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Tim: Just because its been done a zillion times doesn't mean doodley,
as my mother would have said. From my perspective, it is a function
of engagement and over the last 25 years, it is obvious how many
visitors like to do stuff that is "test" of their ability.
Particularly kids. Moreover, you have to ask how many of the visitors
will have seen it, rather than our collective view of it being a
somewhat jaded exhibit. If you go down that path, then you have a
pretty good idea that it will be popular, so the question becomes,
"How can I improve upon it?" While it may give Erich "minimal
insight :)", I would argue that the kind of type of insight we are
talking about is relative. If you limit the takeaway to "it takes
energy to "make" energy, that's not such a bad thing, is it? Even
that may be asking to much, because insight requires reflection. How
about looking at it from a constructivist point of view and
understanding you are adding a seed to schema?
Just my 2 cents....
On Aug 31, 2011, at 11:38 AM, Erich Rose wrote:
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> I've had this image in my head for years of a "wall" of hundreds
> little hamster wheels all going at once...
>
> Don't do the bike. You are right it has been done a hundred times
> and gives minimal insight to the user since, except for a bike
> light, there is no real use for bike-power in daily life (OK that is
> the cue for the science nerds to pile on...)
>
> The vampire things is a good subject but hard to make interesting.
>
> You guys need an animatronic Hadrosaur on a treadmill...
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> On Aug 31, 2011, at 11:28 AM, Timshel E. Purdum wrote:
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>> HI all
>> I have been asked to come up with a "wow" energy demonstration for
>> a festival my museum is hosting in March. This is a bit out of my
>> realm of experience so I am asking for ideas and help. (My museum
>> is a natural history museum and most of the demos and activities we
>> do are biology/evolution/water related).
>>
>> The example I was given was "you know-like a bike to power
>> something." My concern with that is it's very popular and
>> everyone else has done it so I'm not sure how "wow" that is.
>> Anyone ever tried some sort of electronic pad where people jump up
>> and down to generate electricity? I was also wondering about
>> "energy vampires". Our local power company (who would help fund
>> this) has a large campaign on reducing energy vampires in the
>> home. Does anyone know a good resource for how much energy
>> different appliances that are plugged in use-and how much human
>> powered energy would be equivalent?
>>
>> Any other ideas? I did look through the archives of this community
>> and got a few.
>> THANKS
>>
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