 The control center for the synchronization of images , water flow , and lighting color and intensity is beneath one of the towers , in a room that covers 550 square feet ( 51 m2 ) . The room houses high @-@ definition video servers and equipment temperature sensors . Hard drives contain all the individual electronic computer files of the face videos . Generally , the computer programs automatically perform tasks such as determining when the face will pucker and , if weather conditions permit , when to turn the water on and off . Using low- rather than high @-@ resolution images was both less expensive and created a better display for the average viewer . A Barco show controller selects the sequence of faces one at a time and determines a random tower lighting selection of one of eight LED colors programmed into an Electronic Theatre Controls ( ETC ) Emphasis control system . At night , the ETC system controls spotlights that illuminate the cascading water and that are dimmed by special wet @-@ use location ground fault circuit interrupters . The control room covers an area equal to 26 parking spaces in the underground parking garage , which costs the city $ 100 @,@ 000 annually in terms of the opportunity cost of lost revenue ( in 2004 dollars ) . Maintenance issues for the fountain range from kids removing the adhesive between the bricks to pipes in need of maintenance . As of 2014 , annual upkeep costs were approximately $ 400 @,@ 000 . 
 The control center for the synchronization of images , water flow , and lighting color and intensity is beneath one of the towers , in a room <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>covers</mark></a> 550 square feet ( 51 m2 ) . The room <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>houses</mark></a> high @-@ definition video servers and equipment temperature sensors . Hard drives contain all the individual electronic computer files of the face videos . Generally , the computer programs automatically perform tasks such as determining when the face will pucker and , if weather conditions permit , when to turn the water on and off . Using low- rather than high @-@ resolution images was both less expensive and created a better display for the average viewer . A Barco show controller <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>selects</mark></a> the sequence of <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>faces</mark></a> one at a time and <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>determines</mark></a> a random tower lighting selection of one of eight LED colors programmed into an Electronic Theatre Controls ( ETC ) Emphasis control system . At night , the ETC system <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>controls</mark></a> spotlights <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>that</mark></a>illuminate the cascading water and that are dimmed by special wet @-@ use location ground fault circuit interrupters . The control room <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>covers</mark></a> an area equal to 26 parking spaces in the underground parking garage , which <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>costs</mark></a> the city $ 100 @,@ 000 annually in terms of the opportunity cost of lost revenue ( in 2004 dollars ) . Maintenance issues for the fountain range from kids removing the adhesive between the bricks to pipes in need of maintenance . As of 2014 , annual upkeep costs <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>were</mark></a> approximately $ 400 @,@ 000 . 
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