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Curiosity
zone
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Come along and investigate the wonders of the world
around you! Get into a spin on a human gyroscope or pluck a magical
harp.
Walk through a tornado, investigate lightning, whirlpools and
magnetic fields, play with light and optics, mirrors, and
reflections – and freeze your own shadow! You can even take a look
at the wonky side of life in our new leaning lounge…
In Play TV you can become the star of your own TV show, or work
behind the scenes to mix and produce your own programmes. If you’re
still feeling energetic, try to beat the computer in a hilarious
game of virtual volleyball!
The Curiosity zone creates a sense of wonder and excitement about
natural forces and phenomena in the world around us - continually
asking you to be inquisitive, identify patterns in nature and
question the reasons why things occur. |
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Thermal imaging
Although our eyes see visible light, there are lots of other detectable
parts of the spectrum. Thermal imaging cameras measures infrared light,
which is just outside the visible spectrum. Explore your thermal image
on our plasma screen – find your ‘hot spots’, compare hairy with bald
and shuffle your feet on the carpet to see the heat on screen!
Leaning lounge
A perceptual trip through the world of illusion! Our lounge is on a tilt
– it looks normal from the outside but inside, it alters the visitor’s
perception of their surroundings. Does the pendulum hang straight? Can
you make a ball roll up-hill? Weird and wacky stuff!
Play TV
How does a real TV studio work? Find out in our user-friendly version!
Do you want to be a presenter, camera-operator or director? You can try
it all here - present your own show or use one of the prepared scripts,
grab a camera and film your friends, or use the edit suite to add sounds
and captions and change the background views on the ‘blue stage’.
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