Inside the Inflativerse

The Inflativerse is a mobile planetarium being used by The University of Nottingham.

More science at http://www.test-tube.org.uk/

This video by Stephen Slater for Test Tube.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• inflativerse
• inflation
• planetarium

[sm0kingJay]

A universe with an entrance tube and flaps is my kind of universe!

[dannyboy12357]

she's adorable

[sweeppickable]

wow, i live in Chicago and when i was in 5th grade (7 years ago) we had an Inflativerse come to our school.

[gricka31]

seriously, who dislikes a video like this? why?

[weyrcat]

So cool! I got to sit inside one like this when I was a little girl (twenty years ago)! It's so cool. Makes me want to find a way to replicate it in my tent :D

[VapurT1]

what if you're like 234589692348576 pounds???

[Shadowmov3r]

Looks like a pedo-hideout to me, with all those happy images projected on the inside.

[Ataries]

i want one of those.

[WhiteTiger333]

@BorisHaeussler Thank you for the clarification. I smiled at children being chosen to sit along the edge to keep the dome from floating. What fun - they must enjoy that 'job'! :D

[BorisHaeussler]

@WhiteTiger333 The fan is easily strong enough to keep it up. We usually turn it down even. The dome usually slightly floats (so we have kids sitting on the edge to keep it down), so there's a constant flow of air inside.

The entrance tube: Good question. I would say it's to keep it dark. There are other ways to build an entrance, though, some of which don't include crawling. For kids that's usually ok, but for older people (or wheelchairs) it makes things difficult at times.

[hydrofal78]

Nice body and great mind,hope she knows how to cook

[georgiafbi]

We had this at my elementary school. Those days were awesome. That may have started my interest in astronomy.