Powerhouse Museum

Feb 26th

Madoc proving he knows where his country is located on a map

Went to the Powerhouse Museum on Harris Street with Chad, Zach, and Madoc. It consists of a big warehouse that used to literally be a powerhouse. The designer of the museum deliberately made it so that you get lost within the museum's exhibits. It was really difficult to navigate to a specific exhibit because many walkways just end.

Madoc, Zach, and Chad, deciphering

Many exhibits were interactive. One particularly cool one had you smell synthetic aromas and try to pick out the real smell of a sample set of food. This is really interesting to me because I unfortunately know that much of our food's smell is now synthetically made (McDonald's burgers not the least of which). Some other exhibits: let you try chocolate, had you pick out the correct surgery procedures, simulated what it was like to be in zero-G, and let you mix your own fireworks and simulate the explosion.

Tubes of synthetic smells, which one is real lemon extract?

My favourite interactive exhibit was one where you verse a robot in a game of 'who can press buttons quickest as they light up'. The robot always wins. He also danced with some particularly funny disco moves.

Motoman, interactive bot

Needless to say the museum was world class. It's in my top 5 museums that I've ever been to, and if you know me at all then you know that is quite the bold statement, as I've been to a lot of museums across the globe. Best of all it only cost AUS 5 to get into. This is a must do in Sydney.

Funny 80s Australian AIDS education cartoon

Keep it level!


Jono De Costa

P.S. There was also old arcade machines with Dig Dug, Galaga, and Pacman on them. We spent way too much time playing those games today.

Dancing musical bearsSome important inventor , whose name I should probably remember, comes back to life