(1)On Sunday July 20th, my boyfriend and I visited the Discovery Science center in Santa Ana, where the Mythbusters Exhibit is currently located. Since "guests know [them] by ‘discovery’ and ‘cube," (2) the president of the Discovery Center, Joe Adams renamed the exhibit "Discovery Cube".
There was one point of the exhibit that had a squeeze handle that was connected to a fake heart in a glass case. There is a beeping light next to the case that represents a standard healthy heart rate. The observer watches the amount of blood filling the case as they squeeze the handle. My boyfriend has a heart disorder that requires daily medicine to control. His heart sometimes starts to beat out of rhythm, also known as A-fib, or atrial fibrillation (). I hadn't really understood his disorder so he explained it to me by pushing the handle in the way that his heart malfunctions, showing his heart was pumping blood at random pace and amount.
(3)The first sculpture we found was titled, Eurydice, made by George Rhoads in the 1990's. (4) He was fascinated with the concept of using mechanization that had gravity encouraged movement other than the power generated to push the balls back up to the top where the process begins again. This experiment reminded me of an early form of robotics and art collaboration.
Perhaps the most important example of how the exhibit utilized art and science together was the live show in the Mythbusters Exhibit (6). Two workers at the exhibit did a live performance type experiment where they wanted to find out if humans respond faster to light or a sound cue. Once we deciphered that we respond faster to light, the man who volunteered for the experiment had to dodge a paintball from various distances.
References:
(1) Personal Photo. Degerstedt, Emma. 20th, July, 2014.
(2) "Discovery Science Center changes name to Discovery Cube." The Orange County Register. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Aug. 2014. <http://www.ocregister.com/articles/discovery-630123-science-center.html>.
(3) Personal Photo. Degerstedt, Emma. 20th, July, 2014.
(4) ""42nd Street Ballroom"." Sculptures by George Rhoads. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Aug. 2014. <http://www.georgerhoads.com/Monumental.html>.
(5) "Atrial fibrillation." Treatments and drugs. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Aug. 2014. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/atrial-fibrillation/basics/treatment/con-20027014>.
(6) Personal Video. Degerstedt, Emma. 20th, July, 2014
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