Star Wars
We went to the members’ preview of the Star Wars science exhibit
We went to the members’ preview of the Star Wars science exhibit
Visiting the dinosaurs before our appointed time at Star Wars
Visiting the dinosaurs before our appointed time at Star Wars
More dino stuff
More dino stuff
The Star Wars hall
The Star Wars hall
About half of the exhibit was just display cases with movie models and props
About half of the exhibit was just display cases with movie models and props
The line for the hovercar
The line for the hovercar
Flynn drives the car
Flynn drives the car
Debra’s turn (Innaias wasn’t tall enough, and Guinness opted out)
Debra’s turn (Innaias wasn’t tall enough, and Guinness opted out)
Part of the “science” at the exhibit was this area where one could build Lego mag-lev cars
Part of the “science” at the exhibit was this area where one could build Lego mag-lev cars
To start, one attaches six Lego blocks with magnets onto a Star Wars land-speeder shaped chassis
To start, one attaches six Lego blocks with magnets onto a Star Wars land-speeder shaped chassis
Innaias learns about electromagnetism
Innaias learns about electromagnetism
The next project step is to test one’s car on a flat track, with permanent magnets for levitation and electromagnets for propulsion
The next project step is to test one’s car on a flat track, with permanent magnets for levitation and electromagnets for propulsion
Once the basic car is assembled, then there’s a trickier track to try it on. You have to time the button presses just right to get the car down the track.
Once the basic car is assembled, then there’s a trickier track to try it on. You have to time the button presses just right to get the car down the track.
Hypothetically speaking
Hypothetically speaking
Luke’s hand had to be replaced after Darth Vader sliced it off, so part of the exhibit involves medical technology
Luke’s hand had to be replaced after Darth Vader sliced it off, so part of the exhibit involves medical technology
The exhibit included an animatronic with synchronized video presentation on modern robots, both general- and special-purpose
The exhibit included an animatronic with synchronized video presentation on modern robots, both general- and special-purpose
A couple of notable Wookies posing with Flynn and Guinness
A couple of notable Wookies posing with Flynn and Guinness
They had these simple real-time-strategy games, operated by placing symbol-coded tiles down in front of a camera that registered the player’s image and their arrangements of the tiles
They had these simple real-time-strategy games, operated by placing symbol-coded tiles down in front of a camera that registered the player’s image and their arrangements of the tiles
Debra, Flynn, and Guinness check out just a few of the wide variety of robots found in Star Wars
Debra, Flynn, and Guinness check out just a few of the wide variety of robots found in Star Wars
Another hands-on part of the exhibit involved assembling an R2-D2-shaped robot and then programming it to navigate a short course
Another hands-on part of the exhibit involved assembling an R2-D2-shaped robot and then programming it to navigate a short course
Unfortunately, while the programming console seemed to work, two of the three stations did not appear to be able to communicate with the robots
Unfortunately, while the programming console seemed to work, two of the three stations did not appear to be able to communicate with the robots
The leading robots
The leading robots