Speaking of local events, which are fairly scarce, Al-Khobar is hosting a Red Bull motorsports race next Wednesday, which unfortunately - although it was something to expect - will not be open to women.
Anyway, after we'd eaten a reasonably good brunch at the Intercontinental and socialized a bit with our Saudi friend, we decided to go to the Sci-Tech museum (whose IMAX we'd
already visited in January) and visited the Sci-Tech part this time. This is a great museum with many many practical activities to try so you can learn while having fun.
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| We used robots to stack up some foam blocks |
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| We tried to manoeuvre a plane moved by a blower |
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| We helped a solar powered car model gain speed |
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| We built a suspension bridge model |
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| It looks like we passed this one! |
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| We discovered the power of pulleys to pull our own weight up |
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We built an anti-seismic building model
(which collapsed once the shaking belt reproduced an earthquake!) |
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We went on a NASA mission (which we also failed!)
We also tried to solve complicated puzzles (with the help of the security guard!)
Richard learnt a lot of new stuff; I only realized how vast my ignorance actually is...
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