8tu
    @khalidkhan-yh8tu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My passion 😍

  • @MrGrombie
    @MrGrombie 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    King of Random showed off the water and fire trick.

  • @sarahsarah2827
    @sarahsarah2827 ปีที่แล้ว

    ممكن تصميم نوافير تنتهي بمطاعم وهذه النوافير تخفي تحتها اسطوانات تحمل الزوار بمصاعد لتنتهي كل نافورة بقطرة ماء زجاجية عبارة عن غرفة زجاجية يجلس مرتادي المطعم داخلها ويستمتعون برؤية منظر النوافير الرائعة تحتهم كما أن بوابتها الرئيسية بعيدة عن البحيرة والاسطوانات التي يمر بها الزائرون مخفية تماما تحت الماء وتبعد عن اليابسة مسافة كبيرة

  • @DiamondGunProduction
    @DiamondGunProduction 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:33 kip from napoleon dynamite tho

  • @BWAcolyte
    @BWAcolyte 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Destin has entered the chat

  • @Mashburn007
    @Mashburn007 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like It

  • @dankgenetics3671
    @dankgenetics3671 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could have brought a nice crib on the moon or Mars for that Price

  • @TatianaBerkoh
    @TatianaBerkoh 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic! 💦 💙

  • @nithinravi4401
    @nithinravi4401 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello !!!

  • @carlosnah4575
    @carlosnah4575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great

  • @mrfrh7296
    @mrfrh7296 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who else didn’t know this was an actual business?

  • @thehumanchannel9004
    @thehumanchannel9004 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm dreaming now

  • @mudassirmalik8245
    @mudassirmalik8245 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    after long time

  • @AshishGupta-ql9lq
    @AshishGupta-ql9lq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't believe they have scanning electron microscope

  • @jja1483
    @jja1483 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fire ,firee,😂I am the great cornholio 😂need tp for my bunghole 😅

  • @danyala.1659
    @danyala.1659 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did someone say laminar flow?

  • @watchoutticktock3660
    @watchoutticktock3660 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    👌

  • @batchint
    @batchint 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    pulsed jet seems easy..

  • @bobbyvillalpando5631
    @bobbyvillalpando5631 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ying yang👌

  • @infinitecuriosity9210
    @infinitecuriosity9210 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where are the women in the workplace ?

  • @bayboss510Nugguh
    @bayboss510Nugguh 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    200 mill? That??? Tf?

  • @thjsamuelhougimsamuel2370
    @thjsamuelhougimsamuel2370 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Disappointed there's no reference to the coding or simulations they run

  • @MM-24
    @MM-24 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    @1:40 I think he's wearing a ted baker sweater ....
    Take from that, what u will

  • @AshLilburne
    @AshLilburne 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Steven Spielberg needed to get out more..

  • @mikemclaughlin1268
    @mikemclaughlin1268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    water *has no shape* humans "so anyway I started blasting"

  • @batman7489
    @batman7489 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How much money does it cost to solve the housing crisis and homelessness? How much pollution can we clean up with 200 million dollars? What does it cost to create renewable energy and fresh water for 2nd and third world country? How much money does it take to fix the infrastructure in Flint? How much does it cost to replant trees around the world for every tree we take down? What can we do with 200 million to offer the biggest impact to combat rising natural disasters? How do we reduce the cost of college education to increase the longevity of our nation health and economy? What can we do with 200 million to reformat our educational curriculum that hasn't changed with the times to teach our kids about basic finance, taxes, accounting and how to survive a natural disasters? How do we get 200 million to spread the message of how to get more volunteers to sign up for good works? How do we incentivise college students to make learning more hands on and to learn what it's like to get paid for their time? What can we do with 200 million to Foster our younger generations to become smarter and less wasteful for the future?

  • @nosknut
    @nosknut 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude why is the title "The Shape of Water" i expected the fishbanging movie not this ...

  • @mandurugas69
    @mandurugas69 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is my wet dreams

  • @wizzdom1511
    @wizzdom1511 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    We should tax him at 90%!

    • @iguicc
      @iguicc 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why??? Wtf?

    • @ribeskarma9048
      @ribeskarma9048 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iguicc The Water

  • @colegetz
    @colegetz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anybody notice the size of that dudes ears 🤔

  • @Simba______
    @Simba______ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Walt Disney, second behind God? Umm, I think not.

    • @jensenraylight8011
      @jensenraylight8011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I sense a strong smell of jealous

    • @Simba______
      @Simba______ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jensen Raylight - Jealous of Walt Disney? You're kidding, right?

    • @jasonnicolini3934
      @jasonnicolini3934 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Simba Of course you’re jealous, you were even named after the lion king

    • @zzzyzzzyzzzyxxx
      @zzzyzzzyzzzyxxx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was 9yo when he said that

  • @mandurugas69
    @mandurugas69 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    from wet dreams to millions

  • @ThisIsGoogle
    @ThisIsGoogle 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never make your identity your job

  • @ziyaazmak
    @ziyaazmak 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    200 million for a water fountain??? What a waste of money this isn’t even that hard to replicate

    • @lukefrance9558
      @lukefrance9558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ziyaaz Maknojia then you can make your own and sell it. Shouldn’t be to hard right.

    • @ziyaazmak
      @ziyaazmak 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Talking bout the engineering not anything else

  • @DigitalicaEG
    @DigitalicaEG 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy sounds like hamburgers.

  • @Min-gh1jr
    @Min-gh1jr 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is such a waste of money...Are there no adults in the room?

  • @hollyyates554
    @hollyyates554 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    All Mexican workforce. How many legal?

    • @olivergilpin
      @olivergilpin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      holly yates All human workforce. How many legal?

    • @bestclips4525
      @bestclips4525 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol whole Americans are immigrants from europe.see some countries history .America is for red Indians

    • @davidcontreras-fe9pb
      @davidcontreras-fe9pb 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bet she doesn't consider herself rasict wonder who she voted for. 🤷‍♂️🤮

  • @AwkwardYet
    @AwkwardYet 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Money laundering front

  • @zxcytdfxy256
    @zxcytdfxy256 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fountains are useless and wasteful, they should be banned.

    • @romyan5382
      @romyan5382 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they recycle water tho

    • @jy_0827
      @jy_0827 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, i think so. We Should Ban The natural fountains, Right? The Mosquitoes will Laying eggs on the Water if there does not have any moving water. Like a pond.