Tsunami Exhibit

Visitors pull on a rope, raising a wedge-shaped sled up a ramp. As the visitor releases the rope, the sled slides down the ramp and into the water, creating a wave. As the wave propagates across the tank, the wave crests and splashes up a beach that is actually a ramp rising up from the bottom of the tank. Where the water and second ramp meet there are a few scale model houses. As the wave reaches the shoreline, it begins to break and crashes over the scale houses. A camera records the events and with the push of a button, the wave crash can be replayed at a slower speed to match the scale of the houses. The video is played back several times before it resets to a live feed.

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Science & Technology

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• Tsunami
• Exhibit