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Last Updated on Thursday, 12 November 2009 12:59

Exhibits:

“The Dream of Flying…Can Now Be a Reality” at the Discovery Place in The Scientific Center Kuwait

The Scientific Center Kuwait proudly opened its first of many travelling exhibits entitled Flight! The exhibits includes 17 interactive stations in the space of 460 square meters, ranging from testing your piloting skills, to learning about present day aviation and air traffic. The exhibition has been produced by Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre with support from aviation experts, and in particular, Finnair and the Finnish Aviation Authority.

The Flight! exhibits might aptly be subtitled: “The First 100 Years of Aviation”. Inspired by the effortless gliding of gulls and the annual marathons of migratory birds, man has always dreamt of flight. From Leonardo’s drawings, through experiments with kites and gliders, came the breakthrough of the Wright Brothers to bring us to aviation as we see it today in the 21st century.

Test yourself at the Flight! Exhibits in Discovery Place to see if you have what it takes to be a pilot; including vision tests, co-ordination tests and more! The exhibit contains three main areas: Fly A: The Dream of Flying, Fly B: On the Wing-The Physics of Flying, and Fly C: Present Day and Air Traffic.

The exhibits will be at the Discovery Place until April 10, 2010, to be followed by the next set of travelling exhibits “A T-Rex Named Sue”.

IMAX 3D Films:

The Scientific Center of Kuwait Premiers its latest IMAX 3D Films "Under the Sea”

“Under the Sea” is the latest 3D film to play at TSCK IMAX Theater. The film is by Award-winning documentary film maker Howard Hall and the production team behind IMAX® film favorites “Deep Sea 3D” and “Into the Deep 3D”. Filmed entirely with IMAX® 3D cameras for a vivid, immersive viewing experience unlike any other, this new film will transport audiences to some of the most exotic and isolated undersea locations on Earth, namely Southern Australia and the Great Barrier Reef, as well as Papua New Guinea and Indonesia in the famed Coral Triangle, for face-to-face encounters with some of the most mysterious and stunning creatures of the sea. A multitude of brilliantly colorful fish and sea life play out the daily dramas of their lives amidst vast coral formations that rise from the ocean floor.

Narrated by Jim Carrey, “Under the Sea 3D” offers an inspirational and entertaining way to explore the unique beauty of this rarely seen realm, and raises awareness of the impact that global climate change is having on the oceanic wilderness.