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Dear William:

Recently we have built a classic wave tank, which is a well known and 
proven exhibit. One of our employees grows trouts at home and for the 
fun of it he put three little ones into the wave tank. They survived 
surprisingly long (when they got too big the mechanism of the wave 
machine was a bit harmful, but this problem could have been solved...), 
most the time they stood in the flow above the sand anyway, which was 
absolutely fascinating to watch (next to the waves and the pattern of 
the sand). In principle the client was pleased with the idea, but 
ultimately, the tank was put on the floor without fish, which is a 
shame, but nobody wants to fight with PETA...

Regards,
Axel E.


William Katzman schrieb:

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>As part of a session proposal, I'm looking to find "classic" exhibits that
>have had a small twist added to them that changes the exhibit experience.
>So, here's my question to everyone out there:  What exhibits have you seen
>that used a classic idea (such as the Bernoulli Blower), and changed it so
>that it is different (hopefully more engaging or educational) experience.
>It would also be great if you know where you saw this unique twist (what
>museum).  
>
>Examples:
>The Bernoulli Blower:  Exploratorium took the single Bernoulli Blower, added
>speed controls to it, and put two blowers next to each other, along with a
>ton of different objects (part of the APE project).  This seemed to increase
>holding time, and visitor engagement.  It also allowed people the
>opportunity to play with the Bernoulli idea a bit more.
>I don't know if this has been done, but one person posted that based upon
>visitor feedback, (s)he wanted to create a bernoulli blower with a square
>spout since kids thought round spouts held up round objects because they
>were the same shape.
>
>At Montshire (and one other museum) I've seen an exhibit where the
>developers took the Ned Kahn style Bowl of fog, and lowered one side so that
>there was a ramp, and people could block the fog and make it roll down the
>ramp in different ways.
>
>What other "twists" have you seen?  Where did you see them?  Do you know who
>did them?
>
>
>-William
>
>William Katzman			[log in to unmask]
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>Catawba Science Center		(828) 322-1585 (fax)
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>-A. Einstein
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