
The Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception
The Exploratorium is one of my favorite places in the world, and this page is dedicated to @physicsfun videos of some of the amazing exhibits on display at the museum. I will try to post one video from the museum each week. Thanks to the Exploratorium and its staff for making these short videos possible. I'm honored to be allowed access to the museum to create this content.
If you visit (or live in) San Francisco, the Explroatorium is a must see: Plan your visit
Convection Currents at the Exploratorium
Learn more about this exhibit here:
Convection Currents Exhibit

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Water Spinner at the Exploratorium
Read more about this exhibit here:
Exploratorium Science Snack: Water Spinner

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For those that want the math!
A youTube tutorial Spinning Water: The Mathematical Explanation
Sand Shaker at the Exploratorium
See more photos and video of this amazing exhibit at the artist's online gallery: Sand Shaker by Charles Sowers

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Bouncing Ball at the Exploratorium
The exhibit features a very massive block of concrete to provide inertia to the base:
Wikipedia has the details on the physics of bouncing objects.
And the Exploratorium "snack" on the application of this physics to sports: Bouncing Baseballs.

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Turntable at the Exploratorium
Some interesting history of the Turntable, one of longest running exhibits at the Exploratorium.

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Catenary Arch at the Exploratorium

Catenary Curves at the Exploratorium.

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Paul Hewitt wonderfully describes the physics of the catenary.
String Hyperboloid at the Exploratorium
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This exhibit reminds me of an amazing geometric sculpture where I used to work: Tractricious by Robert Wilson, founding director of Fermi National Accelerator Lab
Spindrift at the Exploratorium
See more photos and video of this exhibit at the artist's online gallery: Spindrift and other installations by Shawn Lani

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Kraken Automata at the Exploratorium

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Magnetic Fluid Patterns at the Exploratorium

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Slinky Treadmill at the Exploratorium

Learn more about the physics of the slinky here: Exploratorium Science Snack
The slinky has been a popular toy since 1945! Read about the history and physics of the slinky, and the naval mechanical engineer that invented it on Wikipedia.
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Zeeman Effect on Mercury at the Exploratorium

Wikipedia has a nice introduction to the Zeeman Effect

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Circular Wave Umbrella at the Exploratorium
Kinetic Art by artist in residence Ned Kahn

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Magnetic Pendulum Array at the Exploratorium

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Fresnel Mirror Array at the Exploratorium
"All Eyes om Me" Exhibit

The physics and design of this exhibit is very similar to what is depicted in this image:


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Pendulum Snake at the Exploratorium
This exhibit include labels for the exact period of each pendulum:
This Exploratorium "snack" describes how to build your own with simple supplies: Pendulum Snake

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Small versions you can buy are available here:

From Amazon: BUY NOW Pendulum Snake
Oil Drop Cascade from the Exploratorium gift shop

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Avalanche at the Exploratorium

Make a similar device using CD cases: Step by step instructions in this Exploratorium Science Snack: Avalanche

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Monochromatic Room at the Exploratorium
The light source in this exhibit produces a frequency at 859nm
Wikipedia has a nice description of the physics and applications of Sodium Vapor Lamps
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Sand Pendulum Exploratorium
Frank Oppenheimer, founder of the Exploratorium Museum, demonstrates the sand pendulum display in these images from the 1970s.
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Kinetic Rubin Vase at the Exploratorium
More ambiguous foreground-background illusions at the Exploratorium:

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Water Spinner (Part II) at the Exploratorium
Drip Chamber at the Exploratorium
Another amazing creation by artist Charles Sowers:
See more photos of this installation and other amazing work via the artist's web page: Drip Chamber

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Cloud Chamber at the Exploratorium
The Cloud Chamber is one of the longest running exhibits at the Exploratorium, and one of my favorites.

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Icy Bodies at the Exploratorium
Another amazing creation by artist Shawn Lani-- Icy Bodies has been installed at 13 science museums around the world:

See the Shawn Lani Studios website for more details- and make sure to see the exhibit in person!

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Dancing Drops at the Exploratorium

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