"It is a tad sweltering. A little fun with water might be in order." — Phineas[src] |
The Super Sprinkler is a water slide designed by Phineas and Ferb to cool off the heat during a visit to their grandparents.
History[]
Grandpa Clyde, witnessing the start of the Fireside Girls' animal tracking activity, comments on the notion of running around in a fuzzy suit in the hot weather. Agreeing, Phineas suggests some water fun, prompting his grandfather to show the campground's sprinkler. This instigates the boys to upgrade the hosing system, much to Clyde's delight.
As Baljeet communicates with Buford via cell phone, Phineas and Ferb proceed with modifications to the sprinkler. Despite the difficult situation for his friend, Baljeet joins the boys in their cooling plans. The three of them soon put together an underwater tubing structure for more hydraulic power.
Buford eventually stumbles upon the kids' sprinkler slide in the lake. Desperate, he swims towards it, and is carried upwards by the current. While the others continue to have fun, Buford is caught at the end by his former love interest. Suddenly, the fountain is straightened by an outside interference, causing everyone to fall to the bottom ("Buford Confidential").
Design[]
The Super Sprinkler is a water slide with an intertwined strip shape. Its underwater source is composed of several pipes linked to property control panels, usually consisting of a lamp and a lever.
Mechanics[]
The Super Sprinkler is designed on fluid physics, manipulating the water's many properties to alter its flow. The shape formed is a result of coupling this with low turbulence dynamics, and a change in the specific gravity.
Background Information[]
- One of the parameters of water altered for the sprinkler is viscosity, used in this case to configure the liquid akin to a fountain.
- Although the Super Sprinkler appears to be perfectly intertwined, it is possible for a disconnection to occur, as shown when Buford reaches the end of a branch.
- In the water slide, Phineas, Ferb, and Baljeet each do a different swimming maneuver; floating, snorkeling, and surfing, respectively.
- Once it is hit by a ray, the Super Sprinkler becomes a vertical stream of water. It is unknown how tall is gets, or if it is deactivated.
- An image of the boys riding the sprinkler appears on Candace's rant about her brothers' antics, wherein she describes it as upcoming nonsense (Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe).
Appearances[]
- "Buford Confidential" (First appearance)
- Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (Cameo)
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