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We had to disable the fog feature in one of our exhibits after the first few
times people saw the fog flowing out a window...and thought that the
building was on fire. It may not be an issue for you, but you still may
consider checking that your fog is only visible in places where you've
clearly created the rain forest context.


On 10/7/05 7:54 AM, "Glen Moore" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Phil
> 
> It is difficult to get enough fog this way. Such exhibitions usually use
> high pressure nozzle misting. The Museum of Victoria in Melbourne,
> Australia has a rainforest exhibition using this technique.
> 
> Phil Edgerton wrote:
> 
>> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
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>> Hello,
>> 
>> We are installing a temporary (3 months) rain forest exhibit soon. We wanted
>> to increase the temperature in the room and hope to have a fog feature using
>> ultrasonic misters. What experience have you folks had with that? Problems
>> to the building? Solutions? The exhibit room (1800 sq. ft.) is not on a
>> seperate HVAC system, though the room may be able to be isolated from it.
>> 
>> TIA<
>> 
>> Phil Edgerton, Exhibits Dept. The Health Adventure, Asheville, NC
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