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So, Eric, the corollary of "what excited me as a kid is cool" would  
be "what doesn't excite me as an adult is by definition a not very  
interesting exhibit?"

	


On Mar 29, 2010, at 2:35 PM, Eric Siegel wrote:

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> Ahhh, the Edward Rothstein Syndrome...what excited me as a kid is  
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> On Mar 29, 2010, at 3:24 PM, Jeff Courtman wrote:
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>> Ed, as the words of the song go, "You say tomato, I say  
>> potato" (well, close enough for you to get the point).
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>> There are all kinds of things you can do with whisper dishes.  You  
>> can play around with finding how far off axis you can get and  
>> maintain projection and reception; you can play around with how  
>> far away from the focal point works; you can play around with with  
>> happens if people get in between the whisper dishes.  you can  
>> 'send' hidden messages to people walking by, you can have fun by  
>> finding out how soft or loud you have to be - the point is, the  
>> opportunities don't have to be as limited as you imply.
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>> One of my earliest memories from a science center/ or perhaps from  
>> a pavillion at the '64 Worlds Fair, is the excitement I  
>> experienced discovering the whisper dishes on display.  It  
>> obviously made a pretty big impact on a nine year old.....
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>> On Mar 29, 2010, at 2:15 PM, Ed Sobey wrote:
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>>> In a 2-hour visit how long does someone play with a whisper dish?  
>>> What can
>>> they do with it? It is robust only in the sense that it's tough  
>>> to destroy.
>>> It's not robust in the sense that it serves many uses.
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>>> Robust is nice, as is inexpensive, but a large rock is both. The  
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>>> provides more opportunities for exploring.
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