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> Since we are a little acquainted with these teenagers
> smoking habits we
> may be able as a byproduct to explain atmospheric
> dispersion through
> smoke.

Under no circumstances would I approve of *any* educational effort at a science center or museum which even gives the impression that smoking is acceptable, particularly for young people.

gaw

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--- On Fri, 2/20/09, Tal Berman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Tal Berman <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Earth Day
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Friday, February 20, 2009, 10:26 AM
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> 
> Hallo all
> thank you so very much for your fast reply. Although you
> all really took
> to the subject, everyone somehow focused on museum
> exhibits. The event
> we are asked to plan is a mass event for a crowd of around
> 5000 people-
> something more similar to the Albedo event we participated
> in last year.
> 
> An idea that came up we named "Human sun tower".
> The idea is to put up a
> screen made of solar panels, at the southern corner of the
> parking lot
> and to give thousands of high school students that will be
> present at
> that time small mirrors to focus the sun`s rays onto the
> panels. When we
> stretched this idea a bit we thought to have a rock band on
> scene and
> have their amplifier be sensitive to the current from the
> solar panels
> so to encourage the participants to focus the sun`s rays to
> make sure
> the amplifier stays beyond the 85dB. 
> Since we are a little acquainted with these teenagers
> smoking habits we
> may be able as a byproduct to explain atmospheric
> dispersion through
> smoke. 
> 
> Do you see this idea come to live? Is it feasible?
>  
> thank you for your efforts,
>  
> Tal
>  
> 
> 
> Tal Berman; Ph.D.
> Head of the Exhibits Wing
> The Israel National Museum of Science, Technology &
> Space;
> Daniel and Matilde Recanati Center
> 25 Shmaryahu Levin St.; Haifa, 31448; ISRAEL.
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> 
> 
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