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SEEING
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NEW! Mix-n-Match - You can mix just three colors of light to make over 16 million different colors! Requires Shockwave.
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Depth Spinner - Does it feel like the walls are closing in? Requires Shockwave.
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Changing Illusions - Tease your brain with five interactive illusions. You won't believe your eyes. Requires Shockwave.
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CLASSIC! Fading Dot - If you stare at this dot, for few moments it disappears.
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Sliding Gray Step - Is it light gray or dark gray? It depends on the surroundings. Requires Shockwave.
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Shimmer - Your eye movements make this design seem to shimmer.
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Trapezoidal Window - Sometimes things are not as they appear. Requires QuickTime VR.
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Bird In A Cage - When your color vision tires, you can see colors that aren't really there.
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Squirming Palm - Can you make your palm squirm? Requires Shockwave.
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Mona - Leonardo's famous model is used in an interesting perceptual experiment.
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MATTER / WORLD
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Picture This - Learn how Hubble Telescope scientists put together those lovely pictures.
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Scientific Slugger - See what makes a Home Run. Requires Shockwave.
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Interference Exhibits - Created by students from the Center for Electronic Arts for the Exploratorium.
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Bronx Cheer Bulb - Your CRT screen may appear to wiggle when you give it the raspberry, but the only thing wiggling is you.
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MIND
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Don't Forget! - Activities to help you test and improve your memory.
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Common Cents - Can you recognize an ordinary penny? It may be tougher than you think!
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LIFE SCIENCE
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Disappearing Act - An animal that blends in with its environment is much easier to see when it's moving than when it's still. Requires Shockwave.
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HEARING
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Vocal Vowels - Hollow plastic models of the human vocal tract turn the squawk of a duck call into vowel sounds.
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©1993 - 2001, Exploratorium
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