11.15.06
The California Science Museum
We took our two younger boys to the California Science Museum yesterday. We’ve been there before, but it’s always fun to go back and check in to see if anything new has been added. I brought along my digital camera in case there was anything of interest to take. Actually, it has changed a little since the last time we were there. There was this addition pictured below.
I’m always amazed at the tiny cockpit space. To think that a person is actually squeezed in there while flying at an altitude of 60,000 ft, and at the speed of Mach 2 (according to the placqard). This is an A-12 Blackbird. It’s first flight was in January 1963 and has had 614 flights. Below is another view of it.
The building that can be just seen in the background is the Air and Space Museum. It looks like it’s growing on top of the jet. . . ah, one of these days I’ll learn better photo composition! The picture below is of the California Science Museum, where we stomped about for a few hours. This is the newer side.
The Imax Theater is the structure on the left, and the Science Museum is on the right. The picture below is the other side of the Science Museum with the “old” facade. This faces the rose garden.
The Natural History Museum is off on the far right (not shown in this picture). The Los Angeles Memorial Coloseum where the track and field for the 1984 Olympics was held is just behind the Science Museum from this view. And finally, a few things I thought were interesting from the “inside” of the museum were in the “biology” section.
With my interest in “blood,” I snapped a pic of this display of a “blood substitute” that is being explored for humans. Supposedly, it’s still not ready for human use, but it’s in the works. The product in the bottle to the left is called “Oxygent.” The product doesn’t have any blood in it, so it isn’t red. Also, it doesn’t matter what blood type a person is once this product is completed.
Another exhibit I liked was on digestion, which had displays of the stomach and intestine. There were some amusing facts such as if the small intestine were stretched out flat it would be about 180 inches long. And each “inch” stretched to 16 sq ft! That’s a lot of surface space!
There were lots of fun things to look at. Another bit of trivia was regarding how fast the electrical signals in our nerves travel. Aaron and I figured, using the museum’s equation, that our nerves travel at 225 mph! Zip!
Well, that’s about it. There was a lot more, but I liked those.
Marlakins 
Dan said,
November 18, 2006 at 1:51 am
Marlakin,
I just wanted to write back and say thanks for your comments at hungertruth.com I had no other way of getting back to you since you did not leave your email. I read through your site and really appreciate the time and work you put into letting others know of a “natural” way to recover from Aplastic Anemia. I have been a vegetarian for 2 years and a vegan for a little over 1 year.
Diet is something that is always evolving and changing for me. My wife and I try to find new and healtheir approaches continually. I do think that moving away from the typical American diet is what is most important. Although veganism started for health reasons, the ethical reasons quickly followed. It would be hard for me to kill another animal if it wans’t necessary. I understand that in your case, it was essential for healthy life.
Anyhow, how and why were you reading Hip and Thigh? Interesting. If you see something on the health section that you think should be modified, please let me know. As the disclaimer states on the homepage, that all the information is just a part of the larger conversation. Nothing on the site is the final word
I look forward to hearing from you.
Blessings,
Dan Mages