In Rome there are more than 2500 drinking fountains freeflowing with ice cold drinkable spring water.
The easy and traditional way to drink from theses fountains is not to drink from the bottom but to plug the main spout with your finger, making the water spurt out of a hole on top of the pipe in a perfect drinking arch.
Thanks to Yan Olivares of Yes Architectes for the info and the pictures.
I’m using this as reference for a school project.
me questions this seemingly quaint practice.