TRANSPORTATION
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CAR RACE - Four cars race in slots.
The goal is to use a combination of speed and "amount of gas"
in the electronic tank of the cars to finish the game, win the race and
stay longest on the tracks. Liberty Science Center NJ. |
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| GEAR BOX - A cut-out in a functioning
gear box. Stereoscopic photo. Liberty Science Center, NJ. |
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BRAKE - Visitor cranks up the wheel
and applies the brake. Liberty Science Center, NJ. |
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SPEEDOMETER - Visitor is challenged to turn the
wheel as fast as he can. Detail showing the construction and explaining
the principle at right. See explanation of the principle of the
speedometer in the Mechanics section. Liberty Science Center, NJ. |
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| SAIL BOATS AND YELLOW SUBMARINE -
Strong fans blow across the blue "lake" while the visitors
adjust the sails for maximum efficiency and try to win the race of the two
boats to the other end of the "lake". In the background is a
model of a submarine. Visitors can pump water in or out of the ballast
to see the sub go up or down. Hong Kong Science Museum. |
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PROPELLER - Visitors can control the
speed of the propeller and see how it spins inside the water filled
donut. Hong Kong Science Museum. |
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| BOAT RACE - Visitors crank the rubber-band
engines on these toy boats to race them across the water filled tank.
Hong Kong Science Museum. |
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| All exhibits on this page were created at Levy
Design Studios in Portland, Oregon USA |
