When we went to Paris for the second time, we saw a lot more things. My favorite was the Cité des Sciences et Industries. It was a science museum that covered everything from math to sounds to genes. All the exhibits were really interactive and most of them explained things in French and English, except the one concerning infinitesimal calculus, of course. We spent a lot of time in the math section. The exhibits explained the Pythagorean Theorem, regular polygons, fractals, and how Galileo figured out where some of the other planets were. The sound section explained sound modification for commercial purposes. Did you know that they actually modify cereal to try to make it sound more crunchy? There was also a place where you could take sounds and speed them up, slow them down, or play them backwards. My favorite was the bell going backwards. The light section was filled with illusions of all kinds. Unfortunately, we didn't get to spend much time there. I could easily have spent a week there, and I hope that one day I get to go back.
okay, i posted a comment and it isn't showing so i'm trying again. your aunt jane says write more and if you comment on her english she'll comment on yours
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Dear Nieces,
ReplyDeleteNow that I got one comment posted I will repeat the original comment I made which the computer world has eaten.
I went through and read your blog posts and looked at the pictures and think
you should write lots more. LOTS MORE!
I went and got a Google account solely for the purpose of commenting here so make it worth my while.
Aunt Jane (the Nephew Crusher - but you wouldn't want to get me started on nieces would you?)