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	The Science Musuem of Minnesota has an exhibit using a gas 
flame for an interactive chemistry flame test. You atomize an 
inorganic salt solution into a flame and look at the spectra to 
determine what the ions are in the solution. They needed special 
permission and a gas line. Contact J Newlin as he developed the 
exhibit. I suspect the fire department was involved.

	Not real fire but there was an exhibition, maybe gone by now, 
in Australia, as part of a chemistry exhibition, that had an 
interactive exhibit on explosives. It seems to avoided the 
difficulties that we can all imagine and that Beryl reported on. 
Sorry, but I cannot remember the name of the museum. Something to do 
with an old warehouse. Anyone now which it is?

Martin


>>
>>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>Does anyone have any exhibits, or does anyone have any type of
>>programming, where visitors directly interact with fire?  I'm thinking
>>anything like Bunsen burners or any of that stuff.  Did you have any
>>problems getting approval/permission to do have fire?  Have you had any
>>problems with safety or anything else?  Any other thoughts?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Phil Keck
>>Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
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>(617)452-2111 (t)
>(617)253-8994 (f)
>


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Martin Weiss, Ph.D
Vice President, Science
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