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The platform at the rear is where the gas is compressed, in order to push it through to the beach. It used to come out at a massive pressure, but that has dwindled as the gas supply has become depleted.
The gas is compressed using several Rolls Royce RB2-11 jet engines and the noise is simply phenomenal.
The bridge is around 100' above the waves....
A 2 cylinder CO2 Compressor, the first what to make air conditioning. At the Paramount Theater. This Wittenmeier system was commonly installed in theaters in the 1920s and 1930s. The gauges read in Atmosphere, the pressure in the system could exceed 2000psi. By measuring it in ATM, there was less perceived danger, as the numbers on the gauges were lower.