<p>In this video from min. 7:00 is after digging in the Earth a fountain created of water. Is this due to the pressure of the water in the Earth, if so how did it get there and how did it get such a high pressure?</p>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wdliVXxZEo" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wdliVXxZEo</a></p>

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2017-09-15T03:53:03.843Z
Ever been to Yellowstone?
jamesqf
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2017-09-15T06:57:01.247Z
Looks like an [artesian well](http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-an-artesian-well.htm).
Gimelist
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How can this fountain of (hot?) water coming out of the Earth arise?
Marijn 
# How can this fountain of (hot?) water coming out of the Earth arise?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-14)

In this video from min. 7:00 is after digging in the Earth a fountain created of water. Is this due to the pressure of the water in the Earth, if so how did it get there and how did it get such a high pressure?

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wdliVXxZEo>

**Tags:** geophysics

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Ever been to Yellowstone?  
> **username_2**: Looks like an [artesian well](http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-an-artesian-well.htm).  

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