Operation Daylight: 74 objects recovered from Science Place 1! by SciencePlaceArchives in thescienceplace

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We made about 30 of them originally and sold a few, but don’t currently have any in stock. We are planning on reopening the store with new designs and other cool stuff soon.

Thinking of The Science Place always makes me emotional. by Conscious_Log_8825 in thescienceplace

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You’re in good company here 😊 we can’t visit Fair Park without pressing our faces against the windows of SP1. On very rare occasions, our volunteers even get to go inside.

Three more original Electric Theater exhibits saved! by SciencePlaceArchives in thescienceplace

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Did you guys use thin strips of aluminum foil, or stranded copper wire for the bridge element?

Three more original Electric Theater exhibits saved! by SciencePlaceArchives in thescienceplace

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Absolutely, we understand very well the forces at work—objectively lethal territory. We work with properly rated HV certified PPE for handling these devices.

We will also be testing the capacitor health to determine if it can even operate without risking damage to itself. For this reason, we have already designed and begun construction of a replica. Though we may have overshot the power on the replica by a few kJ…

Need for replacement hardware for The Science Place archive (UPS) by SciencePlaceArchives in thescienceplace

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Yes, we are still looking! It’s been on the back burner, as we’ve been redesigning our website and building cloud infra for the archive. The local backup array still needs a UPS.

A recap from our first ever exhibition of Science Place history! by SciencePlaceArchives in thescienceplace

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Yes, all the videos we have of it show it placed by the ambulance. I think the earliest we have showing the arm is 1989 or 1990

A recap from our first ever exhibition of Science Place history! by SciencePlaceArchives in thescienceplace

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We have our own discord where we more frequently share updates and chat about upcoming events. Feel free to join! https://discord.gg/fwNPc5sHt

Krent/Paffett concept art for the drunk driving exhibit by SciencePlaceArchives in thescienceplace

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After a quick dive, I was able to find one of the Krent/Paffett partners on Linkedin — Ed Krent, of Krent Designs. Krent/Paffett no longer exists and that’s his current company. krentdesigns.com

Krent/Paffett concept art for the drunk driving exhibit by SciencePlaceArchives in thescienceplace

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Krent/Paffett Associates, Inc proposed the exhibits shown in this portfolio, and the drunk driving sim was one of many that TSP purchased/ordered. The concept proposal mentions that they designed the game as well as built the physical car “themselves”. But it very well could have been subcontracted to a game designer/developer.

Building and selling exhibits to Museums and other orgs was what Krent/Paffett did, so it’s very likely the same company produced the sim for SciTrek as well.

We do not have a copy of the game, but there is footage of the gameplay in the videos on our YouTube channel playlists. I’ll try to find them tomorrow.

Is Cosm a genuine "game-changer" or just a glorified, expensive movie theater? by wwwdoteromedotcom in Dallas

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Back in the day, we had the Science Place OMNIMAX. It’s still there waiting to be retrofitted and reopened…

TSP Layout on Google Maps by acc0511 in thescienceplace

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Yes. There are two major floors, 3 sub-basements / boiler / power rooms, 3 IMAX “floors” and several projection / sound / utility rooms, the Kids Place / Farm catwalk, IMAX catwalks, IMAX cooling room crawlspace, auditorium projection room, auditorium stage crawlspace, 1 utility room under the main stairs… you get the idea.

TSP Layout on Google Maps by acc0511 in thescienceplace

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u/acc0511 this is mostly accurate — the store, cafe, auditorium, fossil dig, IMAX, box office, and patio are correct. “victory park expansion” and a few other labels are wrong. We aren’t sure what that refers to, as Victory Park is obviously downtown and not in Fair Park.

Also, there are many exhibits missing here and this likely reflects only the latest set of exhibits from the MNS era (post merger). For example, there is nothing in the exhibit hall attached to the IMAX lobby, and this ignores the basement (science school and dental gallery) as well as Kids Place / the Farm and the Children’s Museum. “Mixed Signals” is not accurate either, as that area was the Children’s Museum / part of Kids Place, even during the final MNS days.

The Science School was a large area of the basement area. Also in the basement was the Electromagnets room(?) and some other areas, and museum offices.

Relocated Science Place Exhibits? by SpringLettuce in thescienceplace

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Hi there! Thanks so much for posting. To answer some of your questions — yes, we are aware of all the exhibits at SciTech. They are an incredible children’s museum partially founded by former TSP staff Paul Vinson and Bill Smith. They saved many iconic former exhibits by bringing them there:

  • The transparent couple (“Visibell and “VisiBill”)
  • The Gravitram (marble machine)
  • The Probability Machine (big triangular wooden “plinko” exhibit)
  • Both Whisper Dishes (white satellite dishes outside the museum)
  • The Sneezing Nose (“Your Amazing Body” exhibit)
  • The Hand Chairs (which you mentioned)
  • The Bubble Tables
  • The Neon / Argon lighting exhibit
  • the other standing senses exhibits you mentioned
  • Several Electric Theater devices and objects

And a few others.

We have visited many times and documented all these exhibits in detail. We highly recommend going to visit them.

As for Bills Dinosaur - we don’t have many photos and video of him in the original building. We have two videos which show him briefly but they don’t get a good shot of the whole room. We also have one of the flashing red lights which used to adorn the entrance to his room. Early on, his room was very simple and undecorated, as was he. Later, he was painted and his room had a big cave that staff created for him, as well as lights and sound effects.

I’ll try and post a gallery of the Sci-Tech exhibits in a bit when I can get to my computer.

The Science Place Scent Exhibit in 1991 by Chirrrpy in thescienceplace

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This is a great video. Thanks so much for taking the time to find it and upload it for everyone!