Talk:Fly Geyser

Needs some rewriting.

"Actually" is used too much and the tone is a little too informal. On an unrelated note: Nevada has been using pictures of this geyser for advertising its tourism - it might be nice to add some info on that, especially since it's on private land and technically "not visitable". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.17.89.52 (talk) 00:38, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This geyser is not open to the public. If you care to drive the 120 miles northeast of Reno to see it or photograph it, you will need powerful binoculars or at least a 500mm telephoto lens to view it from the road.- M. McAllister — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CE49:5CE0:5466:60A9:AD6E:E113 (talk) 16:23, 21 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Depleting the aquifer?

Answers to these questions would enhance the article:

If water is continually shooting out of a man-made geyser, doesn't that have a detrimental effect on the underground aquifer?
Is the mound's red color due to iron oxide coming out of solution?

75.163.183.66 (talk) 03:19, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"unique"

Beyond My Ken, I removed this sentence again: "The temperature and chemical composition of the mineral laden water are unique." A temperature of slightly under boiling point isn't in any sense unique: that's very normal for geysers. As for the composition, the source says:

She said it's because this particular area has a really unique feature. "[It's got] a really high amount of silica," said Muñoz Saez.

This use of the word "unique" doesn't imply to me that there's a serious assertion of actual uniqueness, because "a really high amount of silica" is not a very strong statement. Instead of starting the paragraph with a claim that the temperature and composition are unique, I think it's better to just say what the temperature is and what's special about the composition. --Slashme (talk) 13:01, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

So, you're comfortable with deleting sourced information based on your own evaluation? Beyond My Ken (talk) 21:10, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The statement that the temperature of the water is unique is plainly false, and I've added some context now with a citation. The geyser is 1200 m above sea level, where the boiling point of water is 96 °C. The water comes out at its boiling point. That's absolutely normal.

As for the composition, I can't find a reliable source that says that it's unique and compares it with other hot springs. The direct quote from the scientist who studied it, says that the silica content is really high, and that's informative and not misleading. --Slashme (talk) 15:11, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]