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beamjockey) wrote2006-07-21 02:52 pm
beamjockey) wrote2006-07-21 02:52 pm
The Physics Bus: Raise Your Hand If You're Tempted to Run Away with It...
I just got word that the Physics Bus will stop at Fermilab on Sunday, 30 July. Unfortunately, I will not be in town to see it. From their site:
The Physics Bus is our science museum on wheels, and it's taken us on Bus Stops from New Mexico to California.
The brightly-colored bus is the first sign that something out of the ordinary is about to happen at a school, fair or function. It makes a colorful statement, announcing that an amazing display of smoke, sparks and force is about to begin.
The bus itself is a study in science and hands-on experimentation. From its 50-foot, molecule-tipped TV antennae mast to its vegetable-oil-powered engine, the bus is itself part of the event--and something that kids talk about for hours afterward.
Here is the bus's blog.
When I was young, I used to dream about wandering the country as an itinerant Van de Graaf operator. Maybe it could really happen.
The Physics Bus is our science museum on wheels, and it's taken us on Bus Stops from New Mexico to California.
The brightly-colored bus is the first sign that something out of the ordinary is about to happen at a school, fair or function. It makes a colorful statement, announcing that an amazing display of smoke, sparks and force is about to begin.
The bus itself is a study in science and hands-on experimentation. From its 50-foot, molecule-tipped TV antennae mast to its vegetable-oil-powered engine, the bus is itself part of the event--and something that kids talk about for hours afterward.
Here is the bus's blog.
When I was young, I used to dream about wandering the country as an itinerant Van de Graaf operator. Maybe it could really happen.
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It *was* a little disappointing to find that it's only fueled by vegetable oil** (that's so... *sniff* chemical). I'd have hoped for something with... a little more "oomph"! (Or maybe using a propulsion system exploiting some relatively obscure physical effect. I mean, look, the thing still uses... WHEELS!)
*if not the *original* Bus
**I do salute, however, their effort to be reasonably "green"