Singapore Science Center (23rd Dec 2009)

*Note: The names of the exhibitions are not all correct. The exhibitions stated below are not complete, as we only walked the Science Center for 4 hours, which is not enough. The exhibitions are in note form to ease reading. We seriously missed out a lot of stuffs in the Science Center. I will add in more information the next time I visit there again. Maybe in years.

After done with the Body Worlds and had our lunch, we started our scientific journey with the Mind's Eye - An exhibition of optical illusions that will boggle your mind.

• Tri-zonal Space Warper: Stare at the the giant spinning disc for about 30 seconds, then look at your hand. A pulsating effect will be generated.
• The door: A folded paper with a door and a view drawn on it moves as if the door is closing and opening again while you walk pass by it.
• The black image: A few images of human in black formed by pots on a black surface. (Available in slide show)
  
• The man's face: A drawing featuring a sinking ship in a middle of a storm turn out as a man's face when reflected into the pole. (Available in slide show)
  
• The running cat: A glass image featuring a running cat as you walk pass by it.
• An impossible fence: Stand in the opened fence and look into the television. In the television, it shows that you are in a closed fence instead of an opened one.
• A giraffe: Stand in front of the mirror, look at the straight laser line and shake the mirror left and right. The straight laser line appears to be a giraffe.
• Head on a platter: Ever seen yourself without a body? You can make as if your head is on the platter and is ready to be eaten for dinner...Eew!
• Unpredictable transformed face: You see a happy queen in the picture. Turn in upside down, and you will see a sad police.
• Life in a fish bowl: Look into the spinning sphere of a fish bowl, and you will see that as if you are in it, turning around and exploring the surrounding.
• An impossible Triangle: See how does a cube transforms into an impossible triangle.
• Seemingly impossible objects: Figure out how does the straight steel rod passes through the seemingly perpendicular holes of the nuts.
• Duet: See how does a pianist transforms into a violinist.

After finished walking at the Mind's Eye, we headed for the i-SPACE - an exhibition that embraces new approach in offering Infocomm Technology to the visitors of the Singapore Science Centre. Instead of being 'topical', the new exhibition will bring visitors on a guided journey through time - exploring the PAST through the first area called Inspiration, then to the PRESENT/ NEAR FUTURE and subsequently teleport them to a future beyond their wildest IMAGINATION. Experience the office, home and leisure of the future using the latest in Infocomm technology. With countless technology applications built within a diverse range of interactive exhibits in 4 specialty areas, you will be transported into an exciting world of infinite possibilities. You have to sit the elevator in order to move on to the 2nd floor. The exhibitions include:

• The tracks for rolling balls: See how those heavy, rolling balls go through obstacles and create magnificent sounds and movements. (Available in slide show)
• Segway eco-ride: Visit the Segway eco-ride invented in the year 2000. Now available in Sentosa. (Available in slide show)
• "Electronic Forest" (That's what I call, because I don't know the name): Nothing much there. Just snap pictres there as it is tremendously beautiful. (Available in slide show)
• Fake bed: It is a half bed, but where does another half go? Into the wall. (Available in slida show.)
• Toilet Bowl: Sit on it and it will measure your weight, and many more, except for your height, you have to type it yourself. Then, it will estimate your health and enable you seek advice from experts. It is not accurate though, just for fun. (Available in slide show)
• Remix maker: Make remix to videos. YEAH isn't it cool? Make remix on videos about a falling building, departing rocket, bursting water balloon, an opening beer (Available in slide show), bursting watermelon, metal furs and many more.
• Dragonball game on weird screen: Play dragonball game in some sort of screen that is bulging out. Maybe it is to increase the effect? (Available in slide show)
• 3D video game: Wear the 3D glasses and PLAY THE GAME!!!
• Star Wars game: Put your hand through the ring of sensor, aim for the evil robots and shoot!
• Collections: See a collections of Alien vs Predators model, even early mobile phone models. (Available in slide show)
• The "Light-Floor": walk on it and see how it lights up! (Available in slide show) (Video available)

When we came out from i-SPACE, it was the Nano Technology exhibition.

• The buckyball: I'm not even sure what is that. (Available in slide show)
• Zero wave: If the shadow of your fingertips were the tip of the stylus of a scanning probe microscope, how should you interact with the buckyballs? You'd think it a very simple thing to do. But you are blind in the nanoscopic world of the buckyballs, and are simply feeling you way around. When you do come close to a buckyball, it can so easily get pushed away in any direction ? since you are using a sharp point. With this exhibit, you will come to understand some of the very fundamental problems nanoscientists face in something so basic to Nanotechnology. (Available in slide show)
• The kaleidoscope: Stretch your hand inside and see the effects. (Available in slide show)

After that, we watched the show featuring thunderbolt held at the Atrium. Get ready to be charged up at the ThunderBolt! Watch lightning flash before your eyes or volunteer to sit inside a Faraday Cage which would be struck by half-a-million volt of lightning. The anchor attraction in the Energy Exhibition, this highly visual & dramatic show is not to be missed. (Available in slide show). After that, we went to the world of Sounds.

• Making video: Go into the studio and start making sounds for the video. It is a video with BGM but without sound. All you have to do is to create appropriate sound for the video.
• One Man Jam: Make 2 short recordings and merge them with sound effects and a short song will be created! (Available in slide show)
  
• The exhibit of expanded something that makes a sound: LOL i can hardly remember anything about this. Ok, you heat up "something A" until it is red then pull the string, and "something A" will rises and knock "something B", which makes a sound.
• The telephone: Want to listen to jokes, but it will only talk when you talk. You will find it irritating and annoying until you want to take a hammer and smash it.
• Where does the sound came from?: Play the game and determine where does the sound come from. Choose from multiple holes and play for...if I'm not wrong, 30 seconds. The highest score so far is only 12 so, break a leg.
• A clip with 2 theme musics: Watch the clip, listen to the first headphone, the theme is happy. Then, listen to the second headphone, the theme is spooky, but it's the right clip. Cool huh?
• Echo: Stuff your head into the big pipe and say something, then listen to your own echo.
• Echoing headphone: Ask one of your companion to "play" this with you. Each of you put on the headphone, and talk through the mike, but please not too loud if you don't want your companion to go deaf.
• Metal fur: Watch how does the metal furs react to musics. (Available in slide show) (Video available)
  

After that, we continued our journey into the world of Energy.

• Joule meter: I think you have seen this in online games-Neopets and funfairs. Use the soft hammer and hit as hard as you can, and see how strong are you. LOL i hit higher than a teenager at age around 18. He hits 99, I hit 106, and surprisingly my sister hit 116. This is the suitable advertisement for "Bulleh, not so sweet!". (Available in slide show)
• Crank the pedals: Pedal with your hand to lift a heavy brick up. Woot I feel strong after doing that. HEHE!(Available in slide show)

Then, we walk pass the Genome.

• Fundamentals of gnome: See how does children, teenagers and adults feel about themselves. (Available in slide show)

We also walked pass by the Marine World and took some pictures.

Sorry for the exhibitions that we missed out and we will add on the next time we visit the Singapore Science Center again. For more information, please visit http://www.science.edu.sg/ssc/index.jsp

-Reference: http://www.science.edu.sg/ssc/index.jsp-
Special Thanks to Mr. Google ^.^

The "Light-Floor". Yup, and that is me, demonstrating how the floor works


The metal furs that respond to sounds. Make sure you mute everything first before playing this
video.


Thank you for reading!