Our Family of Six

Alice had to drink and eat to get smaller and taller, but Kerri and Sisi (who are similar in height) just had to enter a room.

I didn’t use any photo editing with these pictures; the “distorted room” is built this way.

The room is in the Exploratorium - “the museum of science, art and human perception.”  As you can see from these pictures, they use cool hands-on displays.

Drinking from the toilet water fountain is a conflict between reason and emotion.

“Everyone is you and me.” This combination mirror/window blended Kerri’s and Sisi’s faces together.  It was pretty weird to see the two girls become one.

left: Thermal imagery with cold metal “tattoos” on Kerri’s hands.

 right: How can a straight rod go through a curved hole?

Kerri (left) and Sisi (right) dance in front of a light that breaks their shadows into the color spectrum.

A high-speed camera freezes a drop of water.  Kerri on the left and me on the right.

left: I didn’t change the settings on my camera.  It is really weird to look into this room and see in shades of black and white.  It is lit by a yellow light, which absorbs the other colors.

right: The “Rolling through the Bay” ball maze is made of toothpicks.  You need to watch this video to really appreciate how amazing it is:

http://player.vimeo.com/video/22461692?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0

There are other “Things to Make and Do” on their website:

 http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/topics/#top

One is the story of “Ladle Rat Rotten Hut”:

http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/ladle/  Close your eyes and listen instead of reading along, especially if English is your second language.

And to make a visit even more enjoyable, the museum is inside the Palace of Fine Arts. The rotunda (above) and other buildings were built for the 1915 World’s Fair.

If you’re ever in San Francisco, this place is definitely worth a visit, whether you are a child or an adult.