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Table of contentsIntroduction 6ZONE 1 Introductory Experience 7ZONE 2 The Wonderful World of Ripley 9ZONE 3 Extreme Biology – Animals, Plants and People 11 - 20ZONE 4 Weird World 21 - 25ZONE 5 Ancient Life 26 - 29ZONE 6 Visual Phenomena and Illusions 30ZONE 7 Curiosity Multimedia Theater 32ZONE 8 Exit Experience 33The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! ® traveling exhibit and visitor experience concept is the sole intellectual property of Science North. Anyunauthorized use, disclosure, dissemination or duplication of any of the information contained herein may result in liability under applicable laws.5
Introduction to The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! ®This 6,000 sq ft traveling exhibit will engage visitors ofall ages in real science experiences. Join the world’sgreatest collector of amazing artifacts and information on arollicking adventure to reveal the science behind a world ofsuperlatives: biggest and smallest, fastest and slowest, theastonishing, the inspiring, and the simply unbelievable.The proposed visitor experience will be built aroundexisting Ripley’s artifacts, stories, feats, and challengesthat will take advantage of visitors’ natural interest andcuriosity in the unusual. In the exhibit array, visitors willbe involved with the real science behind the feats throughmocked up experiments and challenges, touchablespecimens, computer interactives,and a multimedia theaterexperience. The Science ofRipley’s Believe It or Not! ®will be highly interactive andwill involve visitors with factsand scenarios with ascience twist!The goals of The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! ® exhibit are to:• Demonstrate that science can explain the unexplainable, and to reveal the science behind the weird and wonderful.• Engage visitors in real science experiences by appealing to their natural sense of curiosity, investigation and exploration.The following are key messages of The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! ® exhibit:• We can apply scientific investigation to better understand our world,including what we initially perceive to be weird and unusual.• Advancing technologies and scientific tools help us to explain andunderstand the mysteries of our amazing world.• Mr. Ripley was a trailblazing collector who exemplified the spirit ofcuriosity and adventure that resonates withpeople of all backgrounds and ages.6The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! ® traveling exhibit and visitor experience concept is the sole intellectual property of Science North. Anyunauthorized use, disclosure, dissemination or duplication of any of the information contained herein may result in liability under applicable laws.
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