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Generally animatronics use compressed air, and it certainly would be great
to have it throughout a building, but...if you took a look at some of the
newer Dinosaur exhibits and you will see that there's actually a trend away
from compressed air and towards small servo-motors.
Now if you want our Dinosaur exhibit, you'll need the compressed air 8)
-William
William Katzman
Director of Exhibits
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Subject: compressed air in exhibits
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In the past few years we've had a couple of exhibits that used
compressed air as a key component, and we're going to be hosting
"Grossology" in the fall, which uses compressed air. My question: How
common is this? We're preparing for new construction, and wonder if it
would be wise to include a system for carrying compressed air from our
shop to the exhibit floor. Any thoughts? Is compressed air the "wave of
the future?" Or will it continue to be rare enough that we can simply
improvise when we need to? Thanks!
Jim Taylor
Vice President of Programs & Exhibits
The Health Adventure
P.O. Box 180
Asheville, NC 28802
828-254-6373 Ext. 313
www.thehealthadventure.org <http://www.thehealthadventure.org/>
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