Great Lakes Science Center's Science After Dark: MythBusters

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Julie Smith
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Science After Dark crafts with a light-emitting diode and materials cut with laser engraver

On February 13, 2015, we attended Great Lakes Science Center's Science After Dark: MythBusters, which not only featured the special MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition, but also had a special "pre-Valentine's Day" theme.

Our photos and tweets give an overview of this Great Lakes Science Center (@GLScienceCtr) event. When you see us at events around Cleveland, please feel free to ask about the details of this event. We would love to talk you about the fun activities in Greater Cleveland.

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Science After Dark

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We have been to some of the other Great Lakes Science Center - Science After Dark events. They always have some fun extra activities for the 21 and over crowd. Here are some of the highlights:

MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition

MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition
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The MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition included an incredible amount of artifacts from the show and many interactive exhibits.

Interactive exhibits for MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition
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We want to mention here just a few of the interactive displays that we really enjoyed:

  • Does toast always fall buttered-side down? We used several different mechanical contraptions to test this theory.
    Does toast always fall buttered-side down?
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  • Does a person get wetter running or walking through a rainstorm? See our photos where glowing water drops are visible to determine which of us is wetter. (Julie walked, and Stuart ran.)
    Does a person get wetter running or walking through a rainstorm?
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  • Are interlacing pages of a phone book strong enough to hold us up on a swing?
    Are interlacing pages of a phone book strong enough to hold us up on a swing?
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We highly recommend you read the following post on Cleveland Kiddos' (@ClevelandKiddos) blog, since it goes into more detail on the different parts of the exhibition:

SCIENCE IS A BLAST AT “MYTHBUSTERS: THE EXPLOSIVE EXHIBIT” AT THE GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER

We briefly met Jacquie of Cleveland Kiddos at a chocolate and wine pairing event organized by the Ohio Blogging Association (@OHBlogging). We want to put in a plug for their events, since it is a great way to meet Cleveland area bloggers.

Tweets/Retweets

Here are my 42 @sos_jr tweets about the Great Lakes Science Center - Science After Dark: MythBusters event.

I recommend watching the fun on Twitter at: #BeAMythbuster while the MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition is in Cleveland through May 3, 2015.

Future Science After Dark events in Cleveland have already been announced. Follow #ScienceAfterDark to see photos and experiences people share online.

 

 

Stuart did not think he would have time to write this blog post, but we are glad he did! We enjoy sharing fun activities happening at the Science Center! See the following two tweets:

What Others Are Saying

Please learn more about this Great Lakes Science Center's Science After Dark: MythBusters event by reading what others shared online:

Science After Dark - Future Dates

To find more "Cool Science For Adults," please remember this website address for all the Great Lakes Science Center's Science After Dark events: GreatScience.com/ScienceAfterDark

MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition is in Cleveland through May 3, 2015.

Past Great Lakes Science Center Blog Posts

If you want to learn more about some of the Great Lakes Science Center events we have attended in the past, please see our blog posts:

 

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Submitted by Jacqueline (not verified) on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 18:12

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What a great recap and thanks so much for the link to my blog post on the event. I can't wait to take my kids back to this fun exhibit! Glad you guys had so much fun too!

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