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How about a sheet polyethylene floor (over the carpet) with a 3/8" x  
3/8" curb around the perimeter.  This acts as a moat and will hold a  
lot of water.  A Dri-dek (http://www.dri-dek.com) floor goes on top of  
that and the 3/8" curb falls between the peg feet of the Dri-dek.  The  
Dri-dek will have to be folded back every once in a while to clean the  
polyethylene.

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On May 2, 2006, at 4:09 PM, Eric Siegel wrote:

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> Well, its always a pleasure to come back from AAM all-day discussions  
> about the future of museums to the quotidian:
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> We are having a devil of a time with our bubble table on a carpeted  
> floor:
>
> 1) the carpet gets gunky
> 2) The carpet pulls up and creates a trip hazard
> 3) The bubble solution is tracked throughout the whole level of the  
> museum, and can't be readily cleaned whether wet or dry.
>
> Any brilliant ideas?
>
> Eric Siegel
> Executive VP
>    Programs and Planning
> NY Hall of Science
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