California Science Center

Sorry I've been away so long. I just can't find anything interesting to write about. However...

Yesterday, I went to the California Science Center. We got to see two IMAX movies, one about Prehistoric Sea Monsters, the other about Mummies. There were very interesting 3-D effects.

There were several rooms, each focusing on a different aspect of science. There was one room on sound, one on transportation, one on light. There was an earthquake room, too.

In the front, there was a lever with ropes and a truck. "Can you lift a truck?" It was 5,400 lbs. It was simple, using the lever.

Happy Memorial day.

Quote of the day:
"Wise men talk because they have something to say. Fools talk because they have to say something." -Plato
David

Edited: There was also a high-wire bicycle. The tightrope is from one point to another, and there's a bike on it and a net under it. People are able to ride the bike because the weight at the bottom counteracts any people motion. Teresa was the only one who was able to ride - she was wearing shoes! Kara was too short (barely) and I had velcro-strapped sandals. Halfway through her ride, one of Teresa's shoes came off!!!! (See, velcro would have worked better!) We had to wait 5-10 minutes while they called in the janitor with his long pole to bike out and save the shoe. Wow. and they had ladders right there, for the same purpose. If it had fallen, a person might have been hit by a shoe fallen from three stories high. :)