喷泉里的许愿币最后都去了哪里？
<p>又到了许愿的季节。提到许愿，人们往往会想到那些喷泉许愿池。很多人都喜欢往喷泉里扔硬币许愿，那么多的硬币最后都去了哪里？你好奇过吗？</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balmy">balmy</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leisurely">leisurely</span> <span word="stroll">stroll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="feature">feature</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="fountain">fountain</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="gracefully">gracefully</span> <span word="spouting">spouting</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="directions">directions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shallow">shallow</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="underneath">underneath</span>. <span word="Feeling">Feeling</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="wistful">wistful</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toss">toss</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fountain">fountain</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="littering">littering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fountain">fountain</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span>?</p><p>那是个阳光温和的下午，你决定到公园里走一走，散散步。很快，你就走到了最受大家欢迎的标志物那里：那是一眼大大的喷泉，喷泉中间竖着一座雕像，清澈的泉水优雅地往各个方向喷出，最终落入雕塑下方浅浅的水池里。怀着对过去的感恩，和对未来美好生活的渴望，你从口袋里掏出了一枚硬币，对喷泉许愿后，将硬币丢到了水里。水底下都是别人留下的硬币。你不仅有点好奇，这些钱最终都去了哪里。</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="palpable">palpable</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. <span word="Pair">Pair</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="per">per</span>-<span word="capita">capita</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fountains">fountains</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coin">coin</span>-<span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="pools">pools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wade">wade</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sucked">sucked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="filtration">filtration</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trash">trash</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="donated">donated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charities">charities</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bellagio">Bellagio</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="donates">donates</span> <span word="about">about</span> $12,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fountain">fountain</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charity">charity</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span> <span word="strip">strip</span> -- <span word="add">add</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fountain">fountain</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="digits">digits</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> [<span word="source">source</span>: <span word="Padgett">Padgett</span>].</p>
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